Breaking Hearts

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Breaking Hearts
Breaking Hearts cover
Studio album by Elton John
Released June 1984
Recorded December 1983 - January 1984
Genre Pop/Rock and Roll
Length 40:31
Label Geffen Records (US and Canada)
Rocket Records (rest of the world)
Producer Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
Elton John chronology
Too Low for Zero
(1983)
Breaking Hearts
(1984)
Ice on Fire
(1985)

Breaking Hearts is the eighteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1984. It features the classic quartet of Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. There were two hit singles on this album, the U.S. number 5 hit "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and the UK number 5 hit "Passengers".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Restless" – 5:17
  2. "Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison)" – 4:10
  3. "Who Wears These Shoes?" – 4:04
  4. "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be)" – 3:34
  5. "Li'l 'Frigerator" – 3:37

[edit] Side two

  1. "Passengers" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Phineas McHize) – 3:24
  2. "In Neon" – 4:19
  3. "Burning Buildings" – 4:02
  4. "Did He Shoot Her?" – 3:21
  5. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 4:55

[edit] B-sides

Song Format
"Sad Songs (Say So Much) (Special Radio Mix)" Sad Songs (Say So Much) 7" (US)
"A Simple Man" Sad Songs (Say So Much) 7" (US/UK), 12" (UK)
"Lonely Boy" Who Wears These Shoes 7" (US) / Passengers 7"/12" (UK)
"Tactics" In Neon 7" (US)
"Tortured" Who Wears These Shoes 7"/12" (UK)
"Passengers (Extended Mix)" Passengers 12" (UK)
"Who Wears These Shoes (Extended Version)" Who Wears These Shoes 12" (UK)
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Live)" Who Wears These Shoes 12" (UK)

[edit] Personnel

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