Peachtree Road (Elton John album)

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Peachtree Road
Studio album by Elton John
Released	November 9, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Rock
Label	Universal Records (US) Rocket Records
Producer	Elton John
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Elton John chronology
Songs From The West Coast (2001) Peachtree Road (2004) The Captain & The Kid (2006)

Peachtree Road is the twenty-eighth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 2004. It was named after Peachtree Road, the northern part of Peachtree Street and the major street in Atlanta, one of the singer's four homes.

The album art on the front cover is a photograph from a railroad crossing near the western suburb of Douglasville, taken by London photographer Sam Taylor-Wood. Taken in by the American South and given complete artistic freedom, she shot thousands of photos during her week-long trip. It included other towns like Unadilla and Forsyth in Georgia, a place which she says he talks fondly of. While she also visited Peachtree Road in the Buckhead area, she thought it was too busy for the album's more mellow nature. She picked several photos to present to him, and he picked the one which was used. Other photos from the shoot appear on the back and in the included CD and SACD booklet.

Songs from the album debuted at The Tabernacle in Atlanta in early November.

Despite its generally positive reviews, Peachtree Road was one of John's leanest-selling contemporary efforts, reaching #17 US upon its release, yet only managing #21 in the UK, making it one his rare albums to miss the Top 10 in his homeland.

The album was re-released in 2005 with three bonus tracks from Elton John's Billy Elliot the Musical, as well as a DVD featuring nine tracks from the album performed live in Atlanta.

It was dedicated to the memory of Gus and Sheila Dudgeon.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

1. "Weight of the World" – 3:58
2. "Porch Swing in Tupelo" – 4:38
3. "Answer in the Sky" – 4:03
4. "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" – 5:02
5. "My Elusive Drug" – 4:12
6. "They Call Her the Cat" – 4:27
7. "Freaks in Love" – 4:32
8. "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" – 4:52
9. "I Stop and I Breathe" – 3:39
10. "Too Many Tears" – 4:14
11. "It's Getting Dark in Here" – 3:50
12. "I Can't Keep This from You" – 4:34

[edit] Bonus tracks (2005 CD reissue)

13. "The Letter" (Elton John, Lee Hall)
14. "Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher" (Elton John, Lee Hall)
15. "Electricity" (Elton John, Lee Hall)

[edit] Bonus DVD (2005 reissue)

All tracks recorded live at the Tabernacle, Atlanta, Nov. 2004

1. "Weight of the World"
2. "Porch Swing in Tupelo"
3. "Answer in the Sky"
4. "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
5. "My Elusive Drug"
6. "They Call Her the Cat"
7. "Freaks in Love"
8. "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)"
9. "I Can't Keep This from You"

[edit] B-sides