The Big Picture (Elton John album)

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The Big Picture
Studio album by Elton John
Released	September 22, 1997 (UK) September 23, 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded	Spring-Summer 1997
Genre	Adult contemporary
Length	52:13
Label	Rocket Records A&M Records (US) Mercury Records
Producer	Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
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Elton John chronology
Made in England (1997) The Big Picture (1997) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (1999)

The Big Picture is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1997. It includes three worldwide singles: "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" (released later as a double A-side with "Candle in the Wind 1997"), "Recover Your Soul", and "If The River Can Bend". Although the album has a strong orchestral emphasis, it would be the following studio album, Songs From The West Coast, released in 2001, that would see a solid return to John's piano base juxtaposed against the orchestral arrangements of Paul Buckmaster who was long associated with John’s records especially in the early 1970s. In 2006, John revealed in an interview that Bernie Taupin, John's longtime friend and lyricist, considers this his least favourite album they have created, while John believes that to be Leather Jackets from 1986.^{[citation needed]}

The album was dedicated to Elton John’s friend, popular fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered a few months before the album's release.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin.

1. "Long Way from Happiness" - 4:47
2. "Live Like Horses" - 5:02
3. "The End Will Come" - 4:53
4. "If the River Can Bend" - 5:23
5. "Love’s Got a Lot to Answer For" - 5:02
6. "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" - 5:09
7. "The Big Picture" - 3:45
8. "Recover Your Soul" - 5:18
9. "January" - 4:02
10. "I Can’t Steer My Heart Clear of You" - 4:10
11. "Wicked Dreams" - 4:39

[edit] B-sides

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[edit] Personnel

• Elton John: Piano, Organ and Vocals
• Guy Babylon: Keyboards
• Bob Birch: Bass
• Paul Carrack: Organ
• Davey Johnstone: Guitar
• John Jorgenson: Guitar
• Charlie Morgan: Drums, Percussion
• Matthew Vaughan: Keyboards, Percussion