The Fox (album)

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The Fox
Studio album by Elton John
Released	May 20, 1981 (UK) May 22, 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded	August 1979; January-June 1980
Genre	Pop/Rock and Roll
Length	45:39
Label	Geffen (US/Canada) Rocket Records
Producer	Chris Thomas
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
Elton John chronology
21 at 33 (1980) The Fox (1981) Jump Up! (1982)

The Fox is the fifteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981. The track "Elton's Song" was banned from some countries radio play due to homosexual content.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

1. "Breaking Down Barriers" (Elton John, Gary Osborne) – 4:40
2. "Heart in the Right Place" (John, Osborne) – 5:13
3. "Just Like Belgium" – 4:08
4. "Nobody Wins" (Jean-Paul Dreau, Gary Osborne) – 3:42
5. "Fascist Faces" – 5:10

[edit] Side two

1. "Carla/Etude" – 4:45 (Elton John)
2. "Fanfare" – 1:26 (Elton John, James Newton-Howard)
3. "Chloe" – 4:39 (John, Osbourne)
4. "Heels of the Wind" – 3:37
5. "Elton's Song" (Elton John, Tom Robinson) – 3:03
6. "The Fox" – 5:10

On some versions of the CD, "Carla/Etude" and "Fanfare" are combined into one track. Other editions combine "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", and "Chloe" into one track, making it a 9-track album.

French releases of the album included "J'Veux de la Tendresse" in place of "Nobody Wins". "Tendresse" was the original French version of the song which Osborne wrote English lyrics for, thus transforming the song into "Nobody Wins".

[edit] B-sides

[edit] Personnel

• Colette Bertrand: French Girl
• Rev. James Cleveland: Spoken Words
• Victor Feldman: Percussion
• Jim Horn: Alto Saxophone
• Roger Linn: Drum Synthesizer programing
• Elton John: Piano, Vocals
• Reggie McBride: Bass
• Dee Murray: Bass
• James Newton-Howard: Vocoder, Synthesizers, Organ
• Nigel Olsson: Drums
• Mickey Raphael: Harmonica
• Stephanie Spruill: Tambourine
• Alvin Taylor: Drums
• Ritchie Zito: Guitar