| Friends | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | April 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 1970 | |||
| Genre | Film music | |||
| Label | Paramount | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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Friends is a project Elton John and Bernie Taupin took on before their breakout success in the United States. Recorded as the soundtrack to the film Friends, it was certified gold on its release on April 6, 1971 in the U.S. by the RIAA, becoming Elton's third gold record in as many months in that market (following the albums Elton John in February and Tumbleweed Connection in March).[1] The title track was a minor hit in the U.S. (#34 on the pop chart) despite the poor performance of the movie.
The rights to the soundtrack are now with Universal Music Group, which shares ownership of Elton John's music with him, and which also owns the Paramount Records catalogue.
The Friends soundtrack is also available on the Rare Masters (1992) CD, tracks 10–19 albeit with the tracks are in a different order to the original LP.
In the early 70s, Elton performed the songs "Friends" and "Can I Put You On" in concert, with the latter appearing on the next release, the live recording 17-11-70 (entitled 11-17-70 in North America). The most recent performance of "Friends" was in 1999.
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