Duets (Elton John album)
| Duets | ||||
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| Studio album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | 30 November 1993 | |||
| Length | 74:39 | |||
| Label |
MCA (US) Rocket (UK) | |||
| Producer | Various (See Below) | |||
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| Singles from Duets | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Duets is the twenty-fourth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released in 1993.
Background
Duets was released on a single CD, a single Cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of Elton John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own. The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached #2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with drag queen RuPaul, reached #7) and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached #24). The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. This is the only album released between 1983 and 2010 without John's Guitar player, Davey Johnstone. In the US, it was certified gold and platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.
Track listing
CD edition
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Teardrops" (with k.d. lang) | Cecil Womack, Linda Womack | Greg Penny | 4:55 |
| 2. | "When I Think About Love (I Think About You)" (with P.M. Dawn) | Attrell Cordes | P.M. Dawn | 4:34 |
| 3. | "The Power" (with Little Richard) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Greg Penny, Elton John | 6:25 |
| 4. | "Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley) | Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd, Eddie Hazel | Don Henley | 3:51 |
| 5. | "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) | Cole Porter | Narada Michael Walden | 3:34 |
| 6. | "If You Were Me" (with Chris Rea) | Chris Rea | Chris Rea | 4:26 |
| 7. | "A Woman's Needs" (with Tammy Wynette) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Barry Beckett | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live, with George Michael) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | George Michael | 5:46 |
| 9. | "Old Friend" (with Nik Kershaw) | Nik Kershaw | Nik Kershaw | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Go on and On" (with Gladys Knight) | Stevie Wonder | Stevie Wonder | 5:50 |
| 11. | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) | Ann Orson, Carte Blanche | Giorgio Moroder | 5:00 |
| 12. | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit) | Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Chris Thomas | 3:36 |
| 13. | "I'm Your Puppet" (with Paul Young) | Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn | Steve Lindsey | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Love Letters" (with Bonnie Raitt) | Edward Heyman, Victor Young | Don Was | 4:01 |
| 15. | "Born to Lose" (with Leonard Cohen) | Ted Daffan | Steve Lindsey | 4:33 |
| 16. | "Duets for One" | Elton John, Chris Difford | Elton John, Stuart Epps, Greg Penny | 4:52 |
LP edition
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | With | Length |
| 1. | "Teardrops" | k.d. lang | 4:55 |
| 2. | "When I Think About Love (I Think About You)" | P.M. Dawn | 4:34 |
| 3. | "The Power" | Little Richard | 6:25 |
| 4. | "Shakey Ground" | Don Henley | 3:51 |
Total length: |
19:45 | ||
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | With | Length |
| 1. | "True Love" | Kiki Dee | 3:34 |
| 2. | "If You Were Me" | Chris Rea | 4:26 |
| 3. | "A Woman's Needs" | Tammy Wynette | 5:18 |
| 4. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live) | George Michael | 5:46 |
Total length: |
19:04 | ||
| Side three | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | With | Length |
| 1. | "Old Friend" | Nik Kershaw | 4:15 |
| 2. | "Go on and On" | Gladys Knight | 5:50 |
| 3. | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | RuPaul | 5:00 |
| 4. | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | Marcella Detroit | 3:36 |
Total length: |
18:41 | ||
| Side four | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | With | Length |
| 1. | "I'm Your Puppet" | Paul Young | 3:36 |
| 2. | "Love Letters" | Bonnie Raitt | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Born to Lose" | Leonard Cohen | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Duets for One" | 4:52 | |
Total length: |
17:02 | ||
B-sides
| Song | Format |
|---|---|
| "The Show Must Go On" (live) | True Love 7"/CD (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Remix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12"/CD (US) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Don't Go Dubbing My Heart) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (US) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (MK Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12"/CD (US) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Serious Rope 12" Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12"/CD (US/UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Roger's Dub) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12"/CD (US) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Serious Rope Instrumental) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (US/UK), CD (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Serious Rope Dirty Dub) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (US/UK), CD (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Roger's Runaway U Betta Work Bitch Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (US) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Moroder 12" Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12"/CD (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Sanchez Club Mix Edit) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Sanchez Radio Mix Edit) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Sanchez Club Instrumental) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Sanchez's Man's Rubba Dub Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12" (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Moroder 7" Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart CD (UK) |
| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (Serious Rope 7" Mix) | Don't Go Breaking My Heart CD (UK) |
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Kenny Dope Extended Mix) | Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing CD (UK) |
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Troopa Mood Mix) | Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing CD (UK) |
Personnel
- Stephanie Andrews – production coordination
- Van Arden – assistant engineer, mixing
- Brian Aris – photography
- Guy Babylon – keyboards
- Dominick Barbera – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Barry Beckett – producer
- Chris Bellman – mastering
- Louis Biancaniello – synthesizer, arranger, keyboards, programming, associate producer
- Curt Bisquera – drums
- Martin Bliss – guitar
- Dan Bosworth – assistant engineer
- Brad Branson – photography
- Kimberly Brewer – backing vocals
- Johnny Britt – backing vocals
- Ray Brown – bass
- Steve Brown – executive producer
- Kelli Bruce – backing vocals
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, programming
- Kathy Burdick – backing vocals
- Chris Cameron – keyboards
- Linda Campbell McCrary – backing vocals
- David Campbell – arranger, conductor, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Jim Champagne – engineer, assistant engineer
- Ed Cherney – engineer, mixing
- Todd Childress – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Bill Churchfield – horn
- David Clayton – keyboards
- Leonard Cohen – vocals
- Andraé Crouch - background vocals (The Power)
- Andraé Crouch Choir - background vocals
- Sandra Crouch - background vocals
- P.M. Dawn – vocals
- Kiki Dee – vocals
- Marcella Detroit – vocals
- Don Henley – vocals
- Danny Jacob – guitar
- Elton John – acoustic piano, keyboards, Roland RD1000 digital piano, vocals
- Nik Kershaw – all instruments on "Old Friend"
- Gladys Knight – vocals
- k.d. lang – vocals
- George Michael – vocals
- Don Potter - guitar
- Bonnie Raitt – vocals
- Chris Rea – vocals
- Brian Reeves – engineer, mixing
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Marc Reyburn – engineer
- Michael Rhodes – bass
- Little Richard – vocals
- Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals
- Thomas Rickert – assistant engineer
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums
- Rail Jon Rogut – assistant engineer
- RuPaul – vocals
- Corrado Rustici – mandolin
- Chuck Sabo – drums
- Randee Saint Nicholas – photography
- Albert Sanchez – photography
- Brian Scheuble – assistant engineer
- Thomas Schobel – programming
- Cynthia Shiloh – production coordination
- Beverley Skeete – backing vocals
- Greg Smith – horn
- Phil Spalding – bass
- Matt Still – engineer, assistant engineer, mixing assistant
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Tony Taibi – production co-ordination
- Mark Taylor – keyboards
- Chris Thomas – producer
- Mike Thompson – guitar
- Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet, horn, horn arrangements
- Allan Titmuss – photography
- Matthew Vaughan – programming
- Gabe Veltri – engineer
- Kevin Walden – production co-ordination
- Narada Michael Walden – arranger, producer, vocal arrangement
- Ben Wallach – assistant engineer
- Don Was – producer
- Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington – bass
- Marietta Waters – backing vocals
- Albert Watson – photography
- Greg Wells – organ
- Precious Wilson – backing vocals
- Frank Wolf – engineer
- Stevie Wonder – arranger, programming, backing vocals, all instruments on "On and On", Synclavier programming on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
- Tammy Wynette – vocals
- Paul Young – vocals
- Firooz Zahedi – photography
References
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1993-11-23). "Duets - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
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