Blue Moves

~ Release by Elton John (see all versions of this release, 10 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Your Starter For
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
glockenspiel and marimba:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
mandolin:
Davey Johnstone
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Your Starter For...
composer:
Caleb Quaye
31:23
2Tonight
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Tonight
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.57:52
3One Horse Town
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
gong, tambourine, tubular bells and vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo cello:
Michael Hurwitz (cellist)
solo electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Cindy Bullens (American singer-songwriter), Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Gene Morford and Toni Tennille
orchestra:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
One Horse Town
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) and Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Newton House Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
35:57
4Chameleon
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar and electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass and bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
shakers [shaker], shakers and vibraphone and vibraphone [vibes]:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Cindy Bullens (American singer-songwriter), Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Jon Joyce (vocalist), Gene Morford and Toni Tennille
arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
background vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Chameleon
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.55:28
5Boogie Pilgrim
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
organ:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
slide guitar:
Davey Johnstone
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
choir vocals:
Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Choir and Southern California Community Choir
chorus master:
Rev. James Cleveland
performer:
The Brecker Brothers
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Boogie Pilgrim
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
36:06
6Cage the Songbird
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
acoustic guitar and hammered dulcimer:
Davey Johnstone
bell tree, finger cymbals, shakers and triangle:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
mellotron and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
David Crosby and Graham Nash
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recorded at:
Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Cage the Songbird
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Davey Johnstone
3.53:26
7Crazy Water
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
clarinet:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
membranophone:
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Cindy Bullens (American singer-songwriter), Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Jon Joyce (vocalist), Gene Morford and Toni Tennille
background vocals arranger:
Daryl Dragon
recorded at:
Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Crazy Water
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.55:42
8Shoulder Holster
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon, Mark Howlett and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo saxophone:
David Sanborn
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
performer:
The Brecker Brothers
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Shoulder Holster
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
35:09
CD 2
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1Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
accordion:
Carl Fortina
electric bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
electric piano:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
accordion and strings arranger:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1976-03)
recording of:
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd (publisher), Chappell & Co Inc. (USA), Happenstance Limited (record and publishing company), Intersong U.S.A. Inc. (publisher), Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B.V., Rouge Booze, Inc., Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.53:48
2Out of the Blue
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Out of the Blue
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Bernie Taupin
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
36:15
3Between Seventeen and Twenty
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
congas, shakers and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
membranophone:
Roger Pope
organ:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Joe Chemay, Cindy Bullens (American singer-songwriter), Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) and Jon Joyce (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Between 17 and 20
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
35:18
4The Wide‐Eyed and Laughing
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
sitar:
Davey Johnstone
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
background vocals:
David Crosby and Graham Nash
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recorded at:
Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Wide-Eyed and Laughing
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer), Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer), Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
publisher:
Newton House Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
33:28
5Someone's Final Song
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Clark Burroughs, Joe Chemay, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys) and Toni Tennille
background vocals arranger:
Curt Becher and Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California, United States and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Someone's Final Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.54:11
6Where's the Shoorah?
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
harmonium and piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
choir vocals:
Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Choir and Southern California Community Choir
chorus master:
Rev. James Cleveland
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Where's the Shoorah?
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:10
7If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric guitar and sitar:
Davey Johnstone
organ:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
orchestra:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Buckmaster
orchestrator:
Paul Buckmaster
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Davey Johnstone
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:25
8Idol
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
performer:
The Brecker Brothers
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Idol
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.54:09
9Theme From a Non-Existent TV Series
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
glockenspiel and marimba:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
harpsichord:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Theme From a Non-Existent TV Series
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Bernie Taupin
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.51:19
10Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart (UK music producer/recording engineer)
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli (Bass, piano)
congas:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
slide guitar and solo guitar:
Davey Johnstone
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
choir vocals:
Cornerstone Institutional Baptist Choir and Southern California Community Choir
orchestra:
The Gene Page Strings
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
chorus master:
Rev. James Cleveland
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.56:43