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Elton John - To Be Continued... (2000)
	Album details
	Label: Island    Ref#: ?-0217 Date: 10/31/2000   Category:   Length: 0:00     Format: CD     Audio: Stereo     Genre:
Notes/Reviews
Elton John has been a force in pop music since the mid-'60s. This extravagant and colorful box set presents, in chronological order, his hit songs through 1990. Designed to accommodate a large booklet and the four CDs, which when placed side by side present a likeness of Elton, the package indicates the care and expense this huge-selling artist commands. With the exception of some very early work with Long John Baldry, the music is exclusively focused on the songs Elton wrote in conjunction with lyricist Bernie Taupin. Their songwriting method--whereby Taupin submits lyrics to John, who gives them musical shape--is discussed at length in an insightful interview with the two men. This method has produced a truly astonishing number of hit records, particularly throughout the '70s. Discs 2 and 3 contain all the monster hits--"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Daniel," "Bennie and the Jets," "Crocodile Rock"--as well as many others. The combination of John's pliable and emotive voice, Taupin's well-wrought words, and strong production values led to megastardom. The '80s were a period of transition and growth for Elton John. Disc 4 has a number of hits from that period--"Sad Songs," "Sacrifice," and "You Gotta Love Someone"--as well as featuring several live performances before a full orchestra, including "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me." His voice and stage persona both reflected a maturing Elton John. This box set, compiled by Taupin and John themselves, was completed in 1990 and summed up Elton John's career to that point. The title of To Be Continued has proven to be more than just wishful thinking, as he continues to maintain his vitality in popular music to this day. --Wally Shoup
Songs/Tracks
1.   Come Back Baby [#]   2.   Lady Samantha   3.   It's Me That You Need   4.   Your Song [#][Demo Version]   5.   Rock & Roll Madonna   6.   Bad Side of the Moon   7.   Your Song   8.   Take Me to the Pilot   9.   Border Song   10.   Sixty Years On   11.   Country Comfort   12.   Grey Seal   13.   Friends   14.   Levon   15.   Tiny Dancer   16.   Madman Across the Water   17.   Honky Cat   18.   Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters   19.   Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)   20.   Daniel   21.   Crocodile Rock   22.   Bennie and the Jets   23.   Goodbye Yellow Brick Road   24.   All the Girls Love Alice   25.   Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding   26.   Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)   27.   Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting   28.   Jack Rabbit   29.   Harmony   30.   Young Man's Blues   31.   Step Into Christmas   32.   Bitch Is Back   33.   Pinball Wizard   34.   Someone Saved My Life Tonight   35.   Philadelphia Freedom   36.   One Day (At a Time)   37.   Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds   38.   I Saw Her Standing There   39.   Island Girl   40.   Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word   41.   Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Kiki Dee, Elton John   42.   I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) [Live][#]   43.   Ego [#]   44.   Song for Guy   45.   Mama Can't Buy You Love   46.   Cartier [#]   47.   Little Jeannie   48.   Donner Pour Donner [#]   49.   Fanfare   50.   Chloe   51.   Retreat   52.   Blue Eyes   53.   Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)   54.   I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues   55.   I'm Still Standing   56.   Sad Songs (Say So Much)   57.   Act of War [Single Mix] - Millie Jackson, Elton John   58.   Nikita   59.   Candle in the Wind [Single Edit][Live][#]   60.   Carla Etude [Live][#]   61.   Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me [Live][#]   62.   I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That [12" Shep Pettibone Mix][#]   63.   Give Peace a Chance   64.   Sacrifice   65.   Made for Me   66.   You Gotta Love Someone   67.   I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin'   68.   Easier to Walk Away
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