Blue Moves

~ Release by Elton John (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1976 Mercury Records Limited

Tracklist

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1Your Starter For...
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
glockenspiel and marimba:
Ray Cooper
mandolin:
Davey Johnstone
piano:
Elton John
synthesizer:
James Newton Howard
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Your Starter For...
composer:
Caleb Quaye
1:24
2Tonight
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Kurlander
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Newton Howard
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Tonight
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
7:52
3One Horse Town
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Kurlander
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
electric piano and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard
gong, tambourine, tubular bells and vibraphone:
Ray Cooper
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
solo cello:
Michael Hurwitz
solo electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Cindy Bullens, Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston, 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, England, United Kingdom and Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
One Horse Town
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
James Newton Howard and Elton John
publisher:
Newton House Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:57
4Chameleon
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
acoustic guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar and electric guitar:
Caleb Quaye
bass and bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
shakers [shaker], shakers and vibraphone and vibraphone [vibes]:
Ray Cooper
background vocals:
Curt Becher, Cindy Bullens, Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston, Jon Joyce, Gene Morford and Toni Tennille
arranger:
Bruce Johnston
background vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston
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
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:28
5Boogie Pilgrim
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Mark Howlett
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
organ:
James Newton Howard
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
slide guitar:
Davey Johnstone
tambourine:
Ray Cooper
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, Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
6:06
6Cage the Songbird
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
acoustic guitar:
Caleb Quaye
acoustic guitar and hammered dulcimer:
Davey Johnstone
bell tree, finger cymbals, shakers and triangle:
Ray Cooper
mellotron and synthesizer:
James Newton Howard
background vocals:
David Crosby and Graham Nash
lead vocals:
Elton John
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 and Davey Johnstone
3:26
7Crazy Water
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon and Earle Mankey
producer:
Gus Dudgeon and John Stewart
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
clarinet:
James Newton Howard
congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone and Caleb Quaye
membranophone:
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
background vocals:
Cindy Bullens, Ron Hicklin, Bruce Johnston, Jon Joyce, 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
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:43
8Shoulder Holster
engineer:
Gus Dudgeon
producer:
Gus Dudgeon, Mark Howlett and John Stewart
bass guitar:
Kenny Passarelli
drums (drum set):
Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John
solo saxophone:
David Sanborn
tambourine:
Ray Cooper
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
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:10
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