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Candle in the Wind. " Candle in the Wind " is a threnody written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. [1] In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute ...
John's critical and commercial success was at its peak in the 1970s, when John released a streak of chart-topping albums in the US and UK which began with Honky Château (1972) and culminated with Blue Moves (1976), and also included his best-selling album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) and concept album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt ...
Made in England (song) " Made in England " is a song by English musician Elton John, released in May 1995 by Rocket and Mercury as the title track and second single from his twenty-fourth studio album of the same name (1995). It is an autobiographical telling of his growing up, parts of his life, and what life is like in England. [1]
Greatest Hits 1970–2002 is a career-spanning compilation album of popular songs by English musician Elton John, released on UTV Records in 2002. It debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 12 on 30 November 2002, for a total run of 67 weeks. It was certified gold and platinum in December 2002, double platinum in March 2003, triple ...
Phil Spector co-produced Lennon's albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Imagine (1971), Some Time in New York City (1972) and Rock 'n' Roll (1975). Lennon and Ono performed four songs on Some Time in New York City (1972) live with Frank Zappa and his band the Mothers of Invention. Lennon co-wrote "Old Dirt Road" with Harry Nilsson ...
Mind Games (John Lennon song) " Mind Games " is a song written and performed by John Lennon, released as a single in 1973 on Apple Records. [4] It was the lead single for the album of the same name. The US single and album were released simultaneously on 29 October 1973.
Barry Oslander. " Abraham, Martin and John " is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by ...
The song also reached number 26 on the Canadian pop chart. Sam Smith covered the song for the 2018 tribute album Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin. Marie Laforêt adapted and covered the song in French (title: "Daniel") in 1974. It was released as the B-side of the "Cadeau" EP. 125,000 copies were sold in France.