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Candle in the Wind. " Candle in the Wind " is a threnody style ballad 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 ...
According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the second highest-selling physical single of all time (behind Bing Crosby 's "White Christmas" from 1942), [4][5] and is the highest-selling single since charts began in the 1950s. [6][7] The 1997 version won John the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the ...
It was written by John and Bernie Taupin, and produced by Chris Thomas. It was released as the album's first single on 8 September 1997 by Mercury Records and the Rocket Record Company. Five days after the song's solo release, it was issued as a double A-side single with "Candle in the Wind 1997".
Elton finally released “Candle in the Wind” as a single in 1987 as a track from his live album Live in Australia. The single went top 10 and received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal ...
“Candle in the Wind 1997” is the highest-selling single of all time, and apparently, it took less than an hour to write. In a new interview on The Graham Norton Show, lyricist Bernie Taupin ...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double album by DJM Records. Recorded at the Studio d'enregistrement Michel Magne at the Château d'Hérouville in France, the album became a double LP once John and his band ...
Candle In The Wind’s lyrics were later rewritten as a tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, after her death in 1997. Bernie Taupin with Sir Elton John and their Best Original Song Oscar ...
3. Collaboration albums. 4. Holiday albums. 2. The albums discography of British singer, songwriter and pianist Elton John consists of 32 studio albums, 5 live albums, 10 soundtrack albums, 16 compilation albums, 4 extended plays, 3 tribute albums, 4 collaboration albums, and 2 holiday albums. In 1969, John's debut album, Empty Sky, was released.