To Be Continued ...
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Disc Four
Elton John: Lead vocals and keyboards.
All songs written by Elton John – Bernie Taupin except as noted.
1. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Monserrat, April 12, 1982
James Newton Howard: Synthesizer, Electric Piano
Dee Murray: Bass
Jeffrey Porcaro: Drums
Richie Zito: Guitars Strings and Brass
Arranged by James Newton Howard
Produced by Chris Thomas Recorded by Bill Price
(P) 1982 Happenstance Ltd.
(1983)
2. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
(Elton John/Bernie Taupin/Davey Johnstone) Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Monserrat, March 7, 1983
Davey Johnstone: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Dee Murray: Bass, Backing Vocals
Nigel Olsson: Drums, Backing Vocals
Stevie Wonder: Harmonica
Produced by Chris Thomas
Recorded by Bill Price
(P) Happenstance Ltd.
3. I’m Still Standing
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Monserrat, June 26, 1983
Davey Johnstone: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Dee Murray: Bass, Backing Vocals
Nigel Olsson: Drums, Backing Vocals
Produced by Chris Thomas
Recorded by Bill Price
(P) 1983 Happenstance Ltd.
(1984)
4. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Monserrat, April 19, 1984
Davey Johnstone: Guitar, Backing Vocals
Dee Murray: Bass, Backing Vocals
Nigel Olsson: Drums, Backing Vocals
Produced by Chris Thomas
(P) 1984 Happenstance Ltd.
(1985)
5. Act Of War (with Millie Jackson) (Single Mix)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded in Berkshire, England, November 4, 1985
Millie Jackson: Vocals
Mel Gaynor: Drums
Gus Dudgeon: Simmons Drums
Deon Eustus: Bass
Nik Kershaw, Davey Johnstone: Guitars
Fred Mandel: Guitar, Yamaha DX, Jupiter 8
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
Engineered by Stuart Epps
(P) 1985 Happenstance Ltd.
6. Nikita
(Elton John – Taupin) Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Berkshire, England, November, 1985
Elton: Vocal Synthesizer
Dave Mattacks: Drums
David Paton: Bass
Nik Kershaw: Guitar
Fred Mandel: Synthesizers
George Michael, Davey Johnstone, Elton: Backing Vocals.
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
Engineered by Stuart Epps
(P) Happenstance Ltd.
(1986)
7. Candle In The Wind (Single Edit – live with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney, Australia, December 1986)
(Elton John – Taupin) Dick James Music Ltd. Controlled in the U.S. and Canada by Songs Of PolyGram International, Inc. BMI
Recorded live Sydney, Australia, December 14, 1986
Davey Johnstone: Lead Guitar
Fred Mandel: Keyboards, Synthesizers
David Paton: Bass
Charles Morgan: Drums
Jody Linscott: Percussion
Ray Cooper: Percussion
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Newton Howard
Leader-concertmaster Robert John
Orchestra engineered by Gus Dudgeon
Band engineered by Clive Thomas
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
(P) 1987 Happenstance Ltd.
8. Carla Etude (Previously Unreleased Live Version with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney, Australia, December 1986)
(Elton John) Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded live Sydney, Australia, December 14, 1986
Davey Johnstone: Lead Guitar
Fred Mandel: Keyboards, Synthesizers
David Paton: Bass
Charles Morgan: Drums
Jody Linscott: Percussion
Ray Cooper: Percussion
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Newton Howard
Leader-concertmaster Robert John
Orchestra engineered by Gus Dudgeon
Band engineered by Clive Thomas
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
9. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Single Edit – live with The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney, Australia, December 1986)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded live Sydney, Australia, December 14, 1986
Davey Johnstone: Lead Guitar
Fred Mandel: Keyboards, Synthesizers
David Paton: Bass
Charles Morgan: Drums
Jody Linscott: Percussion
Ray Cooper: Percussion
Shirley Lewis, Alan Carval, Gordon Neville: Backing Vocals
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Newton Howard
Leader-concertmaster Robert John
Orchestra engineered by Gus Dudgeon
Band engineered by Clive Thomas
Produced by Gus Dudgeon
(P) 1986 Happenstance Ltd.
(1987)
10. I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
(Shep Pettibone 12” Remix)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded London, December, 1987
Elton: Harmonies, Backing Vocals
Davey Johnstone: Guitars
Fred Mandel: Synthesizers
Charles Morgan: Drums
David Paton: Bass
Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson: Backing Vocals
12” Remix by Shep Pettibone
Produced by Chris Thomas
(P) 1988 William A. Bong, Ltd.
(1988)
11. Give Peace A Chance
(John Lennon/Paul McCartney) EMI Blackwood Music Inc. under license from ATV Music (Maclen) BMI
Recorded Monserrat, December, 1988
Davey Johnstone: Guitar Overdubbed onto track for “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That”
Produced by Chris Thomas
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
12. Sacrifice
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Holland, December, 1988
Romeo Williams: Bass
Jonathan Moffett: Drums
Guy Babylon: Keyboards
Fred Mandel: Keyboards
Davey Johnstone: Guitar
Produced by Chris Thomas
(P) 1989 Happenstance Ltd.
(1990)
13. Made For Me
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Los Angeles, July, 1990
Randy Jackson: Bass
Kenny Aronoff: Drums
Paul Jackson, Jr.: Guitar
Steven Lukather: Guitar
James Newton Howard: Additional Synthesizers and String Arranging
Michael Mason: Synclavier Programming
Natelle Jackson, Mortonette Jenkins, Marlena Jeter: Backing Vocals
Produced by Don Was
Recorded and Mixed by Ed Cherney
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
14. You Gotta Love Someone (From the DGC album: ‘Days of Thunder – Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack’)
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Recorded Los Angeles, July, 1990
Randy Jackson: Bass
Kenny Aronoff: Drums
Michael Landau: Guitar
Steve Lukather: Guitar
David Paich: Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Waters, Phyllis Yvonne Williams, Carmen Twilie, Mona Lisa Young, Sweet Pea Atkinson, Donald Ray Mitchell: Backing Vocals
Produced by Don Was
Recorded and Mixed by Ed Cherney
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
15. I Swear I Heard The Night Talkin’
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Same personnel and recording date as “Made For Me” except delete Paul Jackson, Jr., Steve Lukather, James Newton Howard (for additional synthesizers) and all Background Vocals; and Michael Landau, Waddy Wachtel: Guitars
James Newton Howard: Synclavier
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
16. Easier To Walk Away
(Elton John – Taupin)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (Adm. by Intersong – U.S.A., Inc.) ASCAP
Same personnel and recording date as “Made For Me” except delete Steve Lukather and Backing Vocals add Michael Landau: Guitar
David Lasley, Sir Harry Bowens, Donald Ray Mitchell, Sweet Pea Atkinson: Backing Vocals
(P) 1990 Happenstance Ltd.
