Caribou

~ Release by Elton John (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Bitch Is Back
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Dusty Springfield
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
The Bitch Is Back
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
23:44
2Pinky
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Pinky
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.53:55
3Grimsby
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Grimsby
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
33:47
4Dixie Lily
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
electric guitar and mandolin:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo soprano saxophone:
Lenny Pickett
tambourine and whistle:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Dixie Lily
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.52:55
5Solar Prestige a Gammon
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Lenny Pickett
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Solar Prestige a Gammon
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
1.52:53
6You're So Static
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
castanets, snare drum and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Clydie King
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
You're So Static
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.54:53
7I've Seen the Saucers
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas, gong, tambourine and vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Gus Dudgeon
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
I’ve Seen the Saucers
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:48
8Stinker
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
organ:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Stinker
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.55:20
9Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
mellotron:
David Hentschel
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Billy Hinsche, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Toni Tennille and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
horn arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
additional vocals arranger:
Daryl Dragon
vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
3.75:37
10Ticking
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States
recording of:
Ticking
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.57:49
11Pinball Wizard
engineer:
Ron Nevison
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass and bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas and tambourine and percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
orchestrator:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use! aka Polydor Ltd. or Polydor Ltd. (London), fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, United States, Eel Pie Studios in London (Greater London) and Ramport Studios in Battersea
cover recording of:
Pinball Wizard
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
45:09
12Sick City
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Sick City
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.55:24
13Cold Highway
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Cold Highway
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.53:26
14Step Into Christmas
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Step Into Christmas
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
34:32