Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player is a Rock album by Elton John, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 269 pressings tracked, owned by 48 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- polished
- playful
- theatrical
About
This 1973 release was a turning point in Elton John’s career. It found him and lyricist Bernie Taupin becoming purposely concise in their songwriting—even radio-friendly, which wasn’t a bad thing. Besides the hits, like the tensely foreboding “Daniel” and rock ’n’ roll uplifter “Crocodile Rock,” many of the album cuts suckerpunch with equally killer pop hooks and lyrical smarts—from the schoolyard yarn in the lively, mellotron-enhanced “Teacher I Need You” to the empathetic piano-and-string ballad “Have Mercy on the Criminal” to the punchy horns in sing-along rocker “Elderberry Wine.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Daniel3:50
- A2Teacher I Need You4:06
- A3Elderberry Wine3:30
- A4Blues For My Baby And Me5:38
- A5Midnight Creeper3:51
Side B
- B1Have Mercy On The Criminal5:54
- B2I'm Going To Be A Teenage Idol3:50
- B3Texan Love Song3:30
- B4Crocodile Rock3:52
- B5High Flying Bird4:10
Credits
Performers
- Davey JohnstoneACOUSTIC GUITAR BONGOS BACKING VOCALS
- Dee MurrayBASS BACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR
- Nigel OlssonDRUMS BACKING VOCALS DRUM
- Elton JohnELECTRIC PIANO KEYBOARDS PIANO
- Ken ScottSYNTHESIZER
- Gus DudgeonARRANGED BY BRASS
- Alain HatotSAXOPHONE
- Jean-Louis ChautempsSAXOPHONE
- Jacques BolognesiTROMBONE
- Ivan JullienTRUMPET
- Paul BuckmasterARRANGED BY ORCHESTRA ORCHESTRATED BY
48 collectors on Gatefold own this · 269 pressings tracked on Gatefold