Tumbleweed Connection is a Folk album by Elton John, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 259 pressings tracked, owned by 50 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Singer-Songwriter
- warm
- earnest
- pastoral
About
When we want to explain what a maverick Elton John is in the world of pop music, we just point to <i>Tumbleweed Connection</i>. Eschewing the singer/songwriter pop sound of his first two records, he and writing partner Bernie Taupin create a loose concept album about the Old West, full of restrained emotion and ambling melodies—and it totally works. Meandering tunes like the bluesy "Amoreena" and bluegrass-inspired "Country Comfort" feel like the soundtrack to a perfect Western movie that exists only in our minds.
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Tracklist
- 1Ballad of a Well-Known Gun5:01
- 2Come Down in Time3:25
- 3Country Comfort5:06
- 4Son of Your Father3:48
- 5My Father's Gun6:20
- 6Where to Now St. Peter?4:11
- 7Love Song3:39
- 8Amoreena5:02
- 9Talking Old Soldiers4:04
- 10Burn Down the Mission6:22
- 11Into the Old Man's Shoes4:17
- 12Madman Across the Water (feat. Mick Ronson)8:52
Credits
Performers
- Paul BuckmasterCONDUCTOR
- Caleb QuayeACOUSTIC GUITAR LEAD GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR
- Dusty SpringfieldBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Kay GarnerBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Lesley DuncanBACKING VOCALS ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Madeline BellBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Tony BurrowsBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Tony HazzardBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- David GloverBASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR
- Roger PopeDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Elton JohnPIANO ORGAN BACKING VOCALS
- Chris LaurenceACOUSTIC BASS BASS
- Les ThatcherACOUSTIC GUITAR 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
- Herbie FlowersBASS GUITAR BASS
- Barry MorganDRUMS
- Skaila KangaHARP
- Karl JenkinsOBOE
- Dee MurrayBACKING VOCALS BASS GUITAR BASS
50 collectors on Gatefold own this · 259 pressings tracked on Gatefold