Caribou is a Rock album by Elton John, originally released in 1974. On Gatefold: 175 pressings tracked, owned by 37 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Classic Rock
- lush
- triumphant
- theatrical
About
Led by the glam-slam party starter “The Bitch Is Back,” this underrated 1974 release takes comforting sonic turns. There’s an acoustic guitar and piano love ballad (“Pinky”), a guitar-driven pop-rock gem (“Grimsby”), a country music spin (“Dixie Lily”), and a cinematic sojourn (“I’ve Seen the Saucers”). “Ticking” is a sobering vocal-piano song about violence, and the album’s centerpiece, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (which features two Beach Boys on backing vocals), is a betrayed lover’s plea that rises on a bed of exquisite harmonies. Here, Elton tests the era’s rock ’n’ roll boundaries, expertly mixing breakup balladry with mood-setting grandeur and fist-pumping rock.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Bitch Is Back
- A2Pinky
- A3Grimsby
- A4Dixie Lily
- A5Solar Prestige A Gammon
- A6You're So Static
Side B
- B1I've Seen The Saucers
- B2Stinker
- B3Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- B4Ticking
Credits
Performers
- Elton JohnPIANO VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Clydie KingBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Dusty SpringfieldBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Jessica SmithBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Sherlie MatthewsBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Dee MurrayBASS BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Tower Of Power Horn SectionBRASS HORNS
- Nigel OlssonDRUMS BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Davey JohnstoneELECTRIC GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BACKING VOCALS
- Lenny PickettTENOR SAXOPHONE SOPRANO SAXOPHONE CLARINET
- Ray CooperTAMBOURINE CONGAS WHISTLE
- David HentschelSYNTHESIZER
- Gus DudgeonTAMBOURINE
- Chester ThompsonORGAN
- Del NewmanARRANGED BY HORNS
- Bruce JohnstonARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Billy HinscheBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Carl WilsonBACKING VOCALS ARRANGED BY VOCALS
37 collectors on Gatefold own this · 175 pressings tracked on Gatefold