Album
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
1973 · Rock, Pop
76 collectors on Gatefold own this
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player is a Rock album by Elton John, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 270 pressings tracked, owned by 76 collectors.
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
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- polished
- playful
- theatrical
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Davey JohnstoneACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS
- Dee MurrayBASS BASS GUITAR BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Elton JohnLEAD VOCALS, PIANO PIANO PIANO, MUSIC BY
- Nigel OlssonDRUM DRUMS DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS
- Paul BuckmasterARRANGED BY ORCHESTRA, ARRANGED BY ORCHESTRATED BY
- Alain HatotSAXOPHONE
- Gus DudgeonARRANGED BY BRASS
- Ivan JullienTRUMPET
- Jacques BolognesiTROMBONE
- Jean-Louis ChautempsSAXOPHONE
- Ken ScottSYNTHESIZER
76 collectors on Gatefold own this · 270 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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