Duets is a Rock album by Elton John, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 101 pressings tracked.
About
This set of mostly cover songs finds Elton John performing vocal duets with some of the biggest names in music—and the styles are wildly varied. It’s also telling how Elton’s voice blends invitingly with so many disparate artists. He and RuPaul get dance-pop buoyant on “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” while Little Richard brings the gospel on “The Power.” Elton’s all melancholy with broken-muffler-voiced Leonard Cohen on country classic “Born to Lose,” and the springy R&B-standard “I’m Your Puppet” (with Paul Young) has all the nuance of the original. The album’s filled with surprisingly intimate spins on classic cuts.
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Tracklist
- 1Teardrops4:52
- 2When I Think About Love (I Think About You)4:34
- 3The Power6:24
- 4Shakey Ground3:50
- 5True Love3:33
- 6If You Were Me4:24
- 7A Woman's Needs5:17
- 8Old Friend4:15
- 9Go On and On5:50
- 10Don't Go Breaking My Heart4:59
- 11Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (feat. Marcella Detroit)
- 12I'm Your Puppet3:35
- 13Love Letters4:00
- 14Born to Lose4:32
- 15Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (Live At Wembley Arena / 1991)
- 16Duet for One4:52
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Soft Rock
- polished
- tender
- romantic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan EstesVIBRAPHONE , BELLS, TAMBOURINE VIBRAPHONE, BELLS, TAMBOURINE
- Andraé CrouchARRANGED BY BACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, ARRANGED BY
- Andy HamiltonSAXOPHONE
- Arif MardinARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR
- Beverley SkeeteBACKING VOCALS
- Bill ChurchfieldHORN HORNS
- Bill ReichenbachTROMBONE
- Billy PrestonELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- Bonnie RaittFEATURING SLIDE GUITAR VOCALS
- Brandon FieldsTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Candy MckenzieBACKING VOCALS
- Chris CameronKEYBOARDS
- Chris ReaFEATURING GUITAR KEYBOARDS
- Chuck SaboDRUMS
- Claytoven RichardsonBACKING VOCALS
- Connye FloranceBACKING VOCALS
- Corrado RusticiMANDOLIN
- Curt BisqueraDRUMS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 101 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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