music.wikisort.org - Composition21 at 33 is the fourteenth studio album by English musician Elton John and his 21st album in total, made when John was 33 years old, hence the title.[4][5]
1980 studio album by Elton John
21 at 33 |
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Released | 13 May 1980 (1980-05-13) |
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Recorded | September 1979 – March 1980[1] |
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Studio | - Super Bear (Nice, France)
- Sunset Sound (Los Angeles)
- Rumbo (Los Angeles)
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Genre | Pop[1] |
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Length | 43:07 |
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Label | MCA, Rocket |
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Producer | Elton John, Clive Franks |
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- "Little Jeannie"
Released: 1 May 1980
- "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)"
Released: 5 August 1980
- "Dear God"
Released: 14 November 1980
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Rolling Stone | Unrated[2] |
Smash Hits | 7/10[3] |
21 at 33 was recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice, France, in September 1979 and at Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California, from January to March 1980. Three singles were released from the album, including "Little Jeannie", his highest-charting U.S. single in 5 years.
The album sold over 900,000 copies in the United States, missing a Platinum certification.[6]
Background
The two other founding members of the original Elton John Band (active 1969–1975), drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray, reunited with him for two songs. His keyboardist James Newton Howard returned and performed on almost every track, as was the case on Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves. Other musicians included members of the Eagles and Toto, as well as Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits and Bill Champlin and Toni Tennille of Captain & Tennille fame.
The title comes from the fact that this was John's 21st album in total at the age of 33. According to the liner notes in the remastered edition of the album, the count includes all standard albums, two greatest hits compilations, two live albums, as well as the soundtrack release Friends, the three -song 12-inch EP The Thom Bell Sessions and the UK-only rarities collection Lady Samantha.
John has not played any of the material in concert since touring in 1980, with the exception of "Little Jeannie", which, despite having been a huge North American hit (#3 Pop and #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and #1 in Canada), was included only in the two concerts from 2000 entitled One Night Only, and the warm up gig for the two Madison Square Garden concerts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[7]
Track listing
Side one
Side two
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "White Lady White Powder" | John, Taupin | 4:34 |
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2. | "Dear God" | John, Osborne | 3:47 |
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3. | "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" | John, Robinson | 4:09 |
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4. | "Take Me Back" | John, Osborne | 3:52 |
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5. | "Give Me the Love" | John, Judie Tzuke | 5:30 |
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- Eleven more songs, excluding the B-sides, were recorded during these sessions: five of which were "Heart in the Right Place", "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", "Chloe" and "Elton's Song"; these would appear on John's next release, The Fox. Two other songs recorded were French-language duets with France Gall, entitled "Les Aveux" and "Donner Pour Donner", which were respectively released in France as the A-side and B-side of a 7" single. One song was "The Retreat" which was the B-side of the single "Princess" in 1982 and was later included as a bonus track on remastered version of the album Too Low for Zero. The other three songs were the B-sides for singles released from The Fox in 1981.
- In 2003, Mercury/Universal and The Rocket Record Company reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore; the new line-up contained no bonus tracks.
Personnel
Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.
- Elton John – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano (1, 3, 5, 6), overdubbed piano (1, 3, 5, 6, 8), Yamaha electric piano (4), Wurlitzer electric piano (8)
- James Newton Howard – Fender Rhodes (2, 6, 7), Yamaha CS-80 (2), electronic keyboards (3, 7), acoustic piano (9)
- David Paich – organ (6)
- Steve Lukather – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
- Richie Zito – acoustic guitar (2, 7), electric guitar (5, 8)
- Steve Wrather – electric guitar (7)
- Reggie McBride – bass (1–4, 6–9)
- Dee Murray – backing vocals (2), bass (5)
- Alvin Taylor – drums (1, 3, 4, 6–9)
- Nigel Olsson – drums (2, 5)
- Victor Feldman – tambourine (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Clive Franks – tambourine (4, 6), cowbell (4)
- Lenny Castro – congas (5, 9)
- Jim Horn – brass arrangements (2, 4), piccolo flute (2), alto saxophone (2), tenor saxophone (4)
- Richie Cannata – alto saxophone (7)
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (9)
- Chuck Findley – trombone (2, 4), trumpet (2, 4)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (9)
- Jerry Hey – flugelhorn (2, 9), trumpet (4, 9), brass arrangements (9)
- Larry Hall – trumpet (9), flugelhorn (9)
- Byron Berline – fiddle (8)
- David Foster – string arrangements (9)
- Venette Gloud – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Carmen Twillie – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 9)
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals (2, 9)
- Max Gronenthal – backing vocals (2)
- Glenn Frey – backing vocals (5)
- Don Henley – backing vocals (5)
- Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (5)
- Curt Becher – choir vocals (6)
- Joe Chemay – choir vocals (6)
- Bruce Johnston – choir arrangements (6), choir vocals (6)
- Jon Joyce – choir vocals (6)
- Peter Noone – choir vocals (6)
- Toni Tennille – choir vocals (6)
Production
- Produced by Clive Franks and Elton John
- Engineers – Clive Franks, Steve Desper (Track 6), Patrick Jaunead (Tracks 1–4, 6–9).
- Second engineers – David Burgess (Tracks 1–4, 6–9), David Leonard, Peggy McCreary and Stephen McManus.
- Recorded at Super Bear Studios (Berre-les-Alpes, France); Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound Recorders (Los Angeles, CA).
- Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Mastering Studio (Los Angeles, CA).
- Studio coordinator – Adrian Collee
- Art direction – George Osaki
- Design and concept – Norman Moore
- Photography – Jim Shea
- Management – John Reid Management, LTD.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1980) |
Peak position |
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[8] |
7 |
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[9] |
10 |
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[10] |
41 |
French SNEP Albums Chart[11] |
3 |
Japanese Oricon LP Chart[12] |
56 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[13] |
3 |
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[14] |
6 |
Swedish Albums Chart[15] |
16 |
UK Albums Chart[16] |
12 |
U.S. Billboard 200[17] |
13 |
West German Media Control Albums Chart[18] |
21 |
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Year-end charts
Chart (1980) |
Position |
Australian Albums Chart[8] |
25 |
Canadian Albums Chart[19] |
42 |
French Albums Chart[20] |
58 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] |
65 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] |
23 |
Certifications
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References
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Concert tours |
- 1970 World Tour
- West of the Rockies Tour
- Louder Than Concorde Tour
- 1979 tour of the Soviet Union
- 1980 World Tour
- Jump Up Tour
- Too Low for Zero Tour
- European Express Tour
- Breaking Hearts Tour
- Ice on Fire Tour
- Tour De Force
- Sleeping with the Past Tour
- The One Tour
- Face to Face 1994
- Face to Face 1995
- Made in England Tour
- Face to Face 1998
- An Evening with Elton John
- Medusa Tour
- Stately Home Tour
- Face to Face 2001
- Songs from the West Coast Tour
- Face to Face 2002
- A Journey Through Time
- 2003 Tour
- Face to Face 2003
- 2004 Tour
- Peachtree Road Tour
- 2006 European Tour
- The Captain and the Kid Tour
- Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live
- Face to Face 2009
- Face to Face 2010
- 2010 European Tour
- Greatest Hits Tour
- 40th Anniversary of the Rocket Man
- The Diving Board Tour
- Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour
- All the Hits Tour
- The Final Curtain Tour
- Wonderful Crazy Night Tour
- Farewell Yellow Brick Road
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Concert residencies |
- The Red Piano
- The Million Dollar Piano
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Miscellaneous performances |
- List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours
- The Union Tour
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Musicals |
- The Lion King
- The Road to El Dorado
- Billy Elliot the Musical
- Aida
- Lestat
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Tammy Faye
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[de] 21 at 33
21 at 33 (dt. „21 mit 33“) ist das 14. Studioalbum des britischen Sängers und Komponisten Elton John.
- [en] 21 at 33
[es] 21 at 33
21 at 33 es el decimocuarto álbum de estudio del músico inglés Elton John, y su álbum número 21 en total, realizado cuando John tenía 33 años, de ahí el título.
[fr] 21 at 33
21 at 33 est le quatorzième album studio d'Elton John, sorti en 1980. Son titre fait référence à l'âge du chanteur au moment de sa sortie (33 ans) et au nombre d'albums sortis sous son nom jusqu'à ce point, vingt-et-un[2].
[it] 21 at 33
21 at 33 è il ventesimo album (il quattordicesimo in studio) del cantautore britannico Elton John, pubblicato dalla The Rocket Record Company e dalla MCA Records (Stati Uniti/Canada) il 13 maggio 1980.
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