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Duets is the first collaboration album by English musician Elton John, released in 1993.

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Duets

Studio album by

Elton John and various artists

Released

23 November 1993

Recorded

August – October 1993

Studio

Ocean Way (Hollywood)
Conway (Hollywood)
Capitol (Hollywood)
A&M (Los Angeles)
Wonderland (Los Angeles)
Tarpan (San Rafael, California)
Soundtrack (New York City)
Bosstown (Atlanta)
Woodland (Nashville)
Sol (Cookham, Berkshire, UK)
The Town House (London, UK)
Olympic (Barnes, West London)
Wembley Arena (Wembley Park, London)

Genre

Rock
pop

Length

74:39

Label

MCA (US)
Rocket (UK)

Producer

Various (see below)

Elton John chronology

Rare Masters
(1992)

Duets
(1993)

The Lion King (soundtrack)
(1994)

Singles from Duets

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Released: 25 November 1991
"True Love"
Released: 8 November 1993
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
Released: 14 February 1994
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
Released: 2 May 1994

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Duets was released on a single CD, a single cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own (Elton John's Christmas Party). The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. This is one of only 3 albums released between 1983 and 2016 without John's regular guitar player, Davey Johnstone.

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. In the US, it was certified gold and platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.

Track listing

CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Teardrops" (with k.d. lang)	Cecil Womack, Linda Womack	Greg Penny	4:55
2.	"When I Think About Love (I Think About You)" (with P.M. Dawn)	Attrell Cordes	P.M. Dawn	4:34
3.	"The Power" (with Little Richard)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Greg Penny, Elton John	6:25
4.	"Shakey Ground" (with Don Henley)	Jeffrey Bowen, Al Boyd, Eddie Hazel	Don Henley	3:52
5.	"True Love" (with Kiki Dee)	Cole Porter	Narada Michael Walden	3:35
6.	"If You Were Me" (with Chris Rea)	Chris Rea	Chris Rea	4:26
7.	"A Woman's Needs" (with Tammy Wynette)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Barry Beckett	5:19
8.	"Old Friend" (with Nik Kershaw)	Nik Kershaw	Nik Kershaw	4:17
9.	"Go On and On" (with Gladys Knight)	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	5:50
10.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Giorgio Moroder	5:00
11.	"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit)	Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson	Chris Thomas	3:36
12.	"I'm Your Puppet" (with Paul Young)	Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn	Steve Lindsey	3:36
13.	"Love Letters" (with Bonnie Raitt)	Edward Heyman, Victor Young	Don Was	4:01
14.	"Born to Lose" (with Leonard Cohen)	Ted Daffan	Steve Lindsey	4:33
15.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (live, with George Michael)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	George Michael	5:48
16.	"Duets for One"	Elton John, Chris Difford	Elton John, Stuart Epps, Greg Penny	4:52

LP edition

Side one
No.	Title	With	Length
1.	"Teardrops"	k.d. lang	4:55
2.	"When I Think About Love (I Think About You)"	P.M. Dawn	4:34
3.	"The Power"	Little Richard	6:25
4.	"Shakey Ground"	Don Henley	3:51
Total length:			19:45

Side two
No.	Title	With	Length
1.	"True Love"	Kiki Dee	3:34
2.	"If You Were Me"	Chris Rea	4:26
3.	"A Woman's Needs"	Tammy Wynette	5:18
4.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live)	George Michael	5:46
Total length:			19:04

Side three
No.	Title	With	Length
1.	"Old Friend"	Nik Kershaw	4:15
2.	"Go On and On"	Gladys Knight	5:50
3.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"	RuPaul	5:00
4.	"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"	Marcella Detroit	3:36
Total length:			18:41

Side four
No.	Title	With	Length
1.	"I'm Your Puppet"	Paul Young	3:36
2.	"Love Letters"	Bonnie Raitt	4:01
3.	"Born to Lose"	Leonard Cohen	4:33
4.	"Duets for One"		4:52
Total length:			17:02

Singles

Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached No. 2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul, reached No. 7), and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached No. 24).

Personnel

Elton John – piano, keyboards, Roland RD-1000 digital piano, vocals
Robert Ahwai – guitar (6)
Guy Babylon – keyboards (3)
Eddie Bayers – drums (7)
Louis Biancaniello – keyboards, synthesizer, programming (5)
Curt Bisquera – drums (1, 3)
Martin Bliss – guitar (15)
Kimberly Brewer – backing vocals (9)
Johnny Britt – backing vocals (12)
Ray Brown – bass guitar (14)
Kelli Bruce – backing vocals (7)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, programming (13)
Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (7)
Chris Cameron – keyboards (15)
Linda Campbell McCrary – backing vocals (10)
Bill Churchfield – horn (12)
David Clayton – keyboards (15)
Leonard Cohen – vocals (14)
Luis Conte – congas (12)
Jim Cox – Hammond organ (12, 14), piano (14)
Andraé Crouch - backing vocals (3)
Andraé Crouch Choir - backing vocals (3)
Sandra Crouch - backing vocals (3)
Danny Cummings – percussion (15)
P.M. Dawn – vocals (2)
Kiki Dee – vocals (5)
Marcella Detroit – vocals, guitar, harmonica (11)
Martin Ditcham – drums (6), percussion (6, 16)
Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 3)
Alan Estes – bells, tambourine, vibraphone (12)
Deon Estus – bass guitar (15)
Ricky Fataar – drums (13)
Lynne Fiddmont-Linsay – backing vocals (9)
Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (13)
Connye Florence – backing vocals (7)
Malcolm Foster – bass guitar (16)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (7)
Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (12)
Mark Goldenberg – guitar (13)
Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
Ed Greene – drums (12)
Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (5)
Steve Grove – saxophone (12)
John Guerin – drums (14)
Andy Hamilton – saxophone (15)
Don Henley – vocals (4)
Jay Henry – backing vocals (15)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (3)
Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (3)
Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (7)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (7)
James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (13)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (12)
Danny Jacob – guitar (15)
Michelle Johnson – backing vocals (2)
Plas Johnson – saxophone (14)
Nik Kershaw – vocals (8)
Herold Klosser – keyboards, programming (10)
Mike Knapp – Roland TB-303 bassline (10)
Gladys Knight – vocals (9)
Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone (13)
k.d. lang – vocals (1)
Shirley Lewis – backing vocals (15)
Etyenne Lytel – keyboards (2)
Lynn Mabry – backing vocals (15)
Sylvan Marc – bass guitar (6)
Candi McKenzie – backing vocals (16)
George Michael – vocals (15)
Max Middleton – piano, keyboards (6)
Jonathan Moffett – drums (15)
Giorgio Moroder – programming (10)
Phil Naish – synthesizer (7)
Dean Parks – guitar (1, 3, 14, 16), lap steel guitar (14)
Derrick Perkins – programming (9)
Jamie Perkins – keyboards (16)
Phil Perry – backing vocals (12)
Joel Peskin – tenor saxophone (3)
Greg Phillinganes – piano (12)
Scott Plunkett – keyboards (4)
Don Potter – acoustic guitar (7)
Billy Preston – Hammond organ B3 (13)
Lon Price – saxophone (12)
Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar (13)
Chris Rea – vocals (6), steel guitar (6), guitar (6, 16)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (7)
Little Richard – vocals, piano (3)
Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (5)
John Robinson – drums (4)
Portia Neeley-Rolle – backing vocals (2)
RuPaul – vocals (10)
Corrado Rustici – mandolin (5)
Chuck Sabo – drums (11, 16)
Thomas Schobel – sequencer (10)
Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (16)
Greg Smith – saxophone (12)
Phil Spalding – bass guitar (11)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (4)
Mark Taylor – keyboards (16)
Michael Thompson – guitar (4)
Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet (12, 13)
Matthew Vaughan – programming (11)
Narada Michael Walden – arrangements and vocal arrangement (5)
Freddie Washington – bass guitar (12)
Marietta Waters – backing vocals (10)
Greg Wells – Hammond organ (3)
Precious Wilson – backing vocals (16)
Stevie Wonder – arrangements, backing vocals and all instruments (9)
Tammy Wynette – vocals (7)
Paul Young – vocals (12)

Production

Producers – Barry Beckett, P.M. Dawn, Stuart Epps, Don Henley, Elton John, Nik Kershaw, Steve Lindsey, George Michael, Giorgio Moroder, Greg Penny, Chris Rea, Chris Thomas, Don Was, Narada Michael Walden and Stevie Wonder.
Associate Producer on "True Love" – Louis Biancaniello
Executive Producers – Steve Brown, Ray Cooper and Elton John.
Production Supervision – Greg Penny
Production Coordination – Stephanie Andrews, Debra Johnson, Julie Larson, Janice Lee, Lisa Louie, Connie Pappas-Hillman, Cynthia Shiloh, Toby Taibi, Sam Stell and Kevin Walden.
Engineers – Jim Champagne, Ed Cherney, Mark Evans, Mike Fossenkemper, David Frazer, Ron Jacobs, Jon Ingoldsby, Paul McKenna, David Nicholas, Csaba Petucz, Brian Reeves, Marc Reyburn, Matt Still, Gabe Veltri, Frank Wolf and Enrico De Paoli.
Assistant Engineers – Van Arden, Dominick Barbera, Dan Bosworth, Jim Champagne, Todd Childress, Shaun de Ego, Jim DeMain, Billy Gabor, John Hendricksen, Amy Hughes, Steve Holroyd, Pete Lewis, Charles Paakkari, Thomas Rickert, Rail Jon Rogut, Brian Scheuble, Matt Still and Ben Wallach.
Mixed by Van Arden, Ed Cherney, Mike Fossenkemper, David Frazer, Jon Ingoldsby and Bill Schnee.
Mix Assistants – Dominick Barbera, Todd Childress, Steve Holroyd and Matt Still.
Mix Consultant – Chris Lang
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Conway Recording Studios and Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); A&M Studios and Wonderland Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA); Soundtrack Studios (New York City, NY); Bosstown Recording Studio (Atlanta, GA); Woodland Studio (Nashville, TN); Sol Studios (Cookham, Berkshire, UK), The Town House (London, UK), Olympic Studios (Barnes, West London) and Wembley Arena (Wembley Park, London).
Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Soundtrack Studios, A&M Studios, Tarpan Studios, Wonderland Studios, The Townhouse; Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, CA); Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA); Metropolis Studios (Chiswick, West London).
Digital Editing – Pete Fausone and R.R. Harlan
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Photography – Brian Aris, Brad Branson, Mark Contratto, Paul Cox, Robert Goldstein, Stephen Harvey, Dominique Issermann, Harry Langdon, Sophie Muller, Hideo Odia, Albert Sanchez, Randee St. Nicholas, Allan Titmuss, Albert Watson and Firooz Zahedi.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Duets*
Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2]	12
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3]	1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6]	16
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	3
UK Albums (OCC)[10]	5
US Billboard 200[11]	25

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for *Duets*
Chart (1993)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	15

1994 year-end chart performance for *Duets*
Chart (1994)	Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]	29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]	82
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	22

Certifications

Sales certifications for *Duets*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16]	Gold	35,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17]	Platinum	50,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[18]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[19]	Platinum	80,000^{^}
France (SNEP)[20]	2× Gold	200,000^*
Japan	—	30,000[21]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Norway (IFPI Norway)[23]	Platinum	50,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[25]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[27]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Stephen Thomas Erlewine (23 November 1993). "Duets - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
"Australiancharts.com – Elton John – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Austriancharts.at – Elton John – Duets" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Elton John – Duets" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Elton John – Duets" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Charts.nz – Elton John – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Elton John – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Swedishcharts.com – Elton John – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Swisscharts.com – Elton John – Duets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Elton John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Elton John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 21 May 2022 – via World Radio History.
"Jahreshitparade Alben 1994". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1994". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1993 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
"Austrian album certifications – Elton John – Duets" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
"Canadian album certifications – Elton John – Duets". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Lot 114 – Bernie Taupin Elton John Duets Danish "Platinum" CD Record Award – Julien's Auctions at the Wayback Machine (archived 20 April 2020)
"French album certifications – Elton John – Duets" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
Scapolo, Dean (2007). The Complete New Zealand Music Charts: 1966–2006. Maurienne House. ISBN 978-1-877443-00-8.
"IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
Lot 83 – Bernie Taupin Elton John Duets Spanish "Platinum" CD Record Award – Julien's Auctions at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 August 2020)
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Elton John; 'Duets')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
"British album certifications – Elton John/Various – Duets". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
"American album certifications – Elton John – Duets". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

External links

Duets at Discogs (list of releases)

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Songs Albums Singles Concerts Videos Awards
Studio albums	Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up! Too Low for Zero Breaking Hearts Ice on Fire Leather Jackets Reg Strikes Back Sleeping with the Past The One Duets Made in England The Big Picture Songs from the West Coast Peachtree Road The Captain & the Kid The Diving Board Wonderful Crazy Night Regimental Sgt. Zippo The Lockdown Sessions
Live albums	17-11-70 Here and There Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden Live from Moscow 1979
Soundtrack albums	Friends The Lion King (1994) Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida The Muse The Road to El Dorado Gnomeo & Juliet Rocketman The Lion King (2019)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Thom Bell Sessions Lady Samantha Greatest Hits Vol. 3 The Complete Thom Bell Sessions To Be Continued The Very Best of Elton John Rare Masters Greatest Hits 1976–1986 Chartbusters Go Pop Classic Elton John Love Songs Prologue Greatest Hits 1970–2002 Elton John's Christmas Party Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Diamonds Elton: Jewel Box
Other albums	Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin The Union Good Morning to the Night Revamp & Restoration
Video albums	The Afternoon Concert The Night Time Concert Night and Day Concert Live in Australia The Very Best of Elton John Live in Barcelona Love Songs Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits Dream Ticket Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden The Red Piano
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
Concert residencies	The Red Piano The Million Dollar Piano
Miscellaneous performances	List of Elton John and Ray Cooper concert tours The Union Tour
Musicals	The Lion King 1994 film 2019 film 1997 musical The Road to El Dorado Billy Elliot the Musical Aida Lestat The Devil Wears Prada Tammy Faye
Related articles	Bernie Taupin Elton John Band Gus Dudgeon Paul Buckmaster John Reid Ray Williams Dick James David Furnish Kiki Dee Elton John AIDS Foundation Watford F.C. Bluesology Hookfoot Woodside, Old Windsor Rocket Pictures Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras Elton John: Me, Myself & I The Union Elton John: The Classic Years Rocketman (film) Me The Story of the Elton John Album. 50th Anniversary – Ray Williams Interview
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[es] Duets (álbum de Elton John)

Duets es un álbum del cantante británico Elton John en colaboración con varios artistas, editado en 1993 por The Rocket Record Company. Originalmente concebido como un disco de música navideña que finalmente derivó en un proyecto distinto, Duets unió a Elton John con artistas de la talla de Leonard Cohen, Little Richard, George Michael o Gladys Knight entre otros.

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Duets è il trentacinquesimo album (il ventiquattresimo in studio) dell'artista britannico Elton John, distribuito il 22 novembre 1993.

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