music.wikisort.org - CompositionVictim of Love is the thirteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. It is a disco album, released in 1979 shortly after the peak of disco's popularity. It was not critically or commercially well-received, and is John's third lowest charting album to date in the US, after 1986's Leather Jackets and 1985's Ice on Fire.
1979 studio album by Elton John
Victim of Love |
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Released | 13 October 1979 |
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Recorded | August 1979 |
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Studio | Musicland, Munich; Rusk, Hollywood |
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Genre | Disco |
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Length | 35:45 |
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Label | MCA (US) Rocket (UK) |
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Producer | Pete Bellotte |
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- "Victim of Love"
Released: September 1979
- "Johnny B. Goode"
Released: December 1979
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | C−[2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [4] |
The title track of the album, however, was moderately successful as a single. It reached No. 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 38 in Australia and No. 46 in Canada. It also peaked at No. 11 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[5] In addition, all the tracks on the album reached No. 55 on the US Billboard Disco Top 100 chart.[6]
Apart from an appearance on the Australian television series Countdown (he was also a comedy regular on the show during the 1980s), John did little marketing for Victim of Love. He did not tour to promote the album.
Background
At under 36 minutes, the album is the shortest of Elton John's career, and is atypical of his recording career in several respects. He neither wrote the songs nor played piano or keyboards, only providing the vocals. It was his first album without any of his original band members, which would not happen again until his 2010 collaboration with Leon Russell, The Union. As of 2019[update], it is also one of only two studio albums (along with A Single Man) without contributions from lyricist Bernie Taupin.
"Strangers", the B-side of the single of the album's title track, appeared as a bonus track on the 1998 Mercury reissue of John's previous album, A Single Man, because it was recorded during those sessions.
When the album was released as a CD in the 1980s, the track breaks were incorrect. The first 45 seconds of "Spotlight" was part of the previous track, and similar errors occurred in other tracks. In 2003, the album was reissued in a digitally remastered format, with those problems corrected.
Critical reception
In ranking all of John's studio albums, Matt Springer of Ultimate Classic Rock placed the album at the bottom of the list.[7] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called it the "nadir" of John's recorded output.[4]
Aside from the title track appearing on the deluxe edition of the Diamonds compilation, none of the album’s songs appear on any of John’s numerous greatest hits releases.
Track listing
Side one
- "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry) – 8:06
- "Warm Love in a Cold World" (Pete Bellotte, Stefan Wisnet, Gunther Moll) – 4:30 (3:22 on older pressings)
- "Born Bad" (Bellotte, Geoff Bastow) – 5:16 (6:20 on older pressings)
Side two
- "Thunder in the Night" (Bellotte, Michael Hofmann) – 4:40
- "Spotlight" (Bellotte, Wisnet, Moll) – 4:24
- "Street Boogie" (Bellotte, Wisnet, Moll) – 3:56
- "Victim of Love" (Bellotte, Sylvester Levay, Jerry Rix) – 4:52 (5:02 on older pressings)
Personnel
- Elton John – lead and backing vocals
- Thor Baldursson – keyboards, arrangements
- Roy Davies – keyboards
- Craig Snyder – lead guitar
- Tim Cansfield – rhythm guitar
- Steve Lukather – guitar solo on "Warm Love in a Cold World" and "Born Bad"
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar
- Keith Forsey – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Lenny Pickett – saxophone on "Johnny B. Goode"
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals on "Victim of Love"
- Patrick Simmons – backing vocals on "Victim of Love"
- Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals
Production
- Produced by Pete Bellotte
- Engineer and Mixdown – Peter Luedmann
- Assistant Engineers – Hans Menzel and Carolyn Tapp
- Technical Engineer – Roman Olearczuk
- Recorded at Musicland, Munich and Rusk Sound Studios, Hollywood.
- Mastered by Brian Gardner at Allen Zentz Mastering (Hollywood).
- Music Contractor – Trevor Veitch
- Production Coordination – Jerry Simpson
- Project Coordination – Joe Black
- Photography – David P. Bailey
- Design – Jubilee Graphics
Charts
Chart (1979) |
Peak position |
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[8] |
20 |
Canadian Albums (RPM100 Albums)[9] |
28 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] |
44 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] |
18 |
UK Albums (OCC)[12] |
41 |
US Billboard 200[13] |
35 |
Certifications and sales
References
- Victim of Love at AllMusic
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 638.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 372–373.
- RPM Adult Contemporary, December 29, 1979
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 137.
- "Elton John Albums Ranked Worst to Best".
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 32, No. 10, December 01 1979". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Charts.nz – Elton John – Victim of Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Norwegiancharts.com – Elton John – Victim of Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Elton John | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Victim of Love – Elton John – Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "International Dateline - Australia" (PDF). Cash Box. 8 December 1979. p. 37. Retrieved 1 December 2021 – via World Radio History.
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[de] Victim of Love
Victim of Love (dt. „Opfer der Liebe“) ist das dreizehnte Studioalbum des britischen Sängers und Komponisten Elton John.
- [en] Victim of Love (Elton John album)
[ru] Victim of Love (альбом)
Victim of Love (в пер. с англ. Жертва любви) — тринадцатый студийный альбом британского автора-исполнителя Элтона Джона, который вышел в 1979 году.
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