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The aptly titled A SINGLE MAN finds Elton John working without legendary partner Bernie Taupin, his usual lyricist, during a much-needed break from each other, following their turbulent, albeit wildly successful mid '70s collaborations. Joining forces instead with Gary Osborne, Elton takes the opportunity to present an album of pure craft--with its scaled down production, A SINGLE MAN is an almost live-sounding album, one of his most straightforward. This approach places in even greater relief John's gift for combining widely varying musical atmosphere with beautiful melodies and honest emotional performance.

If A SINGLE MAN didn't produce any legendary hits for Elton John, it provided a welcome chance for him to cool off and just write songs. As is his wont, John takes on a wide variety of styles: the Spanish-sounding melancholia of "Return To Paradise" moves handily into the upbeat strut of "I Don't Care" in a stylistic segue which few could pull off. The swaggering honky-tonk of "Big Dipper" finds itself juxtaposed with the soft rock of "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy." Stripped down though it may be, the album isn't without its epic--in this case it's the heavily orchestrated, under-sung "Song For Guy."

It's not that Elton John was in need of a comeback in 1978, when he released A Single Man, because he was still one of pop's biggest stars. But he certainly had hit a creative drought with 1976's Blue Moves, a turgid double album that found Elton and his partner Bernie Taupin barely able to write a side's worth of memorable material. John took a couple of years off and reemerged with a new lyricist, name of Gary Osbourne, who was certainly more straightforward than Taupin, but not as inspired. Even if he lacked Bernie's endearing incomprehensibility, Osbourne kick-started John creatively, spurring him to write his strongest collection of songs since Captain Fantastic. Also, John left behind Gus Dudgeon, the other partner of his classic period, choosing to collaborate with Clive Franks. Now, this didn't result in a blockbuster of an album; even if it was a hit in both the U.K. and U.S., none of the songs, even hits like "Part-Time Love," are considered part of his basic canon, but this is easily one of his

Digitally remastered by Gus Dudgeon (Abbey Road Studios).

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Recorded at the Mill At Cookham, Berks, England between January & September 1978. Originally released on MCA (3065). Includes liner notes by Chris White.

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, harmonium, Clavinet, organ, Mellotron, keyboards, string synthesizer, background vocals); Davey Johnstone (vocals, guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Clive Franks (vocals, percussion); Chris Thompson, Stevie Lange, Joanne Stone (vocals, background vocals); Vicki Brown, Gary Osborne (vocals); Tim Renwick (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); B.J. Cole (guitar, steel guitar); Paul Buckmaster (cello); John Crocker (clarinet, tenor saxophone, electric piano, Fender Rhodes piano, wind); Patrick Halcox, Henry Lowther (trumpet); Jim Shepherd (trombone); Steve Holly (horns, drums); Ray Cooper (vibraphone, congas, shaker, tambourine, timpani, percussion, wind chime); Herbie Flowers (acoustic bass).

Audio Mixers: Clive Franks; Phil Dunne; Stuart Epps.

Liner Note Author: Chris White.

Recording information: England.

Arranger: Joanne Stone.

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, harmonium, Clavinet, church organ, keyboards); Davey Johnstone (guitar, synthesizer, background vocals); Tim Renwick (guitar); B.J. Cole (steel guitar); Paul Buckmaster (cello); John Crocker (winds); Patrick Halcox, Henry Lowther (trumpet); Jim Shepherd (trombone); Herbie Flowers (bass); Steve Holly (drums); Ray Cooper (marimba, congas, tympani, tambourine, percussion); Clive Franks (percussion, background vocals); Vicki Brown, Stevie Lang, Joanne Stone, Watford Football Team, South Audley Street Girl's Choir, Gary Osborne (background vocals).

Engineers: Phil Dunne, Stuart
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List Price $14.98 (You save $4.39)
Category Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Rock/Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Label MCA
Orig Year 1978
All Time Sales Rank   13910  
CD Universe Part number 1003300
Catalog number 558474
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 20, 2001
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Clive Franks; Elton John
Personnel Elton John - vocals, piano, harmonium, Clavinet, organ, Mellotron, keyboards, string synthesizer, background vocals
Davey Johnstone - vocals, guitar, synthesizer, background vocals
Tim Renwick - guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Paul Buckmaster - cello
Herbie Flowers - acoustic bass
Vicki Brown
Henry Lowther - trumpet
Chris Thompson
Steve Holly - horns, drums
Stevie Lange

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1.Shine Through
Windows MediaRealAudio Media2.Return to Paradise  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media3.I Don't Care  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media4.Big Dipper  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media5.It Ain't Gonna Be Easy  $0.99
6.Part-Time Love
Windows MediaRealAudio Media7.Georgia  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media8.Shooting Star  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media9.Madness  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media10.Reverie$0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media11.Song for Guy  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media12.Ego  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media13.Flinstone Boy  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media14.I Cry at Night  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media15.Lovesick  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media16.Strangers  $0.99

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5 stars A Somewhat Transitional EJ Album
"A Single Man" was somewhat of a transitional album for Elton. After the previous album "Blue Moves", he started transitioning from classic rock/pop into pure pop. He did it quite well, though. It was quite a change, however, when compared to his earlier albums. I have long been a die-hard fan and I've enjoyed just about anything he's done. I've always considered this album to be one of my favorites and this is considered one of his most underrated and forgotten works.
Submitted by Ron Haynes, Jr. (Covington/Cornelia, GA, USA)
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4 stars Sir Elton's last remotely substantial album
A fairly underrated effort that includes the impossibly catchy "Part-Time Love," the smooth "Return to Paradise," and, as a bonus track, one of his greatest unsung singles, "Ego."
Submitted by hoojib127 (St. Paul, MN, USA)
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5 stars You people are carazy
Big Dipper is the best song on this album. Good Ole' New Orleans piano style. What more could a boy ask for...AND ELTON JOHN WAS NEVER DEAD.
Submitted by piano-jack (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
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4 stars One underrated Cd
This is a great album in spite of what others might say.Bernie is missing,yet Gary Osborne does a decent job as a lyricist.My favorites are Shine On Through, Return To Paradise, and Part Time Love. The track Georgia is fun listening to as it has been used in tourism commercials for such state.The closing track Song For Guy is an epic tribute to Elton's messenger boy who had been recently killed.Overall,a good record.
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4 stars back to life.
i find with Elton John albums that there is always one song that i'd listen to over and over, on A single man its strangers, what a sad reflective song, great vocals and piano.....madness is a catchy number, and big dipper, dispite being annoying, is actually very catchy.
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