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Elton John- WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT: Deluxe Edition- CD- 2016- Mercury Records Ltd.- 602547650825- 400 grn
WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT is the thirtieth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 5 February 2016. It is John's first album since 2006's The Captain & The Kid to feature the Elton John Band and was written and recorded in 17 days. John's long-standing percussionist, Ray Cooper, makes his first appearance on any of John's albums since Made In England in 1995. This is Kim Bullard's first appearance on keyboards, replacing Guy Babylon, and when Matt Bissonette replaced Bob Birch on bass. Elton and co-producer T Bone Burnett collaborate on their third album. Elton wanted to create a “joyful” album and intentionally wrote in guitar keys (A, E, D) to push the uptempo feel of the project. WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT was written and recorded during two sets of sessions in January and April 2015, and uses his touring band for the first time in ten years.
PERSONNEL: Elton John – acoustic piano, lead vocals; Kim Bullard – keyboards; Davey Johnstone – guitars, harmony vocals; Matt Bissonette – bass, harmony vocals; Nigel Olsson – drums, harmony vocals; John Mahon – percussion, harmony vocals; Ray Cooper – tambourine; Tom Peterson – baritone saxophone; Joe Sublett, Jim Thomson – tenor saxophone; John Grab, Nick Lane – trombone; William Roper – tuba; Allen Fogle, Dylan Hart – French horn; Gabe Witcher – horn arrangements and conductor; Ken Stacey – harmony vocals.
Elton John gives away his game with not just the title of WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT but its artwork. Our hero stands against a garish, colorful backdrop, sporting a grin a mile wide, signaling that he's once again ready to have fun. The measured melancholy of The Diving Board aside, Elton hasn't precisely avoided fun since returning to making records for himself, not the charts, with 2001's Songs From The West Coast, but a certain sobriety crept into the proceedings, particularly when he joined forces with producer T-Bone Burnett for The Union, the 2010 duet album with Leon Russell. Burnett is back for WONDERFUL CRAZY NIGHT and so is John's touring band, making their first studio appearance since 2006's The Captain & The Kid. It's possible to feel the presence of all of Elton's collaborators: the band brings a bit of a kick to the proceedings and the ever-tasteful Burnett reins things in, keeping things from being too crazy, while lyricist Bernie Taupin schemes with John to re-create the melodic craft of their mid-'70s peak. There's a fair amount of joy and swagger here, particularly on the ebullient opening pair of "Wonderful Crazy Night" and "In The Name Of You," two songs perched between a canny, knowing nostalgia and casual craft. This is an album that sounds as comforting as a long candlelit bath - it's handsome, stately, and well appointed, the work of old pros relying on what they know best.
Deluxe Edition Includes Two Bonus Tracks.
Issued In A Gatefold Cardboard Sleeve With Hype Sticker On Front Cover Includes 16-Page Booklet.
Made In The E.U.
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