The Very Best of Elton John

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The Very Best of Elton John
Compilation album by Elton John
Released	October 1, 1990
Recorded	1969–1990
Genre	Rock
Length	2:17:56
Label	Polygram
Producer	Gus Dudgeon, Clive Franks, Chris Thomas, Don Was
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Elton John chronology
To Be Continued (1990) The Very Best of Elton John (1990) The One (1992)

The Very Best of Elton John is a greatest hits compilation album by Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career-retrospective album, and fourth official greatest-hits album overall, it was released in the United Kingdom, and in other countries such Japan and Australia, but not in the United States.

The album spans his second album Elton John in 1970 to the successful then most-recently 1989 Sleeping with the Past. After the huge hit that was the Double A-sided Sacrifice / Healing Hands single, which was the 3rd best-selling single of 1990 in the United Kingdom, the album became an instant smash in that country. It spent its two first weeks at #1 and then nine strong weeks at #2. In all, the album spent 145 weeks inside the UK Top 200 album chart, making a total of 11 re-entries, and it was certified 9x Platinum by BPI on March 1, 1995.

It includes a total of 28 hit singles plus the new songs Easier to Walk Away and You Gotta Love Someone, which also made the charts between 1990 and 1991.

[edit] Track listing

All songs by John/Taupin, except where noted.

[edit] Disc one

1. "Your Song" – 4:02
2. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be a Long Long Time)" – 4:42
3. "Honky Cat" – 5:15
4. "Crocodile Rock" – 3:57
5. "Daniel" – 3:55
6. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – 3:17
7. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" – 4:56
8. "Candle in the Wind" – 3:51
9. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:58
10. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (Lennon/McCartney) – 6:16
11. "Philadelphia Freedom" – 5:42
12. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6::46
13. "Pinball Wizard" (Townshend) – 5:15
14. "The Bitch Is Back" – 3:45

[edit] Disc two

1. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee) (credited to Carte Blanche/Ann Orson) – 4:32
2. "Bennie and the Jets" – 5:21
3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:50
4. "Song for Guy" – 6:41
5. "Part-Time Love" (John/Osborne) – 3:15
6. "Blue Eyes" (John/Osborne) – 3:28
7. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (John/Johnstone/Taupin) – 4:45
8. "I'm Still Standing" – 3:03
9. "Kiss the Bride" – 3:55
10. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 4:10
11. "Passengers" (John/Johnstone/McHize/Taupin) – 3:24
12. "Nikita" – 5:44
13. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" – 3:59
14. "Sacrifice" – 5:08
15. "Easier to Walk Away" – 4:24
16. "You Gotta Love Someone" – 5:00

The cassette track listing is the same as above, but the vinyl omits 'Pinball Wizard', 'The Bitch Is Back', 'I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That' and 'Easier To Walk Away'.

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