Duets by Elton John - DeepRiffs

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It is a credit to Elton John's gregarious nature and artistic malleability that DUETS works on so many different levels despite having a line-up of partners that appear to have been picked by someone throwing darts at a list of names. Some appear to make sense whereas others seem unfathomable. It's only proper that EJ's first and most successful partner Kiki Dee returns on a lush remake of Cole Porter's "True Love," while drag superstar RuPaul kitschs it up in Dee's place during a high energy reading of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." Bonnie Raitt helps our hero take the standard "Love Letters" to church with some aid from Billy Preston's sanctified piano playing, whereas the faux countrypolitan pacing of "Born To Lose" works surprisingly well in accommodating both John's supple tenor and Leonard Cohen's low rumble of a voice. Elton John's solo singing is given excellent representation by "Duets For One," an amazingly upbeat song co-written with Squeeze's Chris Difford that features Chris Rea's twangy slide guitar. Rea does double-duty, getting his turn at the mike with John on the guitarist's self-penned "If You Were Me."
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1. Teardrops

Primary Artist: Elton John
K.d. Lang; Main Performer
Performer: Arif Mardin; Performer
Composer: Zekkariyas
Zeriiya Zekkariyas; Composer
Mixing: Jon Ingoldsby; Production
Producer: Greg Penny; Production
Recording Arrangement: Arif Mardin; Production
Studio Personnel: Jon Ingoldsby; Production
Composer Lyricist: Zekkariyas
Zeriiya Zekkariyas; Other

2. When I Think About Love (I Think About You)

Primary Artist: P.m. Dawn
Elton John; Main Performer
Composer: Attrell Cordes; Composer
Mixing: Mike Fossenkemper; Production
Producer: P.m. Dawn; Production
Studio Personnel: Mike Fossenkemper; Production
Composer Lyricist: Attrell Cordes; Other

3. The Power

Performer: Andrae Crouch
Jerry Hey; Performer
Primary Artist: Elton John
Little Richard; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Taupin
Elton John; Composer
Mixing: Jon Ingoldsby; Production
Producer: Elton John
Greg Penny; Production
Recording Arrangement: Andrae Crouch
Jerry Hey; Production
Studio Personnel: Jon Ingoldsby; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bernie Taupin
Elton John; Other

4. Shakey Ground

Primary Artist: Elton John
Don Henley; Main Performer
Composer: Al Boyd
Eddie Hazel
Jeffrey Bowen; Composer
Producer: Don Henley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Eddie Hazel
Jeffrey Bowen
Al Boyd; Other

5. True Love

Primary Artist: Elton John
Kiki Dee; Main Performer
Performer: Michael Gibbs; Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Producer: Narada Michael Walden; Production
Recording Arrangement: Michael Gibbs; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter; Other

6. If You Were Me

Primary Artist: Chris Rea
Elton John; Main Performer
Composer: Chris Rea; Composer
Producer: Chris Rea; Production
Composer Lyricist: Chris Rea; Other

7. A Woman's Needs

Composer: Elton John; Composer
Primary Artist: Elton John
Tammy Wynette; Main Performer
Author: Bernie Taupin; Production
Producer: Barry Beckett; Production

8. Old Friend

Primary Artist: Elton John
Nik Kershaw; Main Performer
Performer: Nik Kershaw; Performer
Composer: Nik Kershaw; Composer
Producer: Nik Kershaw; Production
Recording Arrangement: Nik Kershaw; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nik Kershaw; Other

9. Go On And On

Primary Artist: Elton John
Gladys Knight; Main Performer
Performer: Stevie Wonder; Performer
Composer: Stevie Wonder; Composer
Mixing: Van Arden; Production
Producer: Stevie Wonder; Production
Recording Arrangement: Stevie Wonder; Production
Studio Personnel: Van Arden; Production
Composer Lyricist: Stevie Wonder; Other

10. Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Primary Artist: Elton John
Rupaul; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Taupin
Elton John; Composer
Engineer: Brian Reeves; Production
Mixing: Brian Reeves; Production
Producer: Giorgio Moroder; Production
Studio Personnel: Brian Reeves; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bernie Taupin
Elton John; Other

11. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

Featured Artist: Elton John; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Marcella Detroit; Main Performer
Composer: Ashford
Simpson; Composer

12. I'm Your Puppet

Performer: David Campbell
Lee R. Thornburg; Performer
Primary Artist: Elton John
Paul Young; Main Performer
Composer: Dan Penn
Lindon Oldham
Spooner Oldham; Composer
Mixing: Bill Schnee
Gabe Veltri; Production
Producer: Steve Lindsey; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Campbell
Lee R. Thornburg; Production
Studio Personnel: Bill Schnee
Gabe Veltri; Production
Composer Lyricist: Spooner Oldham
Dan Penn
Lindon Oldham; Other

13. Love Letters

Primary Artist: Elton John
Bonnie Raitt; Main Performer
Performer: David Campbell; Performer
Composer: Victor Young; Composer
Author: Edward Heyman; Production
Mixing: Ed Cherney; Production
Producer: Don Was; Production
Recording Arrangement: David Campbell; Production
Studio Personnel: Ed Cherney; Production

14. Born To Lose

Primary Artist: Elton John
Leonard Cohen; Main Performer
Performer: Mort Lindsey; Performer
Composer: Ted Daffan; Composer
Mixing: Bill Schnee; Production
Producer: Steve Lindsey; Production
Recording Arrangement: Mort Lindsey; Production
Studio Personnel: Bill Schnee; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ted Daffan; Other

15. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Primary Artist: Elton John
George Michael; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Taupin
Elton John; Composer
Producer: George Michael; Production

16. Duet For One

Primary Artist: Elton John; Main Performer
Composer: Elton John; Composer
Author: Chris Difford; Production
Producer: Elton John
Stuart Epps
Greg Penny; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 14 minutes and 13 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

14/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

11/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Adult Contemporary, Singer & Songwriter

Label

EMI

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United Kingdom

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1992

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

73145184782