Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - wikipedia Goodbye Yellow Brick Road For the song, see Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ( song ). Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Studio album by Elton John Released 5 October 1973 Recorded May 1973 using a 16 track tape recorder Studio Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France ; remixed and overdubbed at Trident Studios, London Genre Rock, pop rock, glam rock Length 76 : 20 Label MCA ( US ) DJM ( UK ) Producer Gus Dudgeon Elton John chronology Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player ( 1973 ) Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ( 1973 ) Caribou ( 1974 ) Caribou 1974 Singles from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' Released : 16 July 1973 `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' Released : 15 October 1973 `` Candle in the Wind ( UK only ) '' Released : 1974 `` Bennie and the Jets '' Released : 4 February 1974 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by Elton John, released in 1973. The album sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and is regarded as one of John 's best. It was recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in France after problems recording at the intended location of Jamaica. Among the 17 tracks, the album contains the hits `` Candle in the Wind '', `` Bennie and the Jets '', `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' and `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' plus `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' and `` Harmony ''. The move to the château from Jamaica provided John and his band with a great deal of creative inspiration, and an abundance of quality material was produced, leading to the decision to release the work as a double album ( LP ). In 2003, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The album was ranked number 91 on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and number 59 in Channel 4 's 2009 list of 100 Greatest Albums. Contents 1 Production 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 6.3 Sales and certifications 7 References Production Under the working titles of Vodka and Tonics and Silent Movies, Talking Pictures, Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics in two and a half weeks, with John composing most of the music in three days while staying at the Pink Flamingo Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. He had wanted to go to Jamaica he has said, in part, because the Rolling Stones had just recorded Goats Head Soup there. Production on the album was started in Jamaica in January 1973, though after difficulties with the sound system and the studio piano, coupled with disturbance due to the Joe Frazier and George Foreman boxing match taking place in Kingston, and violent political tension due to the poor economic situation, the band decided to move before any productive work was done. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was recorded in two weeks at the Château d'Hérouville in France, where John had previously recorded Honky Château and Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player. While a version of `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' was recorded in Jamaica, that recording was discarded, and the released version of the song came from the sessions at the château. According to the album 's producer, Gus Dudgeon, the album was not planned as a two - record collection. In total, John and Taupin composed 22 tracks for the album, of which 18 ( counting `` Funeral for a Friend '' and `` Love Lies Bleeding '' as two discrete tracks ) were used, enough that it was released as a double album, John 's first ( three more such albums followed up to 2011 ). Through the medium of cinematic metaphor, the album builds on nostalgia for a childhood and culture left in the past. Tracks include `` Bennie and the Jets '', `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '', the 11 - minute `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '', and the Marilyn Monroe tribute `` Candle in the Wind ''. `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' was inspired by memories of a Market Rasen pub Taupin frequented when younger. `` Grey Seal '', previously the B - side of the 1970 single `` Rock and Roll Madonna '', was re-recorded for the album. `` Harmony '', the album 's final track, was considered as a fourth single, but was not issued at the time because the chart longevity of the album and its singles brought it too close to the upcoming releases of Caribou and its proposed accompanying singles. It was, however, used as the B - side of the American release of the `` Bennie and the Jets '' single, and was popular on FM playlists of the day, especially WBZ - FM in Boston, whose top 40 chart allowed for the inclusion of LP cuts and B - sides as voted for by listeners. `` Harmony '' spent three weeks at No. 1 on WBZ - FM 's chart in June 1974 and ranked No. 6 for the year, with `` Bennie and the Jets '' at No. 1 and `` Do n't Let the Sun Go Down on Me '' behind `` Harmony '' at No. 7. `` Harmony '' was released as a single in Britain in 1980 and failed to chart. Release This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2010 ) The album was released on 5 October 1973 as a double LP, with cover art by illustrator Ian Beck depicting John stepping into a poster. The original 1973 LP, when released on CD, was released on two discs, while the 1992 and 1995 CD remasters put the album on one disc as it was slightly less than 80 minutes. The 30th anniversary edition followed the original format, splitting the album across two discs to allow the inclusion of the bonus tracks, while a DVD on the making of the album was also included. The album has also been released by Mobile Fidelity as a single disc 24 karat gold CD. The album ( including all four bonus tracks ) was released on SACD ( 2003 ), DVD - Audio ( 2004 ), and Blu - ray Audio ( 2014 ). These high resolution releases included the original stereo mixes, as well as 5.1 remixes produced and engineered by Greg Penny. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Robert Christgau ( B ) Rolling Stone ( unfavourable ) Rolling Stone ( 2004 ) Slant Magazine Goodbye Yellow Brick Road has come to be regarded as John 's best and most popular album, and is his best - selling studio album. Three singles were released in the US : `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '', `` Bennie and the Jets '' and `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting ''. Richard Goddard considers this to be Elton John 's greatest album, also stating that just about every single song could be released as a single. In the US it was certified gold in October 1973, 5 × platinum in March 1993, and eventually 8 × platinum in February 2014 by the RIAA. The album was ranked No. 91 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was also placed at No. 59 in Channel 4 's 2009 list of 100 Greatest Albums. Track listing All tracks written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin except `` Funeral for a Friend '' written by Elton John. Side one No. Title Length 1. `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' 11 : 09 2. `` Candle in the Wind '' 3 : 50 3. `` Bennie and the Jets '' 5 : 23 Side two No. Title Length 4. `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' 3 : 13 5. `` This Song Has No Title '' 2 : 23 6. `` Grey Seal '' 4 : 00 7. `` Jamaica Jerk - Off '' 3 : 39 8. `` I 've Seen That Movie Too '' 5 : 59 Side three No. Title Length 9. `` Sweet Painted Lady '' 3 : 54 10. `` The Ballad of Danny Bailey ( 1909 -- 34 ) '' 4 : 23 11. `` Dirty Little Girl '' 5 : 00 12. `` All the Girls Love Alice '' 5 : 09 Side four No. Title Length 13. `` Your Sister Ca n't Twist ( But She Can Rock ' n Roll ) '' 2 : 42 14. `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' 4 : 57 15. `` Roy Rogers '' 4 : 07 16. `` Social Disease '' 3 : 42 17. `` Harmony '' 2 : 46 30th Anniversary deluxe edition ( 2003 ) Bonus tracks No. Title Length 18. `` Whenever You 're Ready ( We 'll Go Steady Again ) '' ( B - side of `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ) 2 : 52 19. `` Jack Rabbit '' ( B - side of `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ) 1 : 50 20. `` Screw You ( Young Man 's Blues ) '' ( B - side of `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ) 4 : 42 21. `` Candle in the Wind '' ( 2003 acoustic remix by Greg Penny ) 3 : 51 40th Anniversary deluxe edition ( 2014 ) Disc two -- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road : Revisited & Beyond No. Title Performer Length 1. `` Candle in the Wind '' Ed Sheeran 3 : 19 2. `` Bennie and the Jets '' Miguel featuring Wale 5 : 09 3. `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' Hunter Hayes 3 : 07 4. `` Grey Seal '' The Band Perry 3 : 38 5. `` Sweet Painted Lady '' John Grant 3 : 56 6. `` All the Girls Love Alice '' Emeli Sandé 3 : 34 7. `` Your Sister Ca n't Twist ( But She Can Rock ' n Roll ) '' Imelda May 2 : 49 8. `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' Fall Out Boy 3 : 43 9. `` Harmony '' Zac Brown Band 2 : 57 10. `` Candle in the Wind '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 4 : 04 11. `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 3 : 07 12. `` All the Girls Love Alice '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 7 : 18 13. `` Bennie and the Jets '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 6 : 08 14. `` Rocket Man '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 4 : 55 15. `` Daniel '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 4 : 16 16. `` Honky Cat '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 7 : 15 17. `` Crocodile Rock '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 3 : 55 18. `` Your Song '' ( Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 ) 4 : 08 40th Anniversary super deluxe edition ( 2014 ) Disc two -- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road : Revisited & Beyond No. Title Performer Length 1. `` Candle in the Wind '' Ed Sheeran 3 : 19 2. `` Bennie and the Jets '' Miguel featuring Wale 5 : 09 3. `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' Hunter Hayes 3 : 07 4. `` Grey Seal '' The Band Perry 3 : 38 5. `` Sweet Painted Lady '' John Grant 3 : 56 6. `` All the Girls Love Alice '' Emeli Sandé 3 : 34 7. `` Your Sister Ca n't Twist ( But She Can Rock ' n Roll ) '' Imelda May 2 : 49 8. `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' Fall Out Boy 3 : 43 9. `` Harmony '' Zac Brown Band 2 : 57 10. `` Grey Seal '' ( Piano demo ) 3 : 20 11. `` Grey Seal '' ( 1970 original version ) 3 : 37 12. `` Jack Rabbit '' ( B - side of `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ) 1 : 50 13. `` Whenever You 're Ready ( We 'll Go Steady Again ) '' ( B - side of `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' ) 2 : 52 14. `` Screw You ( Young Man 's Blues ) '' ( B - side of `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' ) 4 : 42 15. `` Candle in the Wind '' ( 2003 acoustic remix by Greg Penny ) 3 : 51 16. `` Step into Christmas '' 4 : 10 17. `` Ho ! Ho ! Ho ! ( Who 'd Be a Turkey at Christmas ) '' ( B - side of `` Step into Christmas '' ) 4 : 04 18. `` Philadelphia Freedom '' 5 : 21 19. `` Pinball Wizard '' ( writer : Pete Townshend ) 5 : 15 Note : The version of `` Whenever You 're Ready ( We 'll Go Steady Again ) '' appears to be taken directly from the 1980 compilation album `` Lady Samantha '' whereas it features the fade out of applause from the previous track on that album ( `` Rock ' n Roll Madonna '' ) at the beginning of the track and the intro drum roll from `` Bad Side of the Moon '' at the end of the track. This is likely an error. Disc three -- Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 : Part 1 No. Title Length 1. `` Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding '' 11 : 52 2. `` Candle in the Wind '' 4 : 11 3. `` Hercules '' 9 : 16 4. `` Rocket Man '' 5 : 01 5. `` Bennie and the Jets '' 6 : 27 6. `` Daniel '' 4 : 17 7. `` This Song Has No Title '' 2 : 57 8. `` Honky Cat '' 7 : 14 Disc four -- Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1973 : Part 2 No. Title Length 1. `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road '' 3 : 22 2. `` The Ballad of Danny Bailey ( 1909 -- 34 ) '' 6 : 14 3. `` Elderberry Wine '' 6 : 23 4. `` Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer '' ( writer : Johnny Marks ) 1 : 15 5. `` I 've Seen That Movie Too '' 5 : 45 6. `` All the Girls Love Alice '' 7 : 33 7. `` Crocodile Rock '' 6 : 34 8. `` Your Song '' 4 : 29 9. `` Saturday Night 's Alright for Fighting '' 8 : 22 Disc five -- Elton John & Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things ( DVD ) No. Title Length 1. `` Elton John & Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye to Norma Jean and Other Things '' ( Documentary film by Bryan Forbes ) 45 : 00 Note : The DVD version of this film edits about 10 minutes from the original 1973 documentary which ran for 56 minutes. Notable edits are all interview segments with John Reid, Dick James, and Elton 's mother, as well as footage of Bernie Taupin with his then - girlfriend Maxine and two live clips of `` All the Girls Love Alice '' and `` Crocodile Rock '' at the Hollywood Bowl. Personnel According to the album 's liner notes. Musicians Elton John -- vocals, piano ( 1 -- 6, 8 -- 10, 12 -- 17 ), electric piano ( 5, 6 ), organ ( 3, 7 ), Farfisa organ ( 5, 13 ), mellotron ( 5, 6, 11 ), Leslie piano ( 11 ), tack piano ( uncredited ) on `` Social Disease '' Dee Murray -- bass Davey Johnstone -- acoustic, electric, Leslie, slide and steel guitars ; banjo Nigel Olsson -- drums, congas, tambourine Additional musicians Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson -- backing vocals ( 1, 2, 4, 10, 13, 17 ) Del Newman -- orchestral arrangement ( 4, 8 -- 10, 15, 17 ) Leroy Gómez -- saxophone solo ( 16 ) David Hentschel -- ARP synthesizer ( 1, 12 ) Kiki Dee -- backing vocals on `` All the Girls Love Alice '' Ray Cooper -- tambourine on `` All the Girls Love Alice '' Uncredited -- drum machine, maracas, timbales and claves on `` Jamaica Jerk - Off '', castanets on `` Funeral for a Friend '', shaker on `` I 've Seen That Movie Too '', shaker and tambourine on `` Social Disease '', accordion and vibraphone on `` Sweet Painted Lady '' NB : it is unclear who provided the uncredited percussion on `` Jamaica Jerk - Off '', `` Funeral for a Friend '', `` Social Disease '' and `` I 've Seen That Movie Too '' or the drum machine on `` Jamaica Jerk - Off '', but these were overdubs either by Nigel Olsson, Ray Cooper or possibly a studio percussionist. Production Gus Dudgeon -- producer David Hentschel -- engineer Peter Kelsey -- assistant engineer Andy Scott -- assistant engineer Barry Sage -- tape operator David Katz -- orchestra contractor Del Newman -- arranger David Larkham -- art direction, artwork Michael Ross -- art direction, artwork Ian Beck -- artwork Gus Dudgeon -- liner notes John Tobler -- liner notes Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart Peak position Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart Canadian RPM Albums Chart Danish Albums Chart Finnish Albums Chart 26 Italian Albums Chart 5 Japanese Oricon LP Chart 22 Norwegian VG - lista Albums Chart 5 Spanish Albums Chart 8 Swedish Albums Chart 7 UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 West German Media Control Albums Chart 41 Year - end charts Chart ( 1973 ) Position Italian Albums Chart 36 Chart ( 1974 ) Position Australian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart 37 UK Albums Chart 7 US Billboard Year - End Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 5 × Platinum 350,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 300,000 United States ( RIAA ) 8 × Platinum 8,000,000 shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ https://www.discogs.com/Elton-John-Goodbye-Yellow-Brick-Road/release/778099 Jump up ^ `` Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ''. allmusic.com. 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH Preceded by Goats Head Soup by The Rolling Stones Canadian RPM 100 number - one album 3 November -- 1 December 1973 Succeeded by You Do n't Mess Around with Jim by Jim Croce US Billboard 200 number - one album 10 November 1973 -- 4 January 1974 Succeeded by The Singles : 1969 -- 1973 by The Carpenters Preceded by Dreams Are Nuthin ' More Than Wishes by David Cassidy UK number - one album 22 -- 29 December 1973 Succeeded by Tales from Topographic Oceans by Yes Preceded by Jonathan Livingston Seagull ( soundtrack ) by Neil Diamond Australian Kent Music Report number - one album 18 March -- 7 April 1974 Succeeded by Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings Elton John Discography Albums Singles Videography Awards Studio albums Empty Sky Elton John Tumbleweed Connection Madman Across the Water Honky Château Do n't Shoot Me I 'm Only the Piano Player Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Caribou Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy Rock of the Westies Blue Moves A Single Man Victim of Love 21 at 33 The Fox Jump Up ! 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Question: who played guitar on goodbye yellow brick road
Answer: Davey Johnstone