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Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player

Elton’s sixth studio album became his second straight No. 1 in the US and his first in the UK. It also peaked at No. 1 in several other countries including Australia, Canada, Italy, and Norway. The LP contains Crocodile Rock, Elton’s first No. 1 single in the US, and Daniel, which topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and reached No. 2 on their Hot 100.

RIAA status: 3x Platinum

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Original LP Tracklist

  1. 1.Daniel 3:55
  2. 2.Teacher I Need You 4:10
  3. 3.Elderberry Wine 3:34
  4. 4.Blues For Baby And Me 5:39
  5. 5.Midnight Creeper 3:52
  6. 6.Have Mercy On The Criminal 5:58
  7. 7.I’m Going To Be A Teenage Idol 3:56
  8. 8.Texan Love Song 3:33
  9. 9.Crocodile Rock 3:55
  10. 10.High Flying Bird 4:12

[Bonus Tracks]

  1. 1.Screw You (Young Man’s Blues) [Bonus Track] 4:43
  2. 2.Jack Rabbit [Bonus Track] 1:50
  3. 3.Whenever You’re Ready (We’ll Go Steady Again) [Bonus Track] 2:51
  4. 4.Skyline Pigeon [Piano Version] [Bonus Track] 3:56

Liner Notes
Music & Lyrics by ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN
Produced by GUS DUDGEON
Orchestral Arrangements by PAUL BUCKMASTER
Recorded at Château d’Hérouville, Hérouville, FR