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Jump Up!

Elton John’s 16th studio album, Jump Up!,  is best known for the track Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny), which is a tribute to the late John Lennon. It also features the ballad Blue Eyes, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as No. 8 in the UK. Recorded at Sir George Martin’s AIR Studios on the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the album reached No. 13 in the UK and No. 17 in the US.

BPI status: Silver
RIAA status: Gold

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Tracklist

  1. 1.Dear John 3:33
  2. 2.Spiteful Child4:16
  3. 3.Ball And Chain 3:29
  4. 4.Legal Boys 3:08
  5. 5.I Am Your Robot 4:45
  6. 6.Blue Eyes 3:26
  7. 7.Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) 5:08
  8. 8.Princess 4:56
  9. 9.Where Have All The Good Times Gone 4:01
  10. 10.All Quiet On The Western Front 6:07

Liner Notes
Music & Lyrics by ELTON JOHN, BERNIE TAUPIN, TIM RICE & GARY OSBORNE
Produced by CHRIS THOMAS
Orchestral Arrangements by JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
Recorded at Air Studios, Montserrat; Pathe Marconi Studios, Paris, FR