Amoreena

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"Amoreena"
Song by Elton John
from the album Tumbleweed Connection
ReleasedOctober 30, 1970 (1970-10-30) (UK)
April 1, 1971 (1971-04-01) (US)
RecordedMarch 1970 (1970-03)
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length5:00
Label
Songwriter(s)Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon

Amoreena is a song written by singer/songwriter Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, and is the eighth track on John's 1970 Tumbleweed Connection album. A live version is also available on the 1995 reissue of the 17-11-70 album. The song accompanied the opening credits of the 1975 film Dog Day Afternoon, one of only three songs heard throughout the film.[2][3] Amoreena is also the name of John's god-daughter.[4]

Amoreena, which appears to be about a young man yearning for his distant loved one, employs the same country-inspired rock sound which characterizes much of the Tumbleweed Connection album. John's piano riffs and chords are prominent throughout the mix, especially in the song's introduction, described by Rolling Stone magazine as "just great."[5]

The recording of this song heard on Tumbleweed Connection is significant in that John is accompanied for the first time by bass player Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson,[4] who would form the core of his rhythm section until their departure in 1975.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Zimmerman, Kent (2004). Sing My Way Home: Voices of the New American Roots Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 124. ISBN 1617747912. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ Dog Day Afternoon (1975) - Soundtracks
  3. ^ imdb: Dog Day Afternoon - Soundtrack
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Tobler, J 1995, Tumbleweed Connection: album notes
  5. ^ Jon Landau (1971-02-18). "Tumbleweed Connection review". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  6. ^ Tobler, J 1995 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy: album notes


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