He Who Rides the Tiger

He Who Rides the Tiger
He Who Rides the Tiger
Studio album by Bernie Taupin
Released	1980
Recorded	1979-1980
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	43:58
Label	Elektra
Producer	Humberto Gatica
Bernie Taupin chronology

He Who Rides the Tiger is a 1980 solo album from longtime Elton John lyricist, Bernie Taupin. It is his second effort following his 1971 spoken word album Taupin. Taupin co-wrote all the songs in the album with the Buckinghams former guitarist Dennis Tufano and sang lead vocals in all of them. Although the album was recorded during a time when John and Taupin had interrupted their collaboration, John lent backing vocals on "Love (The Barren Desert)". The album was released on CD by American Beat Records on March 10, 2009.

Critical reception[]

In the review of May 3 1980 Billboard critics said that the album's "biggest strength lies in his lyrics." They also found that "Taupin isn't a bad vocalist" (but sometimes "become a bit too stagnant") and praised "the aid of Elton and other supporting singers."^[1]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Bernie Taupin (words) and Dennis Tufano (music).^[2]

"Monkey on My Back (The Last Run)" (4:04)
"Born on the Fourth of July" (4:47)
"Venezuela" (4:11)
"Approaching Armageddon" (5:36)
"Lover's Cross" (4:40)
"Blitz Babies" (4:31)
"Valley Nights" (4:23)
"Love (The Barren Desert)" (5:32)
"The Whores of Paris" (6:22)

Personnel[]

Bernie Taupin - lead vocals^[2]
Joey Carbone - keyboards^[2]
Kenny Passarelli - bass guitar, vocals
Dennis Tufano - rhythm guitar, vocals^[2]
Carlos Vega - drums^[2]
Paulinho da Costa - percussion
Dee Murray - bass guitar^[2]
Richie Zito - electric guitar, acoustic guitar^[2]
Jeff Porcaro - drums^[2]
David Foster - keyboards, synthesizer
Tom Scott - saxophone, flute, lyricon^[2]
David Hungate - bass guitar
Steve Lukather - electric guitar^[2]
Ralph Dyke - synthesizer, programming
Jay Graydon - electric guitar^[2]
Paul Lani - percussion
Michael Boddicker - keyboards, programming, synthesizer^[2]
Erich Bulling - charango, flute, acoustic guitar, ocarina
Elton John - backing vocals
Alan Gorrie - backing vocals
Hamish Stuart - backing vocals
Bill Champlin - backing vocals
Venette Gloud - backing vocals
Paulette Brown - backing vocals
Tommy Funderburk - backing vocals
Tom Kelly - backing vocals

References[]

^ "Review: Bernie Taupin — He Who Rides the Tiger" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (18). 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via American Radio History.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Records, Pop/Rock". Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana). February 8, 1994. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.

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[bboardreview-1] "Review: Bernie Taupin — He Who Rides the Tiger" (PDF). Billboard. 85 (18). 3 May 1980. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via American Radio History.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Records, Pop/Rock". Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana). February 8, 1994. Retrieved 2021-03-25 – via Newspapers.com.

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