Here and There (Elton John album)

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Here and There
Elton John - Here and There.jpg
Live album by
Elton John
Released30 April 1976
RecordedHere
The Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 May 1974
There
Madison Square Garden, New York City, Thanksgiving Night - 28 November 1974
GenreRock
Length53:08 (LP)
139:31 (CD)
LabelMCA (US)
DJM (UK)
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Rock of the Westies
(1975) 		Here and There
(1976) 		Blue Moves
(1976)
Singles from Here and There
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Here and There, released in 1976, is a live album by British singer-songwriter Elton John; it is his fourteenth official album release. The title refers to the two concerts represented on the album: "Here" is a concert recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London during the summer of 1974; "There" is a concert recorded at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974.

Track listing[]

Original LP and CD[]

All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one - "Here"
No.TitleLength
1."Skyline Pigeon"4:34
2."Border Song"3:18
3."Honky Cat"7:15
4."Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan)5:25
5."Crocodile Rock"4:15
Side two - "There"
No.TitleLength
1."Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"11:11
2."Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"5:12
3."Bennie and the Jets"6:09
4."Take Me to the Pilot"5:48
Total length:53:08

Notes

  • LP sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–9 on the earliest CD releases of the album.

1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue[]

Disc one - "Here"
No.TitleLength
1."Skyline Pigeon"5:41
2."Border Song"3:27
3."Take Me to the Pilot"4:33
4."Country Comfort"6:44
5."Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan)5:03
6."Bad Side of the Moon"7:54
7."Burn Down the Mission"8:25
8."Honky Cat"7:04
9."Crocodile Rock"4:08
10."Candle in the Wind"3:57
11."Your Song"3:56
12."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"7:09
Total length:68:01
Disc two - "There"
No.TitleLength
1."Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"11:53
2."Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"5:03
3."Take Me to the Pilot"6:00
4."Bennie and the Jets"5:59
5."Grey Seal"5:27
6."Daniel"4:06
7."You're So Static"4:32
8."Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (with John Lennon) (Lennon)4:40
9."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, Paul McCartney)6:15
10."I Saw Her Standing There" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartney)3:17
11."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"5:57
12."Your Song"3:58
13."The Bitch Is Back"4:23
Total length:71:30

Personnel[]

Track numbering refers to the 2-CD expanded reissues of the album.

  • Elton John – Piano, Vocals
  • Ray Cooper – Tambourine (CD No. 1 tracks 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12; CD No. 2 tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9–13), Congas (CD No. 1 tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12; CD No. 2 tracks 3, 5, 6, 8), Bells (CD No. 1 track 6; CD No. 2 track 9), Vibes (CD No. 1 track 7; CD No. 2 track 2), Duck Call on "Honky Cat", Organ on "Crocodile Rock"
  • Lesley Duncan – Vocals ("Love Song" only)
  • Davey Johnstone – Guitars (except CD No. 1 tracks 1, 2, 11), Background vocals (except : CD No. 1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD No. 2 tracks 5–8, 9, 12–13), Mandolin on "Honky Cat"
  • John Lennon – Guitar, Vocals (CD No. 2, tracks 8–10 only)
  • Dee Murray – Bass (except CD No. 1 tracks 1, 11), Background vocals (except: CD No. 1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD No. 2 tracks 5–8, 9, 12–13)
  • Nigel Olsson – Drums (except CD No. 1 tracks 1, 11), Background vocals (except: CD No. 1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD No. 2 tracks 5–8, 9, 12–13)

Production[]

  • Producer: Gus Dudgeon
  • Engineers: Gus Dudgeon, Phil Dunne
  • Compilation: Gus Dudgeon
  • Art direction: David Larkham
  • Design: David Larkham
  • Photography: David Nutter
  • Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts[]

Album – Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1976 Pop Albums 4

References[]

  1. ^ Here and There at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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