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Elton John – Blue Moves (E/VG) – 2xLP, AU 1976
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Blue Moves is an LP by Elton John from 1976 released on the The Rocket Record Company label.
About this album
Blue Moves finds Elton John stretching his mid-1970s pop ambition across a sprawling double album that balances radio-ready melody with melancholy reflection. Released in 1976, it followed a run of major successes and marked a more somber, less immediately commercial turn, even as Bernie Taupin’s lyrics and Elton’s gift for hooks remained front and centre. Recorded with lush arrangements and a broader stylistic range than much of his earlier work, the album moves from the charting ballad Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word to theatrical and jazz-tinged detours that underline his versatility. It stands as one of the most distinctive records in his catalogue.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Elton JohnLabel: The Rocket Record Company – ROSP.1-1/2Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 2Country: AustraliaReleased: 1976Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop RockA1 Your Starter For...
A2 Tonight
A3 One Horse Town
A4 Chameleon
B1 Boogie Pilgrim
B2 Cage The Songbird
B3 Crazy Water
B4 Shoulder Holster
C1 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
C2 Out Of The Blue
C3 Between Seventeen And Twenty
C4 The Wide-Eyed And Laughing
C5 Someone'S Final Song
D1 Where'S The Shoorah?
D2 If There'S A God In Heaven (What'S He Waiting For?)
D3 Idol
D4 Theme From A Non-Existent Tv Series
D5 Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance!)