Elton John (album)

Elton John
Studio album by
Elton John
Released10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
StudioTrident, London
Genre
Length39:27
LabelDJM
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Empty Sky
(1969) 		Elton John
(1970) 		Tumbleweed Connection
(1970)
Singles from Elton John
  1. "Border Song"
    Released: 20 March 1970[1]
  2. "Your Song" / "Take Me to the Pilot"
    Released: 26 October 1970

Elton John is the self-titled second studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John, released on 10 April 1970 by DJM Records and by Uni Records as John's debut album in the United States; many people there assumed it was his first album, as Empty Sky was not released in that country until 1975.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. 

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Your Song"   4:04
2. "I Need You to Turn To"   2:32
3. "Take Me to the Pilot"   3:46
4. "No Shoe Strings on Louise"   3:31
5. "First Episode at Hienton"   4:48
Side two
No. Title Length
6. "Sixty Years On"   4:35
7. "Border Song"   3:22
8. "The Greatest Discovery"   4:12
9. "The Cage"   3:28
10. "The King Must Die"   5:21
Total length:
 39:27
Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
No. Title Length
11. "Bad Side of the Moon"   3:15
12. "Grey Seal"   3:35
13. "Rock and Roll Madonna"   4:18
Total length:
 50:35
2008 deluxe edition bonus disc
No. Title Length
1. "Your Song" (Demo version) 3:33
2. "I Need You to Turn To" (Piano demo) 2:10
3. "Take Me to the Pilot" (Piano demo) 2:34
4. "No Shoe Strings on Louise" (Piano demo) 3:31
5. "Sixty Years On" (Piano demo) 4:20
6. "The Greatest Discovery" (Piano demo) 3:56
7. "The Cage" (Demo version) 3:20
8. "The King Must Die" (Piano demo) 5:22
9. "Rock and Roll Madonna" (Piano demo) 3:10
10. "Thank You Mama" (Piano demo) 3:19
11. "All the Way Down to El Paso" (Piano demo) 2:48
12. "I'm Going Home" (Piano demo) 3:03
13. "Grey Seal" (Piano demo) 3:18
14. "Rock and Roll Madonna" (Incomplete band demo) 2:53
15. "Bad Side of the Moon"   3:11
16. "Grey Seal" (1970 version) 3:34
17. "Rock and Roll Madonna"   4:16
18. "Border Song" (BBC session) 3:19
19. "Your Song" (BBC session) 3:59
20. "Take Me to the Pilot" (BBC session) 3:33
Total length:
 65:49

References

  1. ↑ "Border Song 45cat". 45cat. Retrieved 8 May 2020.