Honky Ch芒teau
by Elton John
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 May 1972
- Label: DJM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 48:06
- Community rating: 3.8/5 from 9 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Retreating to a French castle to record, Elton John transitioned to a remarkably tight, band-oriented rock sound that launched his historic streak of number-one albums. 'Honky Ch芒teau' is a beautifully melodic, wonderfully warm pop-rock classic, balancing fiercely playful, highly eclectic piano-boogie with deeply sentimental, delightfully quirky ballads.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, folk, piano, guitars, male-vocals
Tracklist
- Honky Cat (5:13)
- Mellow (5:32)
- I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself (3:35)
- Susie (Dramas) (3:24)
- Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (4:41)
- Salvation (3:58)
- Slave (4:22)
- Amy (4:03)
- Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (5:00)
- Hercules (5:20)
- Slave - Alternate "Fast" Version (2:53)
Credits
- Elton John - primary artist, electric piano, piano [acoustic], piano, organ, electric piano organ piano, vocal
- Stephen Brown - coordinator [co-ordinated by]
- Michael Ross - design [sleeve], photography by [inner sleeve], photography by [liner]
- Ken Scott - engineer
- Bobil - lacquer cut by
- Rasputin - lacquer cut by
- Ed Caraeff - photography by [cover]
- Jean-Fran莽ois Rault - photography by [liner]
- Michael Childers - photography by [liner]
- Gus Dudgeon - producer, arranged by [brass arrangement], backing vocals [additional], whistling [rhino whistle]
- Elton John & Bernie Taupin - written-by
- Davey Johnstone - banjo, guitar, guitar, backing vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, guitar, banjo guitar mandolin
- Dee Murray - bass, bass, backing vocals, background vocals vocal
- Nigel Olsson - drums, drums, tambourine, drums, backing vocals, congas, drums, congas membranophone tambourine, background vocals vocal
- Alain Hatot - saxophone
- Jean-Louis Chautemps - saxophone
- Jacques Bolognesi - trombone
- Ivan Jullien - trumpet
- Jean-Luc Ponty - electric violin
- "Legs" Larry Smith - tap dance
- David Hentschel - synthesizer [a.r.p.]
- Larry Steele - backing vocals [additional]
- Liza Strike - backing vocals [additional]
- Madeline Bell - backing vocals [additional]
- Tony Hazzard - backing vocals [additional]
- Ray Cooper - congas