A Single Man
Studio album by Elton John
Released	October 1978
Recorded	January-September 1978
Genre	Rock
Length	48:46
Label	MCA
Producer	Clive Franks, Elton John
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Robert Christgau (C) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Elton John chronology
Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) A Single Man (1978) Victim of Love (1979)

A Single Man is the twelfth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1978. It is the first album John created without his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. As Gary Osborne was an unknown at the time, many people have misinterpreted the album's title to imply that Elton wrote the entire album himself. Album cover for A Single Man by Elton John This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Robert Christgau (born April 18, 1942), is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics.[1] In print, his name is sometimes abbreviated as Xgau. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Elton Johns Greatest Hits Volume II is a compilation album by Elton John featuring songs from the early-to-mid-1970s. ... Victim of Love is an Elton John album released in 1979. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Collaboration, literally, consists of working together with one or more others. ... Bernie Taupin (born May 22, 1950) is an English lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. ... Gary Osborne is a singer and songwriter (most notably a lyricist) from the United Kingdom. ...

Hit "Song for Guy" was a tribute to Guy Burchett, Rocket Records messenger who was killed in a motorcycle accident. The song was a near-global success, charting high everywhere except the United States and Canada, where Elton's label, MCA Records, didn't feel that it had hit potential, due to the recent success of "The Music Box Dancer". The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. ...

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Soviet Release

A Single Man was Elton's first album ever to be officially released in the former USSR, though his previous releases had been smuggled into the country in various forms. It was released following the success of his A Single Man in Concert shows in Moscow and Leningrad, though it differed in two ways from its release elsewhere. First, the album was re-titled Elton John: Poet. Second, both "Big Dipper" and "Part-Time Love" were removed, due to the subject matter of the songs. Curiously, Elton had performed "Part-Time Love" at the USSR shows without objection from Soviet officials. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград) may mean: St. ...

Track listing

All songs by Elton John and Gary Osborne, except where noted. Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Gary Osborne is a singer and songwriter (most notably a lyricist) from the United Kingdom. ...

1. "Shine on Through" – 3:42
2. "Return to Paradise" – 4:13
3. "I Don't Care" – 4:21
4. "Big Dipper" – 4:02
5. "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy" – 8:23
6. "Part-Time Love" – 3:14
7. "Georgia" – 4:48
8. "Shooting Star" – 2:43
9. "Madness" – 5:51
10. "Reverie" (John) – 0:52
11. "Song for Guy" (John) – 6:37

Bonus tracks (1998 CD reissue)

1. "Ego" (John, Taupin) – 4:00
2. "Flinstone Boy" (John) – 4:13
3. "I Cry at Night" (John, Taupin) – 3:16
4. "Lovesick" (John, Taupin) – 3:59
5. "Strangers" – 4:46

B-sides

Personnel

• Elton John - organ, piano, harmonium, keyboard, vocals, background vocals, clavinet, mellotron, polymoog, synthesizer strings
• Vicki Brown - vocals
• Paul Buckmaster - cello
• B.J. Cole - guitar, steel guitar
• Ray Cooper - percussion, conga, tambourine, tympani, vibraphone, shaker, rhythm box, wind chimes
• John Crocker - clarinet, electric piano, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes
• Herbie Flowers - bass, acoustic bass
• Clive Franks - bass, percussion, vocals
• Patrick Halcox - trumpet
• Steve Holly - drums, horn
• Davey Johnstone - synthesizer, guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Stevie Lange - vocals, background vocals
• Henry Lowther - trumpet
• Gary Osborne - vocals
• Tim Renwick - acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
• Jim Shepherd - trombone
• Joanne Stone - vocals, background vocals
• Chris Thompson - vocals, background vocals

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Production

• Producers: Clive Franks, Elton John
• Supervising producer: Mike Gill
• Engineers: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks, Peter Mew
• Mixing: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks
• Mastering: Ian Cooper
• Digital remastering: Gus Dudgeon
• Coordination: Alex Foster
• Arranger: Joanne Stone
• Orchestral arrangements: Paul Buckmaster
• Sleeve design: David Costa
• Graphic design: Mike Storey
• Liner editor: John Tobler
• Liner notes: Chris White

Charts

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Singles - Billboard (North America)