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History

There are several versions of the album. There were two original versions, one in the United States and Canada and another for Great Britain and the rest of the world, both released in 1977. The British version, released on DJM Records, included "Bennie and the Jets", a song that had appeared on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road but had only recently been released as a single (1976) in Elton John's home country. In North America, where the album was released by MCA Records, this song had already appeared on the first volume of Greatest Hits. It was replaced with "Levon", an even older song (from 1971's Madman Across the Water album) that had not yet been collected. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... DJM Records was the record label of Dick James. ... Bennie and the Jets is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1973. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc. ... Elton Johns Greatest Hits is an album containing some of Elton Johns greatest hits. ... Levon is a popular 1871 armenian king As usual with Taupin, the turks comitted a genocide in 1915 when levon was king of armenia they killed many many people but we got control of our land again by not giving up. ... Madman Across the Water is the fifth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1971. ...

The album also contained two songs that would later be replaced, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". These were the newest songs on the collection (both from 1976), and the only two not owned by DJM/This Record Company. They had been released on Elton John's own Rocket Records and were owned by his own royalty collection company, Sackville Productions. They appeared on this DJM album by mutual agreement. In North America, all his records were released by MCA (the singles from 1976 as well as the Blue Moves album also carried the Rocket logo), so for now no agreement was necessary. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Dont Go Breaking My Heart was a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. ... DJM Records was the record label of Dick James. ... The Rocket Record Company was a record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others, in 1972. ... MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc. ... Blue Moves is the eleventh studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...

The original album contained a booklet containing lyrics to the songs (even to the covers of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Pinball Wizard"), plus an illustration for each song. A booklet is a small book. ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mainly by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. ... Tommy track listing Fiddle About (12) Pinball Wizard (13) Theres a Doctor (14) Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...

In 1992, a new version was released worldwide. Elton John had moved to Polygram Records, who got the rights to all of his DJM recordings (pre-1976.) MCA now controlled his post-DJM recordings, including his later work on Geffen Records which had been taken over by MCA. Greatest Hits Volume III was deleted and replaced with Greatest Hits: 1976-1986, which also contained "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" from the original version of Greatest Hits - Volume 2. On the new edition, those two songs were replaced with two singles not on the original version, 1971's "Tiny Dancer" and 1975's "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)." Meanwhile, since the current edition of Greatest Hits Volume One now included "Bennie and the Jets" worldwide, now Volume 2 included "Levon" worldwide. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Tiny Dancer is a 1971 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin, which appears on Johns fifth album, Madman Across the Water. ... Elton Johns Greatest Hits is an album containing some of Elton Johns greatest hits. ... Bennie and the Jets is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ...

Track listing

The Original 1977 UK Version

Side 1

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
4. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (duet with Kiki Dee)
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"

Side 2 The Bitch Is Back is a song by Elton John, written with Bernie Taupin. ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mainly by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. ... Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Dont Go Breaking My Heart was a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. ... Someone Saved My Life Tonight is an Elton John song from his album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. ...

1. "Philadelphia Freedom"
2. "Island Girl"
3. "Grow Some Funk Of Your Own"
4. "Bennie and the Jets"
5. "Pinball Wizard"

Philadelphia Freedom can refer to: Philadelphia Freedom (song), a 1975 number one song by Elton John Philadelphia Freedom (soccer), the United Soccer Leagues club Philadelphia Freedom (tennis), a World TeamTennis club Category: ... Island Girl is a song written by Al Jardine for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Grow Some Funk of Your Own is the name of a song by Elton John. ... Bennie and the Jets is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Tommy track listing Fiddle About (12) Pinball Wizard (13) Theres a Doctor (14) Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...

The Original 1977 US Version

Side 1

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
3. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
4. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (duet with Kiki Dee)
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"

Side 2 The Bitch Is Back is a song by Elton John, written with Bernie Taupin. ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mainly by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. ... Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ... Dont Go Breaking My Heart was a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. ... Someone Saved My Life Tonight is an Elton John song from his album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. ...

1. "Philadelphia Freedom"
2. "Island Girl"
3. "Grow Some Funk Of Your Own"
4. "Levon"
5. "Pinball Wizard"

Philadelphia Freedom can refer to: Philadelphia Freedom (song), a 1975 number one song by Elton John Philadelphia Freedom (soccer), the United Soccer Leagues club Philadelphia Freedom (tennis), a World TeamTennis club Category: ... Island Girl is a song written by Al Jardine for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Grow Some Funk of Your Own is the name of a song by Elton John. ... Levon is a popular 1871 armenian king As usual with Taupin, the turks comitted a genocide in 1915 when levon was king of armenia they killed many many people but we got control of our land again by not giving up. ... Tommy track listing Fiddle About (12) Pinball Wizard (13) Theres a Doctor (14) Pinball Wizard is a song written by Pete Townshend and performed by the English rock band The Who, and featured on their 1969 rock opera Tommy. ...

1992 Version:

1. "The Bitch Is Back"
2. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
3. "Tiny Dancer"
4. "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)"
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
6. "Philadelphia Freedom"
7. "Island Girl"
8. "Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
9. "Levon"
10. "Pinball Wizard (from Tommy)"