Elton John - Madman Across The Water 1971 ak320

Elton John - Madman Across The Water 1971 ak320



Madman Across the Water is the fourth studio album by Elton John, released in 1971

It reached No. 41 on the UK Albums Chart, spending only two weeks there. It has been the lowest-charting album of his career to date. It did better in North America, peaking at No. 8 on the US  Albums and placing at No. 10 on the year-end list of 1972. It received Gold by the RIAA in February 1972, achieving

$1 million in sales in  the United States. In 1993, the album was certified Platinum, representing shipments of more than 1 million units in the US.

But what is it doing on analogkid page?   You listen to the Title track and that is the answer. And a clue into what I listened to in the long distant past Also take a read of the Players on here some of those names may be familiar



Released 5 November 1971

Recorded 27 February; 9, 11, 14 August 1971

Genre Symphonic rock, folk rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock

Length 45:17



Tracklist

1. "Tiny Dancer" 6:15

2. "Levon" 5:22

3. "Razor Face" 4:44

4. "Madman Across the Water" 5:56

5. "Indian Sunset" 6:45

6. "Holiday Inn" 4:17

7. "Rotten Peaches" 4:56

8. "All the Nasties" 5:08

9. "Goodbye" 1:48



Personnel

Elton John – piano, vocals

Roger Pope – drums (tracks 1, 3 & 6)

David Glover – bass guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 6)

Caleb Quaye – electric guitar (tracks 1–3), acoustic guitar (track 6)

B. J. Cole – steel guitar (track 1)

Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 7), mandolin (track 6), sitar (track 6)

Lesley Duncan, Sue & Sunny, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Roger Cook, Tony Burrows, Terry Steele, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson – backing vocals (tracks 1, 6 & 7)

Paul Buckmaster – arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8 & 9)

Barry Morgan – drums (track 2)

Brian Odgers – bass guitar (track 2)

Brian Dee – harmonium (track 2)

Rick Wakeman – Hammond organ (tracks 3, 4 & 7)

Jack Emblow – accordion (track 3)

Terry Cox – drums (tracks 4, 5 & 7)

Herbie Flowers – bass guitar (tracks 4, 5 & 7)

Ray Cooper – percussion (track 4), tambourine (tracks 7 & 8)

Chris Spedding – electric guitar (track 4), slide guitar (track 7)

Diana Lewis – ARP synthesizer (tracks 4 & 7)

Chris Laurence – double bass (track 5)

Cantores em Ecclesia Choir – backing vocals (tracks 5 & 8)

Nigel Olsson – drums (track 8)

Dee Murray – bass guitar (track 8)