Caribou (RSD 50th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Elton John (see all versions of this release, 23 available)

Tracklist

| |
1▼12" Vinyl: Original Album
#TitleRatingLength
A1The Bitch Is Back
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo tenor saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Jessie Mae Smith (US R&B vocalist Jessica Mae Smith, 1941–2021), Clydie King, Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) and Dusty Springfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
The Bitch Is Back
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
HST Publishing Ltd, Rouge Booze, Inc. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.153:44
A2Pinky
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Pinky
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.53:55
A3Grimsby
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Grimsby
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
33:47
A4Dixie Lily
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
electric guitar and mandolin:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
solo soprano saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
tambourine and whistle:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Dixie Lily
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.52:55
A5Solar Prestige a Gammon
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
clarinet and soprano saxophone:
Lenny Pickett (saxophone)
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Solar Prestige a Gammon
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
1.52:52
A6You're So Static
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
castanets, snare drum and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Clydie King
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
You're So Static
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.54:53
B1I've Seen the Saucers
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas, gong, tambourine and vibraphone:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Gus Dudgeon
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
I’ve Seen the Saucers
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:48
B2Stinker
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
brass:
Tower of Power Horn Section
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
organ:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Stinker
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.55:19
B3Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
organ, piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Billy Hinsche, Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys), Toni Tennille and Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
horn arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
vocals arranger:
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
3.555:37
B4Ticking
engineer:
Clive Franks
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
synthesizer:
David Hentschel
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Ticking
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.57:33
2▼12" Vinyl: Bonus Tracks
#TitleRatingLength
C1Pinball Wizard
engineer:
Ron Nevison
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass and bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas and tambourine and percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Nigel Olsson
guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
orchestrator:
Gene Page
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States, Eel Pie Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Ramport Studios in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Pinball Wizard
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
recording of:
Pinball Wizard
lyricist:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who) (in 1969)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Eel Pie Publishing Ltd., Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Towser Tunes, Inc.
45:14
C2The Bitch Is Back (New radio mix)
3:58
C3Ducktail Jiver
recording of:
Ducktail Jiver
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
3:54
C4Sick City
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Sick City
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.55:24
D1Cold Highway
lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
recording of:
Cold Highway
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.53:26
D2Stinker (extended version)
7:41
D3Snookeroo (demo)
recording of:
Snookeroo
writer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) and Bernie Taupin
3:15