The Union
Elton John & Leon Russell
℗ 2010 Decca Records 801 484
℗ 2010 Mercury Records 274 848
The Union is a collaboration album by singer-songwriters Elton John and Leon Russell. It was released on 19 October 2010 in the US and on 25 October 2010 in the UK. Guest musicians include Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Booker T, Don Was, and Robert Randolph. This is Elton John's thirtieth studio album and his first studio release since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members. It is also his highest charting studio album on the Billboard 200 since 1976's Blue Moves, debuting at number 3. |
- 1. If It Wasn't for Bad [03:42]
- 2. Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes [03:21]
- 3. Hey Ahab [05:37]
- 4. Gone to Shiloh [04:49]
- 5. Hearts Have Turned to Stone [03:47]
- 6. Jimmie Rodgers' Dream [03:41]
- 7. There's No Tomorrow [03:43]
- 8. Monkey Suit [04:45]
- 9. The Best Part of the Day [04:43]
- 10. A Dream Come True [05:04]
- 11. I Should Have Sent Roses [05:18]
- 12. When Love is Dying [04:48]
- 13. My Kind of Hell [03:12]
- 14. Mandalay Again [04:51]
- 15. Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody) [04:57]
- 16. In the Hands of Angels [04:42]
Участие в альбоме:
- Elton John: piano, vocals
- Leon Russell: piano, vocals
- Tanya Balam: background vocals
- Jay Bellerose: drums, percussion
- George Bohannon: baritone horn, trombone
- Doyle Bramhall II: guitar
- Joseph Henry "T-Bone" Burnett: electric guitar
- Bill Cantos: vocals, background vocals
- Keefus Ciancia: keyboards
- Dennis Crouch: acoustic bass
- Debra Dobkin: gourd
- Davey Faragher: bass
- Kyle Ford: handclapping
- Marty Grebb: keyboards
- Judith Hill: vocals, background vocals
- Kellye Huff: background vocals
- Booker «T» Jones: hammond b3
- Jim Keltner: drums, percussion
- Drew Lambert: electric bass
- Darrell Leonard: horn arrangements, trumpet, bass trumpet
- Perry Morgan: background vocals
- Ira Nepus: trombone
- Russ Pahl: pedal steel
- Keefus Pardini: background vocals
- Lou Pardini: vocals, background vocals
- Thomas Peterson: saxophone
- Mike Piersante: handclapping, tambourine
- Robert Randolph: pedal steel
- Marc Ribot: guitar
- William Roper: tuba
- Jason Scheff: vocals, background vocals
- Alfie Silas-Durio: vocals, background vocals
- Tiffany Smith: background vocals
- Maurice Spears: trombone
- Rose Stone: tambourine, vocals, background vocals
- Joe Sublett: saxophone
- Jim Thompson: saxophone
- Tata Vega: vocals, background vocals
- Don Was: bass
- Brian Wilson: background vocals
- Jean Witherspoon: vocals, background vocals
- Jason Wormer: handclapping
- Neil Young: vocals