Condition: Used
Elton John - Rock Of The Westies
Label: MCA Records
Catalog#: MCA-2163
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Vinyl: VG++, a few light scuffs
Cover has light bends on the top and bottom right corner, minor wear to other corners
Country: Canada issue
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock
Style: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Tracklisting:
A1 Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly (Medley) 6:30
A2 Dan Dare (Pilot Of The Future 3:25
A3 Island Girl 3:45
A4 Grow Some Funk On Your Own 4:45
A5 I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford) 5:30
B1 Street Kids 6:30
B2 Hard Luck Story 5:05
B3 Feed Me 4:00
B4 Billy Bones And The White Bird 4:25
Credits:
Bass - Kenny Passarelli
Drums - Roger Pope
Engineer - Jeff Guercio
Engineer [Assistant] - Mark Guercio
Guitar - Caleb Quaye
Guitar, Mandolin - Davey Johnstone
Lyrics By - Bernie Taupin
Percussion, Drums, Marimba, Bells, Vibraphone, Gong - Ray Cooper
Piano [Electric], Synthesizer, Clavinet, Mellotron - James Newton Howard
Piano, Vocals - Elton John
Producer - Gus Dudgeon
Written-By - Ann Orson (tracks: B2) , Carte Blanche (tracks: B2) , Davey Johnstone (tracks: A1) , Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Notes:
This album is dedicated to Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray.
Rock Of The Westies was Elton John's second album released in 1975, about six months after his concept album, Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy. The album often suffers as it is directly compared to that ambitious release. While it is not quite on that level, it is still a first rate effort from Mr. John. The album has a harder edge than most of his other albums and guitarist Davey Johnston lets loose all over the album. There's a new band line-up for the album as old friend Caleb Quaye rejoins (with others coming aboard as well) and long time members, Dee Murray and Nigel Olssen depart. "Dan Dare" packs a punch while the number one hit "Island Girl" adds a little tropical flavor. "Grow Some Funk Of Your Own" is one of Mr. John's angriest songs with a Mexican flair. "I Feel A Bullet (In The Gun of Robert Ford)" slows the pace down and is a pensive, longing and pretty song. Rock Of The Westies continued his winning streak by becoming his seventh consecutive number one album and his second straight to debut at number one. But like all good things, his number one album streak ended here. In fact, Elton John has yet to return to the top of the album charts since.
Elton John - Island Girl
- 1976
Elton John - I Feel Like A Bullet In The Gun Of Robert Ford
Elton John - Grow Some Funk Of Your Own - 1976
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