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The album’s completion also brought about a brief hiatus in the John-Taupin working relationship, as Elton eased off his touring commitments for a time and explored a collaboration with lyricist Gary Osborne on 1978’s A Single Man.
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Listen to the best of Elton John on Apple Music and Spotify. He told Circus magazine: “People are going to read a lot into Blue Moves: ‘Who’s this about, what made Bernie write this, what put Elton into this frame of mind?’ I don’t mind people interpreting, but I’d rather that they simply listen and enjoy.” Taupin agreed that the album had a more downbeat mood than its 1975 predecessor Rock Of The Westies. Other A-list musicians taking part included the Brecker Brothers, David Sanborn and vocalists such as Graham Nash, Bruce Johnston, and Toni Tennille.īlue Moves reached No.3 in both the UK and US, going gold in the first territory and platinum in the second, and was a Top 10 record in many other countries. Listen too for the admirably laid-back “Idol,” the delicate “Cage The Songbird,” and ”If There’s A God In Heaven (What’s He Waiting For?).” The last two had co-writing credits (among a total of five) for guitarist Davey Johnstone. Paul Buckmaster and James Newton Howard each oversaw some stunning orchestrations, with the latter arranging the stirringly emotional, slow-building “Tonight.” Newton Howard also arranged the accordion and strings on “Sorry Seems To Be…” and the Gene Page Strings for an early excursion onto the disco floor, on the near-seven-minute “Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance).” That became a single, as did the splendid “Crazy Water.”