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Elton John Reg Strikes Again Compact Disc

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1988 studio album by Elton John

Reg Strikes Back
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Studio album past

Elton John
Released 24 June 1988
Recorded 1987–88
Studio AIR, London
Genre Pop, rock
Length 42:06 (Original)
64:06 (1998 Reissue)
Label MCA (Original Release)
Rocket / Mercury (Reissue)
Producer Chris Thomas
Elton John chronology
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. iii
(1987) 		Reg Strikes Back
(1988) 		Sleeping with the Past
(1989)
Singles from Reg Strikes Back
  1. "I Don't Wanna Go On with Y'all Like That"
    Released: June 1988
  2. "Town of Plenty"
    Released: September 1988
  3. "A Give-and-take in Spanish"
    Released: September 1988
  4. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Chicago Tribune (mixed)[2]
Los Angeles Times [iii]
The New York Times (not favourable)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]

Reg Strikes Dorsum is the 21st studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. Released in 1988, information technology was his cocky-proclaimed comeback album, and his own mode of fighting back against bad press.[1] The "Reg" in Reg Strikes Back refers to John's birth name, Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

In the US the album was certified gilt in August 1988 by the RIAA.

Groundwork [edit]

This was the final album that bassist Dee Murray (admitting without bass) appeared on prior to his death in 1992. Additionally, Nigel Olsson, the longtime drummer for John's band, appears (without drums) on backing vocals. The tracks "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" and "A Word in Spanish" peaked at No. ii and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. John brought back record producer Chris Thomas for the anthology. This is the first studio album to be recorded and released after John's throat surgery the previous year. The album comprehend featured costumes from John'due south collection that he decided to put up for sale.

Tour [edit]

Afterwards taking over a year off (to recover from throat surgery, accost personal problems and record Reg Strikes Back in London), John returned to the stage with a new rhythm section. He wanted more of an R&B audio to his textile, so drummer Jonathan Moffett and bassist Romeo Williams, forth with bankroll singers Marlena Jeter, Natalie Jackson and Alex Brownish, were added to the ring. Guitarist Davey Johnstone, now as well in the role of music director, had assembled the new band, a task that he continues to exercise.[vi]

The band'due south get-go bear witness was at an AIDS benefit at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, where they played a 14-vocal set that featured the never-released John/Taupin composition, "Love Is Worth Waiting For". The United states tour then began on 9 September at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida and concluded on 22 Oct at New York's Madison Square Garden.[six]

Afterwards recording the follow-upwards album Sleeping With The By in Kingdom of denmark, the band (now with backing vocalist Mortonette Jenkins instead of Alex Dark-brown) resumed their bout on 20 March 1989 at La Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, France, and played across Eastern Europe and the UK, concluding on ten June 1989 at the RDS Arena in Dublin.[6]

Track list [edit]

All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one
No. Title Length
one. "Boondocks of Enough" 3:40
2. "A Word in Spanish" four:39
3. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Ii)" 4:12
iv. "I Don't Wanna Go along with You Like That" 4:35
5. "Japanese Easily" 4:40
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Goodbye Marlon Brando" 3:30
2. "The Camera Never Lies" 4:36
3. "Heavy Traffic" (John, Taupin, Davey Johnstone) three:30
4. "Poor Moo-cow" 3:l
five. "Since God Invented Girls" 4:54
Total length: 42:06
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.
Bonus tracks (1998 PolyGram International reissue)
No. Championship Length
eleven. "Rope Around a Fool" 3:48
12. "I Don't Wanna Become On with You Similar That" (Shep Pettibone Mix) 7:16
13. "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Similar That" (Just Elton and His Piano Mix) 4:37
14. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (The Renaissance Mix) 6:19
Total length: 64:06

Other songs [edit]

"Rope Around a Fool" was recorded during these sessions. "Love Is Worth Waiting For", which Elton performed at an AIDS benefit show in Los Angeles during the summer of 1988, but has yet to come across official release on whatever format.

Personnel [edit]

Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of the album.

  • Elton John – lead vocals, backing vocals, Roland RD-1000 digital piano (ane, three, 4, 10), synthesizers (2, five, 6, 9), organ (2), acoustic pianoforte (v, seven, 8)
  • Fred Mandel – synthesizers
  • Fred McFarlane – programming
  • Davey Johnstone – electric guitar (i, 2, 3, five–9), audio-visual guitar (2, iv, 5, six, 8, ten), backing vocals
  • Pete Townshend – acoustic guitar (1)
  • David Paton – bass
  • Charlie Morgan – drums
  • Ray Cooper – maracas (6-9), tambourine (half-dozen-9), timbales (6-9)
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet (three), flugelhorn (3)
  • Dee Murray – bankroll vocals
  • Nigel Olsson – bankroll vocals
  • Adrian Baker – additional backing vocals (10)
  • Bruce Johnston – additional bankroll vocals (10)
  • Carl Wilson – additional backing vocals (ten)

Product [edit]

  • Producer – Chris Thomas
  • Recorded and Engineered by Nib Cost, Michael Stonemason and Paul Wertheimer.
  • Banana Engineer – Karl Lever
  • Recorded at AIR Studios (London, England), Westside Studios (London, England), Circumvolve Seven Recording and The Tape Found (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at AIR Studios (London)
  • Mastered past Tim Young at CBS, London.
  • All songs published by Happenstance Ltd.
  • Art Direction – David Costa
  • Photography – Gered Mankowitz
  • Wardrobe – Bob Stacey

1998 Reissue

  • Producer and remastering supervision – Mike Gill
  • Remixing and additional production on tracks 12, 13 & 14 – Shep Pettibone
  • Boosted remixing on tracks 12 & 13 by Steve Peck
  • Remixing on track 14 by Daniel Abraham
  • Editing on tracks 12 & 13 – Junior Vasquez
  • Remastered by Gus Dudgeon, Mike Gill and Peter Mew.

Charts [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ Heim, Chris (12 Baronial 1988). "Elton John Is Back With Fan-pleasing 'Reg Strikes Back'". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ Grein, Paul (3 July 1988). "Elton: 2d Air current". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ Holden, Stephen (17 July 1988). "RECORDINGS; Three Veteran Rock-and-Rollers Spin New Disks". The New York Times . Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ Harold Goldberg (half-dozen October 1988). "Reg Strikes Back | Anthology Reviews". Rolling Stone . Retrieved eleven January 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "The Band". Elton John.
  7. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Nautical chart Volume 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Nautical chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
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  9. ^ Library and Athenaeum Canada. Archived 29 Apr 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 Jan 2012
  10. ^ "Archived copy". danskehitlister.dk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 13 Jan 2022. {{cite spider web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  12. ^ "charts.nz Elton John – Reg Strikes Dorsum" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Clan of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 Jan 2012.
  13. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Elton John – Reg Strikes Back" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  14. ^ "swedishcharts.com Elton John – Reg Strikes Dorsum" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  15. ^ "Elton John – Reg Strikes Dorsum – hitparade.ch" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  16. ^ "The Official Charts Visitor – Elton John – Reg Strikes Back" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 Jan 2012.
  17. ^ "allmusic ((( Reg Strikes Back > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Anthology Search: Elton John – Reg Strikes Back" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 29 January 2012. [ dead link ]
  19. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1989 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  20. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Commonwealth of australia'due south Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 147.
  21. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Elton John – Reg Strikes Back". Music Canada.
  22. ^ "French album certifications – John East. – Reg Strikes Back" (in French). InfoDisc. Select JOHN Due east. and click OK.
  23. ^ Caroli, Daniele (9 Dec 1989). "Italia > Talent Challenges" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 101 (49): I-eight. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via World Radio History.
  24. ^ "Elton John - Spain" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 Jan 1988. p. 45. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  25. ^ "British anthology certifications – Elton John – Reg Strikes Back". British Phonographic Manufacture. Select albums in the Format field.Select Silver in the Certification field.Type Reg Strikes Back in the "Search BPI Awards" field and and then printing Enter.
  26. ^ "American anthology certifications – Elton John – Reg Strikes Back". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links [edit]

  • Reg Strikes Back at Discogs (list of releases)

hobbscamond.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Strikes_Back

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