Product Details

• Audio CD (October 20, 1992)
• Original Release Date: 1974
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Polydor

Editorial Reviews Your Song; Rocket Man; Bennie and the Jets; Crocodile Rock; Don’t Let the SunGo Down on Me; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Daniel , and more. Elton John has always fancied himself a big-theme album artist, but becauseeven his finest albums are spotty, his best moments, with few exceptions, havebeen singles. _Greatest Hits_ collects nine of them from ’70 to ’74, plus oneof those exceptions, the stirring faux-gospel “Border Song.” If you overlookthe weightless “Crocodile Rock” and the contrived “Your Song,” this albumshows why John is a superstar, especially on the big ballads, wherecollaborator Bernie Taupin supplies some interesting lyrics for his impeccablemelodic hooks. The ethereal “Rocket Man” is a marvel despite its goofypremise, and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” remains the greatest pop momentof John’s career. _–David Cantwell_