Blue Moves

Review

by Lindsay Planer

The immense creativity that had spurred Elton John to realize no less than 11 studio albums in under seven years was beginning to show signs of inevitable fatigue. The same can be said as well of the artist's unfathomable physical stamina, which had included practically nonstop touring around the globe since the early '70s. Although initially Blue Moves (1976) was summarily dismissed by both critics as well as longtime enthusiasts, the double LP has since gained considerable stature within John's voluminous catalog. While comparisons were inevitable to the landmark two-disc Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) song cycle, most similarities in musical style and content end there. John's band had expanded to include the talents of James Newton Howard (keyboards/orchestral arrangements), » Read more

Tracks

Disc 1

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Your Starter for It	Quaye	1:23
		2		Tonight	John, Taupin	7:52
		3		One Horse Town	John, Newton-Howard, Taupin	5:56
		4		Chameleon	John, Taupin	5:27
		5		Boogie Pilgrim	John, Johnstone, Quaye, Taupin	6:05
		6		Cage the Songbird	John, Johnstone, Taupin	3:25
		7		Crazy Water	John, Taupin	5:42
		8		Shoulder Holster	John, Taupin	5:10

Disc 2

				Title	Composer	Time
		1		Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word	John, Taupin	3:48
		2		Out of the Blue	John, Taupin	6:14
		3		Between Seventeen and Twenty	John, Johnstone, Quaye, Taupin	5:17
		4		The Wide Eyed and Laughing	John, Johnstone, Newton-Howard, Quaye…	3:27
Composed by: John, Johnstone, Newton-Howard, Quaye, Taupin
		5		Someone's Final Song	John, Taupin	4:10
		6		Where's the Shoorah?	John, Taupin	4:09
		7		If There's a God in Heaven (What's He Waiting For?)	John, Johnstone, Taupin	4:25
		8		Idol	John, Taupin	4:08
		9		Theme from a Non-Existent TVSeries	John, Taupin	1:19
		10		Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)	John, Johnstone, Quaye, Taupin	6:43

indicates Track Pick

indicates a click-through to a song review

Releases

Other Editions