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Duets | ||||
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Studio album by Elton John and various artists | ||||
Released | 23 November 1993 | |||
Recorded | March 1991 – October 1993 | |||
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Length | 74:39 | |||
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Producer | Various (see below) | |||
Elton John chronology | ||||
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Singles from Duets | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Calgary Herald | C+ [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Music Week | [4] |
Philadelphia Inquirer | [5] |
Duets is the first collaboration studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1993. The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. In the US, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.
Duets was released on a single CD, a single cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own ( Elton John's Christmas Party ). The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. This is one of only 3 albums released between 1983 and 2016 without John's regular guitar player, Davey Johnstone.
Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached No. 2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul, reached No. 7), and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached No. 24).
No. | Title | With | Length |
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1. | "Teardrops" | k.d. lang | 4:55 |
2. | "When I Think About Love (I Think About You)" | P.M. Dawn | 4:34 |
3. | "The Power" | Little Richard | 6:25 |
4. | "Shakey Ground" | Don Henley | 3:51 |
Total length: | 19:45 |
No. | Title | With | Length |
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1. | "True Love" | Kiki Dee | 3:34 |
2. | "If You Were Me" | Chris Rea | 4:26 |
3. | "A Woman's Needs" | Tammy Wynette | 5:18 |
4. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live) | George Michael | 5:46 |
Total length: | 19:04 |
No. | Title | With | Length |
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1. | "Old Friend" | Nik Kershaw | 4:15 |
2. | "Go On and On" | Gladys Knight | 5:50 |
3. | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | RuPaul | 5:00 |
4. | "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" | Marcella Detroit | 3:36 |
Total length: | 18:41 |
No. | Title | With | Length |
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1. | "I'm Your Puppet" | Paul Young | 3:36 |
2. | "Love Letters" | Bonnie Raitt | 4:01 |
3. | "Born to Lose" | Leonard Cohen | 4:33 |
4. | "Duets for One" | 4:52 | |
Total length: | 17:02 |
Information is based on the album’s liner notes: [6]
Technical personnel
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [25] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [26] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [28] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
France (SNEP) [29] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Japan | — | 30,000 [30] |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [32] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [33] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [34] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [36] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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