Good Morning to the Night | ||||
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Remix album by Elton John vs Pnau | ||||
Released | 13 July 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1969–2012 | |||
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Length | 28:15 | |||
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Good Morning to the Night is the first remix album by Elton John and Pnau,released in July 2012. The album's tracks are created from samples of various early John songs mixed together to form completely new songs. [1] The album debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart,marking John's chart-topper since The Very Best of Elton John in 1990. [2]
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Phil Mongredien from The Guardian wrote "Australian dance duo Pnau have been mentored by Elton John for five years,and it's with his blessing that they have reimagined his early 70s output by splicing together snippets of songs to create something wholly new and oddly affecting... Refreshingly unpredictable,this is a blueprint for what remix albums should aspire to." [4] Joseph Standard from NME opined that "The results range from danceable to unnerving and give off an atmosphere of ghostly melancholy that subtly subverts Elton's reputation as a cosy British institution." [6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic felt that "Good Morning to the Night is not a hits-on-parade set [and] is a relief,and even if it's not necessarily the kind of music that would make it into regular rotation,it's inventive and fun,which is more than enough for a project like this." [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Good Morning to the Night" | 3:21 |
2. | "Sad" | 3:21 |
3. | "Black Icy Stare" | 3:12 |
4. | "Foreign Fields" | 3:33 |
5. | "Telegraph to the Afterlife" | 4:45 |
6. | "Phoenix" | 3:30 |
7. | "Karmatron" | 2:41 |
8. | "Sixty" | 3:52 |
Total length: | 28:15 |
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9. | "Sad" (Seamus Haji Remix) | 7:02 |
10. | "Sad" (The 2 Bears Remix) | 9:04 |
11. | "Good Morning to the Night" (Siege 'To the Night' Remix) | 6:16 |
12. | "Good Morning to the Night" (Cahill Remix) | 5:51 |
13. | "Good Morning to the Night" (Melé Remix) | 4:41 |
Total length: | 61:09 |
Source: [7]
1. " Good Morning to the Night " includes elements from the following original Elton John sound recordings:
2. " Sad " includes elements from:
3. "Black Icy Stare" includes elements from:
4. "Foreign Fields" includes elements from:
5. "Telegraph to the Afterlife" includes elements from:
6. "Phoenix" includes elements from:
7. "Karmatron" includes elements from:
8. "Sixty" includes elements from:
Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] | 40 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 188 |
Croatian Albums Chart [10] | 11 |
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] | 4 |
UK Albums (OCC) [12] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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Australia | 13 July 2012 | CD, LP, Digital download | Mercury Records | 3707164 |
North America | 2012 | CD, LP, DD | Casablanca | B0016987 |
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