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Made in England | ||||
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Released | 20 March 1995 [1] | |||
Recorded | February–April 1994 | |||
Studio | AIR Lyndhurst Hall (London, UK) | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 52:34 | |||
Label | Rocket (UK) Island (US) | |||
Producer | Greg Penny, Elton John | |||
Elton John chronology | ||||
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Singles from Made in England | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Baltimore Sun | (favorable) [3] |
Chicago Tribune | [4] |
Deseret News | (favorable) [5] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
Entertainment Weekly | (favorable) [7] |
Los Angeles Times | [8] |
Music & Media | (favorable) [9] |
NME | 4/10 [10] |
Rolling Stone | [11] |
Made in England is the twenty-fourth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1995. It was produced by John and Greg Penny, his first album since Leather Jackets without producer Chris Thomas. The album was dedicated to John's boyfriend and future husband David Furnish. It was also dedicated to the memory of Denis Gauthier and Peter Williams. It was the last album to feature regular Elton John Band percussionist Ray Cooper until 2016's Wonderful Crazy Night. Bob Birch became John's full-time recording and touring bass player until his death in 2012.
The song "Please" was covered by bluegrass singer Rhonda Vincent and country singer Dolly Parton for the 2018 tribute album Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin .
While promoting his work for The Lion King soundtrack in September 1994, Elton John debuted "Believe" (five months before its release as a single) during the opening night of a concert tour with Ray Cooper in Phoenix, Arizona. "Believe" reached No. 15 on the UK singles chart and No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was the only American hit from the album to reach the top 20. During November, John toured Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Switzerland, Poland, France, Italy, the UK, Japan, and other countries two months later. Several songs from the album made it to the subsequent Made in England Tour's playlist, including "Believe," "Made in England," "House," "Blessed," "Lies," and "Pain".[ citation needed ]
On "Belfast," the song originally ended simply with John singing the last line, "Belfast." In an interview with fan magazine East End Lights some time later, arranger Paul Buckmaster (in his first project with John since 1978's A Single Man ) said he thought the song needed a more uplifting end, and added the outro, making it sound as if it were being played in an Irish pub somewhere up the road. John reportedly was initially wary of the idea, but Buckmaster said he changed his mind upon hearing it and approved the new coda for the final version. George Martin, who owned AIR Studios London where the album was recorded, wrote the horn and string arrangement on "Latitude." John and Guy Babylon are credited as arrangers on "Man," which also includes organ by Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics frontman Paul Carrack.[ citation needed ]
UK release date | Single | Notes | Peak positions |
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20 February 1995 | "Believe" | Worldwide release | #1 CAN, No. 15 UK, No. 13 US |
8 May 1995 | "Made in England" | Worldwide release | #5 CAN, No. 18 UK, No. 52 US |
18 December 1995 | "Blessed" | Not released in the UK as a single | #3 CAN, No. 34 US |
22 January 1996 | "Please" | Released in the UK | #33 UK |
All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Believe" | 4:55 |
2. | "Made in England" | 5:09 |
3. | "House" | 4:27 |
4. | "Cold" | 5:37 |
5. | "Pain" | 3:49 |
6. | "Belfast" | 6:29 |
7. | "Latitude" | 3:34 |
8. | "Please" | 3:52 |
9. | "Man" | 5:16 |
10. | "Lies" | 4:25 |
11. | "Blessed" | 5:01 |
Total length: | 52:34 |
There are many outtakes from Made in England. These songs include "Building a Bird", "Leaves", "Hell", "Skin", "Tick-Tock", "Undone", "Red", "Live Like Horses", an alternate version of "Belfast", and an alternate version of "Believe". "Red" was later released on the French compilation Sol En Si and a version of "Live Like Horses" was later released on The Big Picture . "Building a Bird" was recorded by Nigel Olsson for his 2001 Move the Universe album, released only in Japan. "Hell" and the original cut of "Live Like Horses" have circulated on YouTube. The remaining outtakes have yet to circulate. [12]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1996 | "Believe" | Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male [13] | Nominated |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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1996 | Elton John (performer) | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist [14] | Nominated |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Austria (IFPI Austria) [44] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [45] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
France (SNEP) [46] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [47] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [48] | Gold | 101,130 [49] |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [50] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [51] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [52] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [53] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [54] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [55] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [56] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 3,400,000 [57] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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