Peachtree Road (album)

All tracks are written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Peachtree Road
Studio album by Elton John
Released	9 November 2004
Recorded	January 2004
Studio	Tree Studios (Atlanta, Georgia) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) Silent Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	52:01
Label	Universal (US) Rocket (UK)
Producer	Elton John
Elton John chronology
Remixed (2003) Peachtree Road (2004) The Captain & the Kid (2006)
Singles from Peachtree Road
"Answer in the Sky" Released: 2004 (only in North America) "All That I'm Allowed" Released: December 2004 (first single outside North America) "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" Released: 2005

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Weight of the World"	3:58
2.	"Porch Swing in Tupelo"	4:38
3.	"Answer in the Sky"	4:03
4.	"Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"	5:02
5.	"My Elusive Drug"	4:12
6.	"They Call Her the Cat"	4:27
7.	"Freaks in Love"	4:32
8.	"All That I'm Allowed"	4:52
9.	"I Stop and I Breathe"	3:39
10.	"Too Many Tears"	4:14
11.	"It's Getting Dark in Here"	3:50
12.	"I Can't Keep This from You"	4:34
Total length:		52:01

Bonus tracks (2005 CD reissue)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Letter" (Lyrics: Lee Hall)	2:33
14.	"Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher" (Lyrics: Hall)	3:38
15.	"Electricity" (Lyrics: Hall)	3:29
Total length:		61:41

Bonus DVD (2005 reissue)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Weight of the World"
2.	"Porch Swing in Tupelo"
3.	"Answer in the Sky"
4.	"Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
5.	"My Elusive Drug"
6.	"They Call Her the Cat"
7.	"Freaks in Love"
8.	"All That I'm Allowed"
9.	"I Can't Keep This from You"

Notes

• Track 8 was titled "All That I'm Allowed" on the original 2004 release of the album but was titled "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" on the 2005 expanded edition.
• All tracks on the DVD recorded live at The Tabernacle, Atlanta (November 2004).

Personnel

Musicians

• Elton John – lead vocals, acoustic piano, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 10, 12), Rhodes piano (10)
• Guy Babylon – programming, orchestral arrangements (1–5, 7–12), Hammond organ (2–9, 11, 12), Rhodes piano (6–9, 11)
• Davey Johnstone – electric guitar, acoustic guitar (1–4, 7–9, 11, 12), dobro (1, 2, 6, 10), backing vocals (1, 5, 10), baritone guitar (3, 6), slide guitar (3, 5, 10), Leslie guitar (5), sitar (8), mandolin (10)
• John Jorgenson – pedal steel guitar (4)
• Bob Birch – bass, backing vocals (1, 5, 10)
• Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals (1, 5, 10, 11)
• John Mahon – percussion, backing vocals (1, 5, 10), programming (9, 11)
• Larry Klimas – baritone saxophone (6)
• Walter Parazaider – tenor saxophone (6)
• James Pankow – trombone (6), horn arrangements (6)
• Lee Loughnane – trumpet (6)
• Martin Tillman – electric cello (10)

Orchestra (tracks 1–5, 7–12)

• Steve Erodody and Martin Tillman – cello
• Brian Dembrow, Vicki Miskolczy, Simon Oswell and Jimbo Ross – viola
• Charlie Bisharat, Joel Derouin, Bruce Dukow, Endre Granat, Eric Hosler, Dimitrie Leiviachi, Phillip Levy, Robin Olson, Sid Page, Mark Robinson, Anatoly Rosinsky and Lisa Sutton – violin

Choir vocals

• Charles Bullock (2, 7–9, 11, 12)
• Terrence Davis (2, 6–9, 11, 12)
• Todd Honeycutt (2, 6)
• Adam McKnight (2, 6–9, 11, 12)
• Rosalind McKnight (2, 3, 6)
• L'Tanya Shields (2, 3, 6)
• M. Denise Sims (2, 3, 6)
• Alecia Terry (2, 3, 6)
• Mark Ford (6–9, 11, 12)

Production

• Produced by Elton John
• Engineered and mixed by Matt Still
• Assistant engineers – Jason Carson, John Holmes, Josh McDonnell, Josh "Frodo" Monroy, Rob Skipworth and Tom Tapley
• Mixed at Right Track Recording (New York, NY)
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME)
• Keyboard technicians – Tony Smith and Dale Sticha
• Guitar technician – Rick Salazar
• Drum technician – Chris Sobchack
• Photography – Sam Taylor-Wood
• Design – Intro

Charts

Chart performance for Peachtree Road

Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [18]	44
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [19]	27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20]	84
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21]	74
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [22]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [23]	97
French Albums (SNEP) [24]	63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25]	31
Italian Albums (FIMI) [26]	25
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27]	34
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [28]	16
Scottish Albums (OCC) [29]	28
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [30]	38
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [31]	11
UK Albums (OCC) [32]	21
US Billboard 200 [33]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [34]	Gold	20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [35]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36]	Gold	100,000^
United States (RIAA) [37]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Peachtree Road at Discogs (list of releases)