Peachtree Road (album)

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

Peachtree Road
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Studio album by
Released9 November 2004
RecordedJanuary 2004
StudioTree Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
Silent Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Pop rock
Length52:01
Label
Producer Elton John
Elton John chronology
Remixed
(2003)
Peachtree Road
(2004)
The Captain & the Kid
(2006)
Singles from Peachtree Road
  1. "Answer in the Sky"
    Released: 2004 (only in North America)
  2. "All That I'm Allowed"
    Released: December 2004 (first single outside North America)
  3. "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
    Released: 2005
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Musicians

Orchestra (tracks 1–5, 7–12)

Choir vocals

Production

Charts

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

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [33] Gold20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [34] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [36] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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