Crazy Water

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"Crazy Water/Chameleon"
Single by Elton John
from the album Blue Moves
B-side "Chameleon"
Released4 February 1977
RecordedMarch 1976
Genre Pop rock, disco
Length5:42
Label MCA (US)
DJM (UK)
Songwriter(s) Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s) Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)"
(1977)
"Crazy Water/Chameleon"
(1977)
"The Goaldigger's Song"
(1977)

"Crazy Water" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. It is the seventh track on his 1976 album, Blue Moves . It was released as a single in the UK in February 1977. The single reached No. 27 in the UK singles charts. [1]

"Crazy Water" was sporadically performed by John during his concert tours with percussionist Ray Cooper from 1977 until 2012. [2]

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References

  1. "Elton John – Crazy Water". Discogs. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Crazy Water by Elton John song statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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