Here and There (Elton John album)

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Here and There
Elton John - Here and There.jpg
Live album by
Released30 April 1976
RecordedHere
The Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 May 1974
There
Madison Square Garden, New York City, Thanksgiving Night - 28 November 1974
Genre Rock
Length53:08 (LP)
139:31 (CD)
Label MCA (US)
DJM (UK)
Producer Gus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Rock of the Westies
(1975)
Here and There
(1976)
Blue Moves
(1976)
Singles from Here and There
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]

Here and There is a live album and the fourteenth official album release by English musician Elton John, released in 1976. The title refers to the two concerts represented on the album: "Here" is a concert recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London during the summer of 1974; "There" is a concert recorded at New York City's Madison Square Garden on 28 November 1974.

Contents

Track listing

Original LP and CD

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

Side one - "Here"
No.TitleLength
1."Skyline Pigeon"4:34
2."Border Song"3:18
3."Honky Cat"7:15
4."Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan)5:25
5."Crocodile Rock"4:15

Notes

1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue

Disc one - "Here"
No.TitleLength
1."Skyline Pigeon"5:41
2."Border Song"3:27
3."Take Me to the Pilot"4:33
4."Country Comfort"6:44
5."Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan)5:03
6."Bad Side of the Moon"7:54
7."Burn Down the Mission"8:25
8."Honky Cat"7:04
9."Crocodile Rock"4:08
10."Candle in the Wind"3:57
11."Your Song"3:56
12."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"7:09
Total length:68:01
Disc two - "There"
No.TitleLength
1."Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"11:53
2."Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"5:03
3."Take Me to the Pilot"6:00
4."Bennie and the Jets"5:59
5."Grey Seal"5:27
6."Daniel"4:06
7."You're So Static"4:32
8."Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (with John Lennon) (Lennon)4:40
9."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, Paul McCartney)6:15
10."I Saw Her Standing There" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartney)3:17
11."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"5:57
12."Your Song"3:58
13."The Bitch Is Back"4:23
Total length:71:30

Personnel

Track numbering refers to the 2-CD expanded reissues of the album.

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12] Gold20,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [13] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [14] Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA) [15] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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