Honky Château

E199087
concept album studio album

Honky Château is a 1972 studio album by Elton John that marked a creative breakthrough with hits like "Rocket Man" and a more band-oriented rock sound.

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Honky Château canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Elton John ⓘ
chartPositionUKAlbumsChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboard200 1 ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows Madman Across the Water ⓘ
chronologicallyPrecedes Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtPhotographer Ed Caraeff ⓘ
decade 1970s ⓘ
engineer Ken Scott ⓘ
featuresBackingBand The Elton John Band ⓘ
featuresMusician Davey Johnstone ⓘ
Dee Murray ⓘ
Nigel Olsson ⓘ
Ray Cooper ⓘ
firstEltonJohnUSNumberOneAlbum true ⓘ
genre pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
hasCreativeBreakthroughReputation true ⓘ
hasPart Amy ⓘ
Hercules ⓘ
Honky Cat ⓘ
I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself ⓘ
Mellow ⓘ
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters ⓘ
Rocket Man ⓘ
Salvation ⓘ
Slave ⓘ
Susie (Dramas) ⓘ
Susie (Dramas) (alternate title: Susie) ⓘ
label DJM Records ⓘ
Uni Records ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 45 minutes ⓘ
lyricsBy Bernie Taupin ⓘ
musicBy Elton John ⓘ
notableSingle Honky Cat ⓘ
Rocket Man ⓘ
originalMedium vinyl record ⓘ
performer Elton John ⓘ
producer Gus Dudgeon ⓘ
recorded 1972-01 ⓘ
recordedAt Château d’Hérouville ⓘ
recordedInCountry France ⓘ
releaseDate 1972-05-19 ⓘ
styleCharacteristic band-oriented rock sound ⓘ

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Elton John → notableAlbum → Honky Château ⓘ
Madman Across the Water → followedBy → Honky Château ⓘ
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player → chronologyPrevious → Honky Château ⓘ