Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

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"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is a 1973 double album by Elton John widely regarded as one of his greatest works, featuring classic songs like "Candle in the Wind" and "Bennie and the Jets."

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instanceOf double album
studio album
artist Elton John
certification multi-platinum in the United States
platinum in the United Kingdom
chartPosition number 1 on the UK Albums Chart
number 1 on the US Billboard 200
composer Elton John
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
describedAs one of Elton John’s greatest works
followedBy Caribou
genre glam rock
pop rock
rock
hasCoverArt Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album cover
hasPart All the Girls Love Alice
Bennie and the Jets
Candle in the Wind
Dirty Little Girl
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road self-linksurface differs
surface form: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song)

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surface form: Grey Seal

Harmony
I’ve Seen That Movie Too
Roy Rogers
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
Social Disease
Sweet Painted Lady
The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–34)
This Song Has No Title
Your Sister Can’t Twist (But She Can Rock ’n Roll)
label DJM Records
MCA Records
language English
length approximately 76 minutes
lyricist Bernie Taupin
mainSubject disillusionment with celebrity
fame
nostalgia
notableWorkOf Elton John
numberOfDiscs 2
originalFormat vinyl record
partOf Elton John discography
performer Elton John
precededBy Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
producer Gus Dudgeon
recorded 1973
recordedAt Château d’Hérouville
recordedIn France
releaseDate 1973-10-05

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Elton John notableAlbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Candle in the Wind originalAlbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Bennie and the Jets partOfAlbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting partOfAlbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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this entity surface form: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song)