Rock of the Westies
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Rock of the Westies is a 1975 rock album by Elton John that continued his commercial success with a harder-edged sound and the hit single "Island Girl."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbumsChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 1 ⓘ |
| containsSingle | Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | harder-edged ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Caleb Quaye
NERFINISHED
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Cindy Bullens NERFINISHED ⓘ Davey Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ James Newton Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Passarelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiki Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Blue Moves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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rock ⓘ |
| hasCertification | RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Billy Bones and the White Bird
NERFINISHED
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Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) NERFINISHED ⓘ Feed Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Grow Some Funk of Your Own NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Luck Story NERFINISHED ⓘ I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Street Kids NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugly ⓘ Wednesday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Yell Help NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrongerSoundComparedTo | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
compact disc
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vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableWork | Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Elton John discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Caribou Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Nederland, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
NERFINISHED
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MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-10-24 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1975 ⓘ |
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