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This thoroughly dated affair is the result of a chance re-acquaintance between Elton John (vocals) and Pete Bellotte (producer). The artist was not fully satisfied with the initial results of the three-song "Mama Can't Buy You Love" EP, which became as much a product of Philly soul maverick Thom Bell as it did John. When Bellotte approached John to record a full-length disco album, he took him up on the offer. This was providing that John's contributions would be limited to providing vocals only. The results can be heard on Victim of Love (1979), a dismissible platter of Teutonic 4/4 rhythms and extended (mostly) instrumental indulgence. None of the seven cuts offer very much in terms of what Elton John enthusiasts would not only have expected, but more importantly, enjoyed. Although the title track was extracted as a single in the U.S. and the disgraceful cover of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" was issued as a 45 rpm in Europe, neither made much impact. In fact, with the exception of the Friends (1971) motion picture soundtrack -- consisting of mostly instrumental incidental scoring -- Victim of Love was John's lowest charting album to date. Although on a temporary touring hiatus, once John returned to the road, he wisely chose not to incorporate any of the material from the project on-stage. In fact, contrasting the blatant sonic excess of this release, John was concurrently performing as a solo act, backed only by longtime percussionist Ray Cooper. This "unplugged" setting restored some of the good will between John and his audience that Victim of Love had disenfranchised. Thankfully, the artist (and the rest of the music world) abandoned disco as the 1970s turned into the 1980s. His next effort, 21 at 33 (1980), allowed him to begin a long re-ascension on the music charts as well a restoration of his pop
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Product Details
Release Date: | 05/27/2003 |
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Label: | Universal I.S. |
UPC: | 0044007711620 |
catalogNumber: | 771162 |
Rank: | 8794 |
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Album Credits
Performance Credits
Elton John Primary Artist,Piano,VocalsMichael McDonald Vocals
Keith Forsey Drums
Patrick Simmons Vocals,Background Vocals
Thor Baldursson Keyboards
Tim Cansfield Guitar,Rhythm Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Roy Davies Keyboards
Steve Lukather Guitar,Soloist
Marcus Miller Bass
Lenny Pickett Saxophone,Soloist
Julia Tillman Waters Vocals
Craig Snyder Guitar
Stephanie Spruill Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters Vocals,Background Vocals
Julia Waters Background Vocals
Mike McDonald Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Thor Baldursson ArrangerPete Bellotte Composer,Producer
Silvester Levay Composer
Gunther Moll Composer
Jerry Rix Composer
Peter Luedmann Engineer
John Tobler Liner Notes
Michael Hoffman Composer
Jane Hitchin Tape Research
Zoe Roberts Tape Research
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