Regrouping, Elton John planned a comeback album. One which would not only put him back on top, but also serve as fighting back against the bad press surrounding him. It would serve its purpose by going platinum, but didn't spawn too many hits. I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That, subsequently the song I purchased the album for, would peak at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The only other to chart would be A Word In Spanish would , which peaked at nineteen, and would be a hit I had long forgotten about.
With exception of a fun fact about the cover, there's not much to say about the album's conception. That fact being that it featured a selection of wardrobe which John would put up for auction. So, if you wanted a piece of clothing from John's personal collection, you had your opportunity.
Well, enough blah, blah, blah on that stuff. Let's dive in.
Town Of Plenty sets a solid tone for things, and being followed up with A Word In Spanish was a nice bit of icing on the cake so far. It was very obvious that the days of guitars and pianos were kind of done for Elton. In its place were a mix of R&B and synth pop, which I'm not sad about.
Mona Lisa And Mad Hatters (Part 2), has a funky horn driven sound to it, which I kind of can only equate to something you'd hear from Prince out of the Minneapolis scene. I dug it. In hindsight, I kind of wish Prince sung it. Following this was the hit, I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That.
Goodbye Marlon Brando, Heavy Traffic, and Holy Cow, were decent tracks, but overall things kind of tanked overall for the album. Nothing really grabbed my attention in a must hear way. I think, personally, I was just in Elton John fatigue at that point. Even with taking sporadic breaks, I honestly just didn't want to listen to him anymore.
Elton John went on to release another 10,000 albums do date, none of which I'm going to spend any time listening to, with exception of maybe one. Regimental Sgt. Zippo, released in 2021, was initially planned as his debut album. However, it was cancelled when his publisher didn't approve of the musical style. I might check that one out. But, before that, I'm off to more 80's stuff.
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