Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

by Elton John

Overview

Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 rounds up the handful of singles that weren't included on Elton John's first Greatest Hits collection ("Levon," "Tiny Dancer") and adds the highlights from Caribou, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, and Rock of the Westies ("The Bitch Is Back," "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," "Island Girl," "Grow Some Funk of Your Own," "I Feel Like a Bullet [In the Gun of Robert Ford]"), plus two non-LP hit singles ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "Philadelphia Freedom") and John's version of "Pinball Wizard," taken from the soundtrack to Tommy. In short, it's an excellent continuation of the first collection, and taken together, they function as an ideal singles retrospective of the most successful singles artist of the early '70s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2019
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031340745
Rank:	4059

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Elton John   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Mellotron,Harpsichord,Synthesizer
John Lennon   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Dusty Springfield   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Tower of Power   Guest Artist
Kiki Dee   Guest Artist
Caleb Quaye   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Dave Glover   Bass
Sunny   Vocals (Background)
Jessie Mae Smith   Vocals (Background)
Nigel Olsson   Drums,Vocals (Background)
Dr. Winston O'Boogie   Guitar
Sue   Vocals (Background)
Tony Burrows   Vocals (Background)
Tower of Power Horns   Brass
B.J. Cole   Guitar (Steel)
Ray Cooper   Gong,Maracas,Tambourine,Vibraphone
Dee Murray   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Clydie King   Vocals (Background)
Barry St. John   Vocals (Background)
Liza Strike   Vocals (Background)
Lesley Duncan   Vocals (Background)
Roger Cook   Vocals (Background)
Roger Pope   Drums
Sherlie Matthews   Vocals (Background)
Brian Dee   Harmonium
Davey Johnstone   Banjo,Sitar,Guitar,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Barry Morgan   Drums
Terry Steele   Vocals (Background)
Kenny Passarelli   Bass
Brian Odgers   Bass
James Newton Howard   Mellotron,Synthesizer,Piano (Electric)
Lenny Pickett   Sax (Tenor)
Les Thatcher   Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

Gus Dudgeon   Producer
Bryan Forbes   Photography
Bernie Taupin   Composer
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
David Costa   Design,Art Direction
Martyn Goddard   Photography
David Nutter   Photography
George Rowbottom   Design,Art Direction
Michael Ross   Photography
Paul McCartney   Composer
John Lennon   Composer
Davey Johnstone   Composer
Elton John   Composer
Gene Page   Arranger
Pete Townshend   Composer