Breaking Hearts
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| Studio album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | 18 June 1984 | |||
| Recorded | December 1983 – April 1984 | |||
| Studio | Air Studios, Montserrat | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
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Geffen Records (US) Rocket (UK) |
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| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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Breaking Hearts, released in 1984, is the eighteenth official album release for Elton John. It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. There were four top-40 singles from the album: "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (US #5), "Who Wears These Shoes" (US #16), "In Neon" (US #38), and the UK No. 5 hit "Passengers".
This was the last studio album until 2001's Songs from the West Coast that would feature Olsson on drums. It was also the last in which John played both piano and keyboards in the studio by himself. There would be a backup keyboardist for every album moving forward.
Breaking Hearts was also the first album since Victim of Love to not feature a string or horn section on any track. This is one of only two albums with John's classic band in which Ray Cooper was not part of the line-up, the other being 1973's Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. Shortly after the tour, the band line-up would change and Gus Dudgeon, John's former producer, would produce the next two albums. In the US it was certified gold in September 1984 and platinum in August 1998 by the RIAA.
Apart from the 1984 Breaking Hearts Tour, no songs has been performed from the album except "Restless" and "Passengers", on the following 1985–1986 World Tour (the latter song only performed on the UK leg). Elton has continued performing "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" as of 2015.
All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
Production and design
"A Simple Man" was recorded in 1981 during the Jump Up! sessions. In 2003, Mercury Universal and The Rocket Record Company re-released the album, which was remastered by Gary Moore. As did 21 at 33, The Fox and Jump Up!, it contained no bonus tracks.
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