Duets | ||||
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Studio album by Elton John | ||||
Released | November 23, 1993 | |||
Recorded | August – October 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock, Pop | |||
Length | 74:39 | |||
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MCA (US) Rocket (UK) |
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Producer | Various (See Below) | |||
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Duets is the twenty-fourth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elton John, released in 1993.
Duets was released on a single CD, a single cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of John's, but that soon grew into an album, Elton John's Christmas Party, of its own. The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached #2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with drag queen RuPaul, reached #7) and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached #24). The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. This is one of only 3 albums released between 1983 and 2016 without John's regular guitar player, Davey Johnstone. In the US, it was certified gold and platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.