Peachtree Road (album)
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| Studio album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | 9 November 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Studio | Tree Studios, Atlanta, Georgia - The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California - Silent Sound, Atlanta, Georgia | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, country rock | |||
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Universal (US) Rocket (UK) |
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| Producer | Elton John | |||
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| Singles from Peachtree Road | ||||
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2005 release
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| Singles from Peachtree Road [2005 CD reissue] | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100 |
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  (B-) |
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Peachtree Road is the twenty-eighth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released in 2004. It was named after Peachtree Road, the northern part of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, where one of John's four homes is located. This is the only album during his long career on which John has sole credit as producer. On previous projects, he was listed as a co-producer, joined by Clive Franks or Greg Penny; Franks on A Single Man, 21 at 33 and parts of The Fox; Penny on Duets and Made in England.
The album art on the front cover is a photograph from a railroad crossing near the Atlanta suburb of Douglasville, taken by London photographer Sam Taylor-Wood. Taken in by the American South and given complete artistic freedom, she shot thousands of photos during her week-long trip. The trip included other towns like Unadilla and Forsyth in Georgia. While she also visited Peachtree Road in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, she thought it was too busy for the album's more mellow nature. She picked several photos to present to him, and John made the final selection. Other photos from the shoot appear on the back of the album cover and in the included CD and SACD booklet.
Songs from the album debuted at The Tabernacle in Atlanta in early November. John also performed at the November 2005 Country Music Association Awards, televised live from Madison Square Garden, duetting with Dolly Parton on "Turn the Light Out When You Leave".
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