Songs from the West Coast
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| Studio album by Elton John | ||||
| Released | 1 October 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 18 September 2000 – 30 April 2001 | |||
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| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 54:06 | |||
| Label | Rocket, Mercury | |||
| Producer | Patrick Leonard | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A-) |
| Jam! | (favourable) |
| Los Angeles Times | (positive) |
| Rolling Stone | |
Songs from the West Coast is the twenty-seventh studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John, released worldwide on 1 October 2001. Many critics have said that this album brought him back to his piano-based musical roots.
Elton once again collaborated with long-time lyricist Bernie Taupin. Drummer Nigel Olsson returns to the band full-time. Tata Vega makes an early appearance as a backup vocalist and joined the EJ band later. This album marks the first time John and Taupin wrote together in person. From the album, "I Want Love" was a single and a Grammy nominated song, and "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" and "Original Sin" also became hits. None of the songs from this album hit the Billboard Hot 100, which froze John's record of 31 years with at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100 (30 with at least one in the top 40). George Strait tied that record on the Country charts in 2011. Stevie Wonder, who previously worked with John for the songs "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" and "That's What Friends Are For", played harmonica and clavinet on "Dark Diamond".
"I Want Love" reached #110 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under chart, and No. 6 on the Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached No. 7 in the UK and No. 9 in Canada.
Patrick Leonard produced the album and played keyboards on several songs, as was the case for The Road to El Dorado soundtrack. Guy Babylon, Bob Birch and John Mahon, three of John's band members at the time, do not appear on this album.
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