| Greatest Hits 1976-1986 | ||
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| Compilation album by Elton John | ||
| Released | 1992 | |
| Recorded | 1976-1985 | |
| Genre | Rock and roll | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Producer | Chris Thomas, Thom Bell, Elton John, Clive Franks, Gus Dudgeon | |
| Professional reviews | ||
Greatest Hits 1976-1986 is a collection of hits by Elton John released in the United States only by MCA Records in 1992. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Chris Thomas (born January 13, 1947) is a British Record producer who has worked extensively with Pink Floyd, Elton John, Paul Thom Bell was the Record producer behind much of the Philadelphia soul subgenre of Soul music in the 1970s Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Gus Dudgeon (1942–2002 was a British Record producer, and the inventor of audio sampling as a musical device allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses It replaced an earlier compilation, Geffen's 1987 release Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1979-1987). Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol 3 is a Compilation album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1987 only in the This was necessitated because of a shift in the control of copyrights and a resulting reshuffling of compilation albums.
Ultimate ownership of Elton John's recordings had always rested with the artist's British labels. Hence DJM/This Record Company Ltd. DJM Records was the Record label of Dick James, distributed by Pye. owned all of John's recorded output up to and including 1976's Here and There while John's own royalty collection company (alternately called "Sackville" and "Hapenstance") owned the recordings from 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" single and Blue Moves album onwards, which were released outside North America by Rocket Records. Here and There is a Live album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music) " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. Blue Moves is the eleventh Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976. The Rocket Record Company was a Record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others However, in the United States and Canada, this was obscured by the labels distributing the same material locally. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page MCA and its subsidiaries released all of the artist's product up through 1980's 21 at 33 (though Blue Moves had also borne the Rocket Records logo), resuming with 1987's Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra while Geffen released everything from 1981's The Fox through 1986's Leather Jackets. MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses 21 at 33 is the fourteenth Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1980 Blue Moves is the eleventh Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976. The Rocket Record Company was a Record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is a Live album by Elton John and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded at the Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The Fox is the fifteenth Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981 Leather Jackets is the twentieth Studio album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, recorded at Sol Studios and released 1977's Greatest Hits Volume II collection had, on both sides of the Atlantic, included material owned by both British proprietors. Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II is a Compilation album by British Singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1977 This had required an agreement between DJM and Rocket in the UK, but not in North America where all recordings in question were under MCA anyway. DJM Records was the Record label of Dick James, distributed by Pye. The Rocket Record Company was a Record label founded by Elton John, with Bernie Taupin, Gus Dudgeon and Steve Brown among others MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses Geffen's "Volume 3" compilation had simply picked up where its predecessor had left off. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label
In 1992, Elton John signed to Polygram Records woldwide. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the Major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945 The deal gave Polygram the rights to all of John's pre-1976 recordings (as well as his future output once his then-current MCA contract was satisfied. ) This meant that Greatest Hits Volume II could no longer be presented as before.
In the new (and as of 2007 still current) configuration, 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" were shifted over to the new "Volume 3" (to be replaced on their original collection by earlier, previously uncollected songs. " Don't Go Breaking My Heart " is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word " is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ) The new collection also included "Who Wears These Shoes?", a minor 1984 hit that had been passed up by the earlier collection. To make room for these additions, two songs from the Geffen collection were purged, namely the 1983 album (title) track "Too Low For Zero" and the 1986 nonhit "Heartache All Over the World". The running order bore little resemblance to that of the Geffen compilation. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label
PolyGram was bought by MCA's successor Universal Music Group in 1998, thus consolidating worldwide ownership of John's catalogue (which included the soundtrack to the film Friends, originally released on Paramount Records, then reissued on ABC Records after buying the Paramount label, ABC Records itself was sold to MCA in 1979). Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Friends was a project Elton John and Bernie Taupin took on before their breakout success in the United States. Friends is a 1971 film directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Gilbert Vernon Harris and Jack Russell Paramount Records was a Record label started in 1969 by Paramount Pictures (then a unit of Gulf+Western) after acquiring the rights to the name ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres
The album is currently available on Island Records. Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica.
Track listing
- I'm Still Standing
- Mama Can't Buy You Love
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
- Little Jeannie
- Blue Eyes
- Don't Go Breaking My Heart [with Kiki Dee]
- Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)
- Kiss The Bride
- I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
- Who Wears These Shoes?
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Wrap Her Up
- Nikita
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