Some of the greatest albums of all time were born from artists reaching their breaking points. Bruce Springsteen got so frustrated making Born to Run that he threw the tapes into a swimming pool out of anger. The Dark Side of the Moon was the product of Syd Barrett’s declining mental health and eventual departure from Pink Floyd. And Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours was created during a time when the band, to put it mildly, was going through a series of internal romantic conflicts.While I don’t think the new Brandi Carlile/Elton John studio record Who Believes In Angels? will achieve the same legendary status as the aforementioned classics, it’s quite great, with a lot of drama behind the scenes. (Spoiler! Elton John, according to the behind-the-scenes video, almost quits).

完整的演唱会版本参见：

On March 25, the remarkable Elton John proudly turned 60 years old. To celebrate the occasion, he performed his 60th concert at Madison Square Garden, and two days later released a newly compiled and digitally remastered collection of his greatest hits from past to present. This over 78-minute-long compilation is the first-ever single disc to cover the first 35 years of the great singer-songwriter's career.

The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®.

BBC Music is delighted to share with you this extrao rdi nary version of the Beach Boys' masterpiece, God Only Knows, to celebrate our love of music.
With the 80-piece BBC Concert Orchestra at its heart and 27 ridiculously talented musicians from a wide range of genres, this "impossible orchestra" represents the talent, diversity and musical passion found every single day throughout the BBC.

艾顿•约翰 （英语：Elton John，1947年3月25日－），原名雷金纳德•肯尼思•德怀特（Reginald Kenneth Dwight），华文传媒喜欢戏称其「乐坛大姑妈」；爵士，英国流行乐手、作曲家和钢琴家，是流行音乐史上成功的独唱歌手。他在1997年为纪念黛安娜王妃而录制的单曲《风中之烛》（英文：Candle in the Wind）为华人所熟悉。（这首歌原本是他于1973年录制献给玛丽莲•梦露，原版歌词里的「Norma Jean」是玛丽莲•梦露的本名。）
作为一个同性恋艺人，他浮夸的衣着和舞台演出、纠缠不清的私生活和他在音乐方面的天分，使他成为一个音乐史上的传奇。

Lestat is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles. The score is by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, book by Linda Woolverton and directed by Robert Jess Roth with musical staging by Matt West. Scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Jonathan Deans, visual concept design by Dave McKean, and hair design by Tom Watson.
The show was directed by Robert Jess Roth. The title role of Lestat was played by Hugh Panaro, and starred Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Drew Sarich as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius, and Allison Fischer as Claudia.
Production historyThe pre-Broadway version of the Lestat musical was very different from the New York version of the Lestat musical. Even though it was the highest-earning pre-Broadway play in San Francisco history (beating out Wicked and Cats), the company had drastically revised the play. The San Francisco version, performed at the city's historic Curran Theater during the final months of 2005 and early 2006, had far more elaborate stage effects and production values and included projected images illustrating the main character, Lestat's, story.
The Broadway version of Lestat was more interpretive and used fewer projections; it also cut quite a few plot elements. The song "Right Before My Eyes" was inserted. "In Paris", a duet sung by Nicolas and Lestat, was replaced by a number called "In Paris Sequence," which expanded the original "In Paris" lyrics to include Lestat's first arrival in Paris and his first sight of Nicolas's work at the theater. Gabrielle's solo "Nothing Here" was changed to "Beautiful Boy." The play-within-a-play at the Vampire theater was changed from the number "Origin of the Species"—which explained the legend of King Enkil and Queen Akasha—to "Morality Play," which treated the relationship between Armand and Marius. The revision completely scrapped any references to The Queen of the Damned; later in previews, Queen Akasha and King Enkil were cut from the show completely. The Broadway version played from March 25, 2006 to May 28, 2006 at the Palace Theater for 33 previews and 39 performances
The Original Broadway Cast Recording was recorded by Mercury Records on May 22, 2006 and was produced by Guy Babylon and Matt Still. After the show's closing however, Elton John's management stated "there are no plans to release the recording at the present."

On some versions of the CD, "Carla/Etude" and "Fanfare" are combined into one track. Other editions combine "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", and "Chloe" into one track, making it a 9-track album.
——摘自Wikipedia

老牌摇滚歌手Elton John全新专辑”The Diving Board (Deluxe Version)”将在9月与广大歌迷见面，首单Home Again今日释出

Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Record Company – Universal Music
Mastered At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Abbey Road Studios
Credits
Art Direction, Design – Stephen Kennedy (3)
Mastered By – Sean Magee
Mixed By [Additional Mixing] – John Barrett (2)
Music By – Elton John (tracks: 4-2, 6-5, 6-18, 7-2, 8-8)
Producer – Adrian Collee (tracks: 7-2), Anthony King (tracks: 5-2, 5-3), Caleb Quaye (tracks: 3-3 to 5-1, 5-4, 5-6 to 5-11), Chris Thomas (tracks: 1-8, 1-13, 1-14, 2-2, 2-3, 2-10, 5-2, 5-3, 6-10, 6-11, 6-15, 6-16, 6-19, 7-5, 7-7, 7-8, 8-11, 8-13, 8-14), Clive Franks (tracks: 6-2 to 6-9, 6-12 to 6-14, 6-17, 7-1, 8-8 to 8-10), Commodore Orpington (tracks: 6-18), Elton John (tracks: 1-9, 1-10, 2-5, 2-8, 6-2 to 6-9, 6-12 to 6-14, 6-17, 7-1, 7-6, 7-12 to 7-17, 8-8 to 8-10), Giles Martin (tracks: 8-16), Greg Kurstin (tracks: 8-16), Greg Penny (tracks: 1-9, 2-8), Gus Dudgeon (tracks: 1-2 to 1-5, 1-7, 1-15, 1-16, 2-1, 2-4, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-13, 2-15, 6-1, 7-3, 7-4, 8-3 to 8-7, 8-12), Jack Baverstock (tracks: 3-1, 3-2), James Newton Howard (tracks: 7--6), Matt Still (tracks: 1-11, 7-16), Michel Berger (tracks: 6-8, 6-9), Patrick Leonard (tracks: 2-7, 7-9 to 7-11, 8-15), Steve Brown (tracks: 5-8, 8-1, 8-2), T-Bone Burnett (tracks: 1-1, 1-6, 1-12, 2-6, 2-14), Tom Pearce (tracks: 7-2)
Written-By – Bernie Taupin (tracks: 1-1 to 2-15, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-8, 3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-21 to 4-1, 4-3, 4-4, 4-6 to 4-9, 4-11 to 5-1, 5-4 to 6-1, 6-7, 6-9, 6-11, 6-13, 6-14, 6-16, 6-17, 7-3 to 8-7, 8-11 to 8-16), Caleb Quaye (tracks: 1-16, 3-20, 4-10, 5-3), Charles Williams (11) (tracks: 5-2), Davey Johnstone (tracks: 1-16, 6-1), Elton John (tracks: 1-1 to 2-15, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-8, 3-14 to 4-1, 4-3 to 5-1, 5-4 to 6-4, 6-6 to 6-8, 6-11 to 6-17, 6-19, 7-1, 7-3 to 8-7, 8-9 to 8-16), Gary Osborne (tracks: 6-2 to 6-4, 6-6, 6-12, 6-15, 6-19, 7-1), Jean-Paul Dreau (tracks: 6-10), Kiki Dee (tracks: 6-1), Kirk Duncan (tracks: 3-16), Michel Berger (tracks: 6-8, 6-9), Nicky James (tracks: 3-15), Reg Dwight (tracks: 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9 to 3-16, 5-3), Tom Robinson (tracks: 6-8, 8-9, 8-10)
Notes
Box set contains 96 pages hardcover book-style packaging.
Made in Poland.
Sticker:
JEWEL BOX
precious gems and sparkling
collectibles from the world's
favorite singer-songwriter
60 PREVIOUSLY
UNRELEASED TRACKS
Featuring:
Rarities: At last, the much sought-after
late 60s early 70s demos
Deep Cuts: Curated by Elton John with a
written track-by-track commentary
Plus B-Sides, liner notes and more
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned): 602507159085
Barcode (Text): 6 02507 15908 5
Label Code: LC00542
Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
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1979 collaboration with German disco producer Pete Bellotte. Seven tracks.

艾顿•约翰 （英语：Elton John，1947年3月25日－），原名雷金纳德•肯尼思•德怀特（Reginald Kenneth Dwight），华文传媒喜欢戏称其「乐坛大姑妈」；爵士，英国流行乐手、作曲家和钢琴家，是流行音乐史上成功的独唱歌手。他在1997年为纪念黛安娜王妃而录制的单曲《风中之烛》（英文：Candle in the Wind）为华人所熟悉。（这首歌原本是他于1973年录制献给玛丽莲•梦露，原版歌词里的「Norma Jean」是玛丽莲•梦露的本名。）
作为一个同性恋艺人，他浮夸的衣着和舞台演出、纠缠不清的私生活和他在音乐方面的天分，使他成为一个音乐史上的传奇。