Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits

Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits
Live album by Elton John
Released	13 November 2000
Recorded	20 and 21 October 2000
Venue	Madison Square Garden (New York City)
Genre	Rock
Length	68:18
Label	Universal, Rocket, Mercury
Producer	Phil Ramone
Elton John chronology
The Road to El Dorado (2000) Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits (2000) Songs from the West Coast (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits is a live album released by English musician Elton John in 2000. The album was recorded on 20 and 21 October 2000 at Madison Square Garden during his Medusa Tour. An extended version was also released as a DVD, entitled One Night Only: The Greatest Hits Live at Madison Square Garden. While the album is called One Night Only, it was in fact recorded over two nights. Due to technical issues on the first night, most of the recordings were drawn from the second show. In the US, it was certified gold in July 2001 by the RIAA.

Track listing

CD release

All compositions by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except as indicated.

1. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" – 3:18
2. "Philadelphia Freedom" – 5:21
3. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" – 4:19 (Credited to Ann Orson and Carte Blanche, pseudonyms for Elton John and Bernie Taupin)
   • With Kiki Dee
4. "Rocket Man (I Think it's Gonna be a Long, Long Time)" – 5:43
5. "Crocodile Rock" – 4:13
6. "Sacrifice" – 5:20
7. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – 3:59 (Elton John/Tim Rice)
8. "Bennie and the Jets" – 5:02
9. "Your Song" – 4:17
   • With Ronan Keating
10. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 3:54
    • With Bryan Adams
11. "Candle in the Wind" – 3:45
12. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" – 4:38
    • With Anastacia
13. "I'm Still Standing" – 3:04
14. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:59
15. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" – 5:10 (John/Davey Johnstone/Taupin)
    • With Mary J. Blige

DVD release

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
2. "Candle in the Wind"
3. "Bennie and the Jets"
4. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (with Billy Joel)
5. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
6. "Little Jeannie"
7. "Philadelphia Freedom"
8. "Tiny Dancer"
9. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
10. "Daniel"
11. "Rocket Man"
12. "Club at the End of the Street"
13. "Blue Eyes"
14. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (with Mary J. Blige)
15. "The One"
16. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"
17. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
18. "Sacrifice"
19. "Come Together"
20. "Your Song" (with Ronan Keating)
21. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (with Bryan Adams)
22. "I'm Still Standing"
23. "Crocodile Rock"
24. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (with Anastacia)
25. "The Bitch is Back"
26. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
27. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)

Extras

1. "I Want Love" (video featuring Robert Downey Jr.)
2. "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (video featuring Justin Timberlake)
3. "Original Sin" (video featuring Mandy Moore & Elizabeth Taylor)
4. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (video featuring Blue)
5. "Original Sin" (Dan-O-Rama video remix)

Notes

• The performances of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" found on the DVD are different to those included on the CD release; most obviously, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is sung as a duet with Billy Joel on the DVD, whereas on the CD John performs the song alone.

Personnel

• Elton John – piano, vocals
• Davey Johnstone – guitar, vocals
• John Jorgenson – guitar, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, saxophone, vocals
• Bob Birch – bass guitar, vocals
• Guy Babylon – keyboards, vocals
• Nigel Olsson – drums, percussion, vocals
• Curt Bisquera – drums
• John Mahon – percussion, vocals
• Michael Healea – percussion, playback tracks
• Ken Stacey – background vocals, additional guitar
• Billy Trudel – background vocals

Charts

Chart (2000-2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	32
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	48
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	50
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	21
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8]	16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9]	20
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10]	14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11]	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12]	6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13]	16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14]	12
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	7
US Billboard 200[16]	65

Certifications

Album

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Gold	35,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Gold	50,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20]	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[23]	Gold	500,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Video

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[24]	4× Platinum	60,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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