The Very Best of Elton John

The Very Best of Elton John
Compilation album by
Released1 October 1990
Recorded1970–1990
GenreRock, pop
Length137:56
LabelPolygram
ProducerGus Dudgeon, Clive Franks, Chris Thomas, Don Was
Elton John chronology
Sleeping with the Past
(1989)
The Very Best of Elton John
(1990)
To Be Continued...
(1990)
Singles from The Very Best of Elton John
  1. "You Gotta Love Someone"
    Released: 8 October 1990
  2. "Easier to Walk Away"
    Released: November 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Very Best of Elton John is a greatest hits compilation album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career-retrospective compilation album, and fourth official greatest-hits album overall, it was released in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe, and in other countries such as Japan and Australia, but not in the United States, where the box set To Be Continued... was released the following month instead.

The compilation spans his second album Elton John in 1970 to Sleeping with the Past in 1989. After the double A-sided "Sacrifice/Healing Hands" single became a hit and the third best-selling single of 1990 in the United Kingdom, the album became an instant smash in that country. It spent its first two weeks at #1 on the UK Albums Chart followed by nine weeks at #2, kept there by Madonna's Immaculate Collection. In all, the compilation spent 145 weeks inside the UK top 200 album chart, making a total of 11 re-entries, and it was certified 9× Platinum by the BPI on 1 March 1995.[3]

It includes a total of 28 hit singles plus the new songs "Easier to Walk Away" and "You Gotta Love Someone", both of which also made the charts between 1990 and 1991. The release also spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on both laserdisc and VHS, and reissued on DVD.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Your Song"Elton John, Bernie TaupinElton John, 19704:03
2."Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be a Long, Long Time)"John, TaupinHonky Château, 19724:42
3."Honky Cat"John, TaupinHonky Château5:15
4."Crocodile Rock"John, TaupinDon't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, 19733:58
5."Daniel"John, TaupinDon't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player3:56
6."Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"John, TaupinGoodbye Yellow Brick Road, 19733:17
7."Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"John, TaupinGoodbye Yellow Brick Road4:57
8."Candle in the Wind"John, TaupinGoodbye Yellow Brick Road3:51
9."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"John, TaupinCaribou, 19745:38
10."Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"Lennon–McCartneyNon-album single, 19746:17
11."Philadelphia Freedom" (Edited version)John, TaupinNon-album single, 19755:19
12."Someone Saved My Life Tonight"John, TaupinCaptain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 19756:47
13."Pinball Wizard"Pete TownshendTommy soundtrack, 19755:16
14."The Bitch Is Back"John, TaupinCaribou3:46
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
15."Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)John, Taupin (but credited to Ann Orson/Carte Blanche, respectively)Non-album single, 19764:32
16."Bennie and the Jets"John, TaupinGoodbye Yellow Brick Road5:21
17."Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"John, TaupinBlue Moves, 19763:51
18."Song for Guy"JohnA Single Man, 19786:41
19."Part-Time Love"John, Gary OsborneA Single Man3:16
20."Blue Eyes"John, OsborneJump Up!, 19823:28
21."I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"John, Taupin, Davey JohnstoneToo Low for Zero, 19834:46
22."I'm Still Standing"John, TaupinToo Low for Zero3:04
23."Kiss the Bride"John, TaupinToo Low for Zero3:56
24."Sad Songs (Say So Much) (Single Version)"John, TaupinBreaking Hearts, 19844:11
25."Passengers"John, Taupin, Johnstone, Phineas MkhizeBreaking Hearts3:24
26."Nikita"John, TaupinIce on Fire, 19855:45
27."I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"John, TaupinReg Strikes Back, 19884:00
28."Sacrifice"John, TaupinSleeping with the Past, 19895:08
29."Easier to Walk Away"John, TaupinSoon to be released on To Be Continued..., 19904:25
30."You Gotta Love Someone"John, TaupinDays of Thunder soundtrack, 19905:01
  • Track 25 is different on European version of the album. "Whispers" from Sleeping with the Past takes the place of "Passengers".
  • "Pinball Wizard", "The Bitch Is Back", "I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That" and "Easier to Walk Away" are excised from the vinyl version of the compilation.
  • The timings are different on the back cover and the actual CD. On Disc 1, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is listed as 6:12, while the actual song runs at 5:38 and "Philadelphia Freedom" runs at 5:42, rather at 5:19. On Disc 2, the back cover shows Song For Guy running at 5:02, but the actual track runs at 6:40 (the album length of the song). The same applies for "Nikita", which the back cover states for 4:53 but the actual song plays at 5:44. "I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That" is the radio single edit on the CD (4:00) instead of the back cover's album cut listing of 4:33.

B-sides

Song Format
"Medicine Man" "You Gotta Love Someone" 7"/12"/CD (UK)
"Medicine Man" (with Adamski) "You Gotta Love Someone" 12"/CD (UK)
"Made for Me" "Easier to Walk Away" 12"/CD (UK)
"I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin'" "Easier to Walk Away" 7"/12"/CD (UK)
"You Gotta Love Someone" 7" (France)

Music video compilation

  1. "Your Song" (Top of the Pops 1971 live version)
  2. "Daniel" (Top of the Pops 1973 live version)
  3. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Top of the Pops 1973 live version)
  4. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)
  5. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (BBC Live Christmas Show version)
  6. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long Long Time)" (live at Wembley 1977 version)
  7. "Blue Eyes"
  8. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
  9. "I'm Still Standing"
  10. "Kiss the Bride"
  11. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
  12. "Passengers"
  13. "Nikita"
  14. "Wrap Her Up"
  15. "Candle in the Wind" (live in Australia 1986 version)
  16. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (live in Prince's Trust 1987 version)
  17. "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That"
  18. "Philadelphia Freedom" (live in Verona 1989 version)
  19. "Sacrifice"
  20. "You Gotta Love Someone"

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] 6× Platinum 420,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Belgium (BEA)[31] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[32] Gold 100,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[33] Gold 25,000[33]
France (SNEP)[35] Diamond 2,300,000[34]
Germany (BVMI)[36] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Italy (FIMI)[37] Platinum 450,000[37]
Netherlands (NVPI)[38] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[39] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[40] Platinum 100,000[40]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Sweden (GLF)[42] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] 4× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] 9× Platinum 2,700,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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