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List Price: $17.98 | | Label: Mca
Salesrank: 131681
Released: November 10, 1992 |
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Elton John - Greatest Hits 1976-1986 Track Listing:
1. I'm Still Standing
2. Mama Can't Buy You Love
3. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
4. Little Jeannie
5. Blue Eyes
6. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
7. Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)
8. Kiss the Bride
9. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
10. Who Wears These Shoes?
11. Sad Songs (Say So Much)
12. Wrap Her Up
13. Nikita
Elton John - Greatest Hits 1976-1986 Reviews:
Great collection (missing one song) 
2007-11-06 - I have the original cassette of this collection with a different cover (EJ is playing piano wearing a coat w/tails & sunglasses) and included the song "Too Low for Zero"--before his new hair, new husband, etc. I don't mind him reinventing himself, but I do wish he'd left the song list alone & the original cover on it. Still a good album from that time period: "Mama Can't Buy You Love", "Little Jeannie, & "Blue Eyes" are almost never played on the radio anymore, & I miss these songs, which is a good reason to buy this CD. :)
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol 3.2
2007-06-23 - After his brilliant run with MCA records, Elton John joined the early roster of mogul David Geffen, who pledged to make his Geffen Records a haven for Artist's Artists. His initial signings were John Lennon, Donna Summer and Elton. His first album for Geffen, "The Fox," had a minor top 40 single on it that isn't even included here, "Nobody Wins." Thus Elton entered a slower period that didn't really reinvigorate until the third Geffen album, "Too Low for Zero" and "I Guess That's Why The Call It The Blues."
After the poorly recieved "Leather Jackets," Elton resigned with MCA and re-established his career with the "Live in Australia" album, Geffen issued a third Greatest Hits collection. It seems Elton must have retained the rights to his materail since this set came out within ten years on MCA and covers hits from "Blue Moves" to "Leather Jackets."
What this set does show is that, even in a somewhat shallow period of success, Elton John still could create finally tuned pop gems. From "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" to "Wrap Her Up" ("Heartache All Over The World" is one of the drops from the prior GHv3 set), this best-off really does pack on hits. It also misses a few key tracks ("Act Of War," "In Neon" and "Nobody Wins" would have been nice), yet includes one bona-fide oldie "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." You're still getting several top tens ("I Guess That's Why..." and "Sad Songs Say So Much" are now classics) to offer that proof of Elton's staying power.
The change between the two GHv3 is that this version has 13 songs (from the Geffen's 12), drops two songs ("Heartache All Over The Word" and "Too Low For Zer"), then adds "Sorry Seems...," "Who Wears These Shoes" and Don't go Breaking My Heart." The cover art on this one is a step down from the Geffen version, but the sound quality is an improvement. And I always get a smile from hearing Elton and George Michael name-check everyone from Samantha Fox to Nancy Reagen (!?!) on "Wrap Her Up."
Sorry Isn't The Hardest Word 
2003-09-08 - Sometimes when I look at some of the heroic icons within Pop music, I really don't seem to see that same luster that they really used to have. That can go with most of the acts from the 70's that might seem like they are oldies now, but their music continues to live on in dramatic fashion. With Elton John, he continues to prove that no matter how old you are, your music will always bring a soundtrack to people and their lives. There are just so many flavors that really made Elton a legend, but it wasn't until the 80's, personally because I was born in '81, that I enjoyed Elton's music.
The Greatest Hits 1976-1986, is a concept of 13 of Elton biggest tunes within the 10 year span this collection has. There are just so many good tunes to the collection, it almost seems like a guilty pleasure. The music blends quite nicely from Rock and Pop to the mix, including Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Kiki Dee, I'm Still Standing, and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. Although the record was remastered in 2001, it really seems like a joke when it comes to remastering records. They just aren't always remade just like they say. The music still seems to be shown in great fashion. Also added on to the mix are great songs like Empty Garden, Sad Songs (Say So Much), and Kiss The Bride.
Still, I was a little bit dissapointed that the record wasn't remastered nicely, but the music is just great. I also was upset that a couple of other songs didn't get on this record including That's What Friends Are For, Elton's collaboration with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder, and even Tonight and In Neon. Still, for those die hard Elton John fans, this collection might be for you.
Greatest hits?
2001-03-05 - Not a bad album. I have so many Elton albums and consider myself a fan, so I was quite suprised to hear some songs on here that I had never heard of. And they were hits? How come I never heard them before? The songs I mean are "Little Jeannie", "Empty Garden", "Kiss the Bride", "Who wears these shoes" and "Wrap her up". God knows where I was when they hit the radios. They were either just minor hits or I wasn't paying attention. Anyway, for the most part, they are good songs nonetheless. But I never hear them on the radio like I do the other songs.
80'S EJ 
2001-03-04 - This cd is great! Empty Garden ( Hey Hey Johnny) is proboly the best song on here. But the are other gems two like I'm StillStanding, Little Jeannie, Who Wears These Shoe's?. This is great
