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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: Universal UK
Salesrank: 94294
Released: April 2, 2007 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Track Listing:
1. Bennie & The Jets (Live)
2. Philadelphia Freedom
3. Daniel
4. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
5. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
6. Tiny Dancer
7. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
8. I Want Love
9. Candle In The Wind
10. Bitch Is Back
11. I'm Still Standing
12. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
13. Your Song (1996 Version)
14. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
15. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
16. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
17. Tinderbox
18. Are You Ready For Love (79 Version Radio Edit)
19. Bennie & The Jets (Live)
20. Rocket Man (Live)
21. Candle In The Wind (Live)
22. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) (Live)
23. Your Song (Live)
24. Your Song (Elton In Four Decades Video)
25. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (Elton In Four Decades Video)
26. I'm Still Standing (Elton In Four Decades Video)
27. I Want Love (Elton In Four Decades Video)
28. Tinderbox (Video)
Editorial Review:
2007 UK limited edition two disc (CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of Sir Elton's 2007 hits collection features a bonus DVD that contains 10 cuts including five music videos spanning the last four decades and five tracks from the legendary Red Piano Las Vegas show. The UK version of the CD drops five of the tracks available on the domestic pressing ('Crocodile Rock', 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', 'Island Girl', 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' and 'Sacrifice' and replaces them with six others ('I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues', 'I Want Love', 'The Bitch Is Back', 'I'm Still Standing', 'Tinderbox' and 'Are You Ready For Love' '79). The tracks that do appear on both versions are arranged in different order.
Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits Reviews:
Oh no - not another BEST OF compilation... 
2009-05-30 - i am an elton fan since 1973, so i already have most of the songs in many albums, in many version....and now another compilation to buy and put to the others in the collection....
anyway...great songs
Great compilation
2007-10-27 - If you don't already have 'Greatest Hits' or 'The Very Best Of' this is a fine collection to get. Obviously in 18 tracks you are not going to be able to cover all the great songs (or even a small percentage) Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written over the last 38 years.
I would change a few tracks myself. 'Tiny Dancer' was never a single in the UK. Although liked by fans (and me), as was shown at the recent Diana concert it isn't known by the majority of people and went down like a lead balloon. I would have replaced it with 'Border Song' another early classic.
Its nice to see a few tracks from two of his recent albums. 'I Want Love' from Songs from the West Coast, and 'Tinderbox' from The Captain and the Kid. Both really catchy singles off respectively the two best albums he has made since the 1970's probably.
This is also a fine way to introduce yourself to one of the UK's finest ever popular songwriting teams. John/Taupin are up there with Lennon/McCartney. So if you haven't bothered to listen to Elton up to now this is a good place to start.
All technicalities aside, this is one awesome set by Elton John !!!
2007-06-01 - Elton John always does things big; and this CD/DVD set is no exception. This latest release covers most if not all of his biggest hits during his 35 year career. Although it claims to be comprehensive, Elton had so much success that many people will still wish this had included even more stellar songs than it already has! Indeed, there's simply not a loser in this bunch. Both the CD and the DVD give you nothing but a treasure trail of hit after hit after hit. Elton's recordings leave you excited and stunned at their beauty; and I dare you to be able to listen to the CD only once and then just put it away for good!
The CD starts off with eighteen massive Elton John hits; and the track set begins with the classic "Bennie and The Jets." The sound is excellent, as it remains throughout the entire CD. "Philadelphia Freedom" follows with an incredible beat; Elton's voice remains in excellent form here. The touching ballad "Daniel" continues the track set as Elton wishes his friend Daniel had not left him.
Other timeless hits--and truthfully, that would probably mean the whole album--include "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting);" this tune rocks hard as Elton sings a timeless classic about youthful rebellion that any generation can appreciate. "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" features Elton singing about a love going bad; and "Tinderbox" touches me with stunning arrangements that prove Elton is still going strong!
But there's more. We get the beautiful ballad "Your Song" with its lush and very moving musical arrangement; and "Candle In The Wind" possesses equal sensitivity. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time)" allows Elton the chance to sing about a love that goes wrong; and the CD also gives us the beautiful "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" which lets Elton sing of a romance with a wealthy woman that he can't value based on his principles.
There's still more; the DVD gives us a generous portion of Elton's 2005 "Red Piano Show" in Las Vegas; and you also get five bonus videos made at various times during Elton's career. The "Red Piano Show" video lasts about 25 minutes; you get terrific clarity as you watch Elton at a red piano with his band knocking out such hits as "Bennie & The Jets;" "Candle In The Wind" and "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" all with great videos playing on a giant screen behind Elton and the other performers. The bonus videos include an awesome "I'm Still Standing;" "Your Song" and "Tinderbox." "Tinderbox" boasts great special effects, too.
The liner notes include great art work and you get the full lyrics to each and every song on the CD. There is a retrospective essay about Elton and his career as well.
Elton John is a living legend. Long after most "celebrities" have been buried and forgotten, people will still remember Elton John. Elton John possesses a singular talent for making people happy and letting them feel their sorrow through his songs. When Elton sings, you listen--and you listen closely, too, because Elton makes every syllable count as he emphasizes the exact sounds he wishes to emphasize for the right effect. We are immensely better off for Elton's sharing his genius with us; and I believe that his career will continue well into the future.
Yes, perhaps Elton's fans will consider the Australian version of the CD/DVD set as one reviewer suggests they do. Regardless of which version you choose, however, you're going to have a fantastic show! Diehard Elton John fans may even want to get both editions.
Elton's fans will consider this a "must-have" for their collections; and people who enjoy great rock and pop will appreciate this CD/DVD package, too.
Rock on, rocket man!
Australian version may be better (depending on your taste) 
2007-04-06 - Yet another Elton John Greatest Hits release. Let's face it, Elton has too many hits to fill a single CD. What's sad is, some of the lesser known but equally good singles never get included in any of his compilations. I am thinking of tracks such as "Empty Garden", "Mama Can't buy you love" and the brilliant "Chloe".
Now back to this new release to mark Elton's 60th birthday:
A search of different websites around the world shows different track listings. I think the UK listing is close to Australia's but UK contains some tracks which were minor hits. Fortunately Australia has removed those and added key tracks like "Blue Eyes" and "Don't go breaking my heart". The US edition isn't bad either but I'll put my money on the Australian version, see below:
Australian tracklisting:
1. Bennie And The Jets
2. Philadelphia Freedom
3. Daniel Gus Dudgeon
4. Rocket Man
5. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
6. Tiny Dancer Gus Dudgeon
7. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
8. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
9. Candle In The Wind
10. Crocodile Rock
11. I'm Still Standing
12. Saturday Night's Alright
13. Your Song
14. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
15. Sacrifice
16. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
17. Tinderbox
18. Blue Eyes
Superb British Edition of Elton John's Greatest Hits
2007-04-02 - "Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits" is a spellbinding definitive collection of Sir Elton John's most popular chart-topping hits from both his hit single recordings and live performances (though not all of the songs in this compilation were Number One hit singles), issued now in celebration of the Rocket Man's 60th birthday. Not surprisingly most of the songs on this CD consist of those from his legendary 1970s hit-making phase of his magnificient career in music which spans now four decades (However, I should note that the version of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down From Me" included in this CD is Elton's live duet with George Michael, which did finally become a Number One hit for him in the United States and the United Kingdom back in 1991 over 16 years since its original debut on the USA Billboard hit charts.). This British edition of "Rocket Man" does a better job than the American edition in taking into account Elton's more recent hits, and includes such great songs as "I'm Still Standing", "I Guess Why They Call It The Blues", and most recently, "I Want Love" from the 2002 album "Songs From The West Coast". It also includes an early Elton John favorite, "Tiny Dancer" from the album "Madman Across the Water" (The song became a popular "hit" after it was featured in the soundtrack of Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical film "Almost Famous", but it has been a crowd-pleasing favorite at Elton's live performances for years.), and the newest single, "Tinderbox", from the recently released album "The Captain and The Kid".
A bonus DVD contains ten videos, most notably five never released live concert performances from his Las Vegas-based "Red Piano" shows ("Bennie & The Jets", "Rocket Man", "Candle In The Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", "Your Song") and four videos for three of his greatest hits from his post-1976 body of work ("I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues", "I'm Still Standing", "I Want Love") and the forthcoming single "Tinderbox" from the "The Captain and The Kid". I think this special CD/DVD set is worth getting simply for the videos, especially of the live "Red Piano" performances, featuring Sir Elton and his current Elton John Band: musical director and guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Bob Birch, keyboardist Guy Babylon, drummer Nigel Olsson and percussionist John Mahon (Both Johnstone and Olsson were members of the original Elton John Band.). And I say this simply because Elton has been blessed in having with his current band, the best group of musicians who've played with him, with the exceptions of course of both percussionist Ray Cooper and the late Dee Murray, the band's original bassist. This special two-disc set will surely please countless fellow Elton John fans and demonstrate why he still remains one of our most important singer-songwriters. If nothing else, this set demonstrates the timeless quality of Elton's most popular hits, which will remain enduring classics of pop and rock music.
