- pop rock, pop, piano rock, album rock
- 43 min
- 10 tracks
- Phonogram
Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by British musician Elton John. Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973, and was his second straight No. 1 album on the US Billboard 200 and first No. 1 album on the UK Albums Chart.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and warm.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- effortlessdemanding
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone(favourable)
- The Daily VaultB+
- Tom Hull – on the WebB
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Tracks
- 1Daniel3:54
- 2Teacher I Need You4:11
- 3Elderberry Wine3:34
- 4Blues for Baby and Me5:40
- 5Midnight Creeper3:54
- 6Have Mercy on the Criminal5:56
- 7I’m Going to Be a Teenage Idol3:53
- 8Texan Love Song3:31
- 9Crocodile Rock3:54
- 10High Flying Bird4:10
10 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- Phonogram
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AU
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