- pop, rock, singer-songwriter, album rock
- 48 min
- 10 tracks
- EMI
Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by British musician Elton John. It was released on 24 October 1975, through DJM Records in the UK and MCA Records in the US. Produced by Gus Dudgeon, the record was recorded in mid-1975 at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado, and contained a new lineup of the Elton John Band.
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Classical in form, spare, character-led and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Medley: Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly6:15
- 2Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)3:29
- 3Island Girl3:42
- 4Grow Some Funk of Your Own4:47
- 5I Feel Like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford)5:27
- 6Street Kids6:25
- 7Hard Luck Story5:16
- 8Feed Me4:00
- 9Billy Bones and the White Bird4:25
- 10Don’t Go Breaking My Heart4:35
10 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- EMI
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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