- rock, country rock
- 47 min
- 10 tracks
- MCA Records
Tumbleweed Connection is the third studio album by the British singer-songwriter Elton John. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London, in March 1970, and released in October 1970 in the UK and January 1971 in the US. It is a concept album based on country and western and Americana themes. All songs are written by John and Bernie Taupin, with the exception of "Love Song" by Lesley Duncan.
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Grave, classical in form, warm and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4.5/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceC+
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- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Ballad of a Well-Known Gun4:57
- 2Come Down in Time3:26
- 3Country Comfort5:07
- 4Son of Your Father3:46
- 5My Father's Gun6:19
- 6Where to Now St. Peter?4:12
- 7Love Song3:41
- 8Amoreena4:59
- 9Talking Old Soldiers4:08
- 10Burn Down the Mission6:21
10 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- MCA Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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