- rock, soft rock, pop rock, progressive rock
- 45 min
- 9 tracks
- DJM Records
Madman Across the Water is the fourth studio album by British musician Elton John, released on 5 November 1971 by DJM and Uni Records. The album was his third album to be released in 1971, at which point John had been rising to prominence as a popular music artist.
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Spare, character-led, grave and earnest.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideC
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Tiny Dancer6:17
- 2Levon5:22
- 3Razor Face4:44
- 4Madman Across the Water5:57
- 5Indian Sunset6:47
- 6Holiday Inn4:17
- 7Rotten Peaches4:58
- 8All the Nasties5:09
- 9Goodbye1:49
9 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- DJM Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- DE
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