- adult contemporary, pop, pop rock
- 52 min
- 11 tracks
- EMI
The Big Picture is the twenty-fifth studio album by British musician Elton John. It was released on 22 September 1997 through The Rocket Record Company and Mercury Records. The album was recorded at Townhouse Studios in London and is John's last release to date to be produced by Chris Thomas.
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Spare, classical in form, character-led and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
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- Los Angeles Times2/4 ★
- NME5/10
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- Uncut3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Long Way From Happiness4:46
- 2Live Like Horses5:02
- 3The End Will Come4:53
- 4If the River Can Bend5:22
- 5Love's Got a Lot to Answer For5:00
- 6Something About the Way You Look Tonight5:09
- 7The Big Picture3:45
- 8Recover Your Soul5:18
- 9January3:60
- 10I Can't Steer My Heart Clear of You4:08
- 11Wicked Dreams4:40
11 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- EMI
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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