- rock, pop rock, pop, country rock
- 45 min
- 10 tracks
- Polydor
Honky Château is the fifth studio album by British musician Elton John. It was released on 19 May 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums.
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Character
Character-led, classical in form, spare and warm.
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 87/100
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA−
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.4/10
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Honky Cat5:13
- 2Mellow5:33
- 3I Think I’m Going to Kill Myself3:35
- 4Susie (Dramas)3:25
- 5Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)4:42
- 6Salvation3:59
- 7Slave4:22
- 8Amy4:03
- 9Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters5:01
- 10Hercules5:21
10 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- Polydor
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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