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If It Wasn’t for Bad. Elton John & Leon Russell — The Union (2010). A landmark reunion album — Elton John and Leon Russell recording together for the first time since the 1970s — produced by T Bone Burnett — a rich blend of rock, soul, gospel and Americana from two of the greatest piano men in popular music history. Rock / soul / Americana / gospel from Pinner, Middlesex, England & Lawton, Oklahoma, USA. New & sealed.

The Union — Most Searched Facts

• The Union reunites Elton John and Leon Russell — two artists who were close friends and mutual admirers in the early 1970s but had not recorded together until this album — the most searched Union context fact
• If It Wasn’t for Bad — the most searched track on The Union — a duelling piano gospel-soul track that showcases both artists’ voices and piano styles at their most complementary
• Hey Ahab — the most searched Union rocker — a driving, New Orleans-flavoured rock track referencing the captain from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick
• Gone to Shiloh (featuring Neil Young) — the most searched Union guest appearance — a Civil War-themed Americana ballad featuring Neil Young — one of the standout moments on the album
• Produced by T Bone Burnett — who also produced O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and the Raising Sand duet album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (2007) — the most searched Union production fact

Leon Russell — Most Searched Facts

• Leon Russell born Claude Russell Bridges on 2 April 1942 in Lawton, Oklahoma — he died on 13 November 2016 aged 74 — the most searched Leon Russell personal fact
• One of the most in-demand session musicians and producers of the late 1960s — he played on recordings by The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Ike and Tina Turner, Elvis Presley and The Rolling Stones — the most searched Leon Russell session fact
• Leon Russell headlined the Concert for Bangladesh in August 1971 alongside George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton — one of the first major charity rock concerts in history — the most searched Leon Russell concert fact
• He co-wrote A Song for You (1970) — one of the most covered songs in popular music — recorded by Ray Charles, Donny Hathaway, Whitney Houston and many others — the most searched Leon Russell songwriting fact
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011 — the same year The Union was released — the most searched Leon Russell accolades fact

Most Searched Elton John Facts

• Elton John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex — the most searched Elton John personal fact
• Candle in the Wind 1997 — recorded in tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales — sold over 33 million copies — the best-selling physical single in history — the most searched Elton John commercial fact
• He has had at least one UK top forty hit in every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s — the most searched Elton John chart longevity fact
• Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018–2023) was the highest-grossing concert tour in history at the time of its completion — the most searched Elton John tour fact
• Knighted in 1998 as Sir Elton Hercules John — for services to music and charitable services — the most searched Elton John honour fact

Frequently Asked Questions

• Who produced The Union? — T Bone Burnett — also produced O Brother Where Art Thou and Raising Sand — the most searched question
• Who guests on Gone to Shiloh? — Neil Young — the most searched guest question
• What is Elton John’s real name? — Reginald Kenneth Dwight — the most searched name question
• What is the best-selling physical single in history? — Candle in the Wind 1997 — 33 million copies — in tribute to Princess Diana — the most searched Elton John sales question
• When did Leon Russell die? — 13 November 2016 — aged 74 — the most searched Leon Russell question

Track Listing

• If It Wasn’t for Bad
• Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes
• Gone to Shiloh (feat. Neil Young)
• Monkey Suit
• Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)
• My Kind of Hell
• Hey Ahab
• Hearts Have Turned to Stone
• A Dream Come True
• When Love Is Dying
• In the Morning
• The Best Part of the Day
• Jimmie Rodgers’ Dream
• There’s No Tomorrow

Album Details

• Artist: Elton John & Leon Russell
• Album: The Union
• Year: 2010
• Format: CD
• Label: Mercury / Decca
• EAN / Barcode: 0602527484808
• Condition: New & Sealed

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