{"product_id":"the-union-audiocd-elton-john-leon-russell","title":"Elton John \u0026 Leon Russell – The Union CD 2010 | If It Wasn't for Bad | Hey Ahab | The Best Part of the Day | Gone to Shiloh | Mercury | Rock | New \u0026 Sealed","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf It Wasn’t for Bad. \u003cstrong\u003eElton John \u0026amp; Leon Russell — The Union\u003c\/strong\u003e (2010). \u003cstrong\u003eA 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\u003c\/strong\u003e. Rock \/ soul \/ Americana \/ gospel from \u003cstrong\u003ePinner, Middlesex, England \u0026amp; Lawton, Oklahoma, USA\u003c\/strong\u003e. New \u0026amp; sealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Union — Most Searched Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Union context fact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf It Wasn’t for Bad\u003c\/strong\u003e — 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHey Ahab\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Union rocker — a driving, New Orleans-flavoured rock track referencing the captain from Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGone to Shiloh (featuring Neil Young)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the most searched Union guest appearance — a Civil War-themed Americana ballad featuring Neil Young — one of the standout moments on the album\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by T Bone Burnett — who also produced O Brother, Where Art Thou? 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