Elton John: Music legend ends up tenth number one album

Elton John (78) has reached another milestone: with his collaboration album “Who Believes in Angels?”, Which he recorded together with US Country Star Brandi Carlile (43), he now landed in the UK charts for the tenth time. “It feels extraordinary that my career lasts for so long,” said the singer.

It feels “always good to lead the charts, no matter where. And I am particularly enthusiastic about this album because I think it’s the best album I’ve been doing for a long time,” continued the music legend. According to the BBC in Great Britain, its new record was sold over 15,000 times in the first two days and is particularly popular with vinyl buyers.

Elton John’s success story in the charts started 52 years ago. His first number one album “Don’t shoot me i’m only the piano player” took the lead in 1973. In the same year he managed the feat with “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” again. This was followed by “Caribou” (1974) and “Elton John’s Greatest Hits” (1974).

After a longer chart break, he again conquered the top position with “Sleeping with the Past” (1989) and “The very Best of Elton John” (1990) with “Sleeping with the Past” (1989). In recent years, the exceptional artist has shown that he has lost none of his relevance: “Good Morning to the Night” (with Pnau, 2012), “Diamonds” (2017) and “The Lockdown Sessions” (2021) completed his collection before “Who Believes in Angels?” The ten power of attorney.

With this balance sheet is now on a stage with ABBA, Queen, Kylie Minogue and Michael Jackson, who can also show ten number and one albums in Great Britain. The top position is shared by the Beatles and Robbie Williams, each with 15 leaders.

The new album – Johns 42. In the Top Ten – almost did not exist. the musician confessed: “If I had only made another Elton-John plate, I would have killed myself.” He emphasized that he “didn’t want to make the same album again” and instead dare something new. The collaboration with Brandi Carlile was therefore just right: “I needed her talent, your energy, your humor and her brilliant texts.”

However, the emergence of the album, which is praised by critics as a “late career high”, was not smooth. Shows how John threw headphones to the ground during the recordings, shouted at his employees, tear lyrics tore and thus threatened to give up the project. He now told the BBC that he was “nervous” and “irritable”, partly because of his health problems, but also because of working in the studio with Carlile, producer Andrew Watt (34) and his long -time copywriter Bernie Taupin (74).

“It was an enormous challenge to bring these four people together,” said John. “I think my nervousness, my uncertainties and my doubts led to some poor moments of behavior that were simply due to frustrations within myself.”