Album US 1971 on Elektra label
Rock, Folk, World and (Avant-garde)
Bernie reads poems written by himself and accompanied by music. Insert included Cat# EKS-74110: four sided single page folded. Picture of artist and poems. Record housed in company sleeve
![]() | Bernie Taupin voc, *1950 GB read by, written by, words by, poems, album by |
![]() | Ron Chesterman b, cb, 1943-2007 GB double bass |
![]() | Peter Schaumann , US illustration, s |
![]() | Nigel Olsson dr, perc, *1949 GB other, keepers of the keys |
![]() | Stuart Epps perc, GB other, keepers of the keys |
![]() | Diana Lewis , piano, written by |
![]() | Caleb Quaye g, voc, key, *1948 GB piano, acoustic guitar, organ, written by |
![]() | Davey Johnstone sit, eg, *1951 GB sitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin, lute, written by |
![]() | Shawn Phillips g, voc, *1943 US sitar, electric guitar, koto, voice, acoustic guitar, 6 & 12 strings, written by |
![]() | Chris Karan dr, perc, *1939 AU tabla, finger cymbals |
![]() | Barry Sherlock tape op |
![]() | Tony Lord tape op |
![]() | Richard Coff vn, vl, GB violin, viola, written by |
Clive Franks engineer |
Ed Caraeff photography by |
Gus Dudgeon producer |
Robin Geoffrey Cable remix, engineer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Child | Bernie Taupin | ||
2 | Birth | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:20 |
3 | The Greatest Discovery | Bernie Taupin | Elton John | 2:47 |
4 | Flatters (A Beginning) | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:16 |
5 | Brothers Together | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:45 |
6 | Rowston Manor | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 2:20 |
7 | End Of A Day | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 2:00 |
8 | To A Grandfather | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone, Shawn Phillips | 1:42 |
9 | Solitude | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:43 |
10 | Conclusion | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:22 |
11 | When The Heron Wakes | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 2:40 |
12 | Like Summer Tempests | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 1:49 |
13 | Today's Hero | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone, Shawn Phillips | 2:12 |
14 | Sisters Of The Cross | Bernie Taupin | Diana Lewis, Richard Coff | 2:39 |
15 | Brothers Together Again | Bernie Taupin | Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone | 2:33 |
16 | Verses After Dark | Bernie Taupin | ||
17 | La Petite Marionette | Bernie Taupin | Richard Coff | 1:33 |
18 | Ratcatcher | Bernie Taupin | Shawn Phillips | 2:17 |
19 | The Vistor | Bernie Taupin | Shawn Phillips | 2:27 |