Elton John - Greatest Hits 1976-86

Elton John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B00005J711
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,686 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Audio CD (May 15, 2001) Original Release Date: 1976 Number of Discs: 1 Label: Island ASIN: B00005J711 Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews) Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #22,150 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some of his best work., January 31, 2002

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W. Grandy (windsor, nova scotia Canada) - See all my reviews
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I don't have the remastered version of this album but I do have the origional. If you listen closely, you can tell how much technology improved from songs like 'Blue Eyes' to 'Nikita',
No unpleasant surprises on this album - just classic Elton John.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1976-1986, March 29, 2002

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Michel (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

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I really do enjoy Elton John's music, and this is a gem. Songs like I'm Still Standing, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, and Sad Songs (Say so Much) and everything else was remastered, and you can hardly tell. And one of my favorite songs is on this album - Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny) - Elton's tribute to the late John Lennon. If you haven't heard it, I suggest you do. All in all, A wonderful Album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol 3.2, June 23, 2007

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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After his brilliant run with MCA records, Elton John joined the early roster of mogul David Geffen, who pledged to make his Geffen Records a haven for Artist's Artists. His initial signings were John Lennon, Donna Summer and Elton. His first album for Geffen, "The Fox," had a minor top 40 single on it that isn't even included here, "Nobody Wins." Thus Elton entered a slower period that didn't really reinvigorate until the third Geffen album, "Too Low for Zero" and "I Guess That's Why The Call It The Blues."

After the poorly recieved "Leather Jackets," Elton resigned with MCA and re-established his career with the "Live in Australia" album, Geffen issued a third Greatest Hits collection. It seems Elton must have retained the rights to his materail since this set came out within ten years on MCA and covers hits from "Blue Moves" to "Leather Jackets."

What this set does show is that, even in a somewhat shallow period of success, Elton John still could create finally tuned pop gems. From "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" to "Wrap Her Up" ("Heartache All Over The World" is one of the drops from the prior GHv3 set), this best-off really does pack on hits. It also misses a few key tracks ("Act Of War," "In Neon" and "Nobody Wins" would have been nice), yet includes one bona-fide oldie "Don't Go Breaking My Heart." You're still getting several top tens ("I Guess That's Why..." and "Sad Songs Say So Much" are now classics) to offer that proof of Elton's staying power.

The change between the two GHv3 is that this version has 13 songs (from the Geffen's 12), drops two songs ("Heartache All Over The Word" and "Too Low For Zero"), then adds "Sorry Seems...," "Who Wears These Shoes" and "Don't go Breaking My Heart." The cover art on this one is a step down from the Geffen version, but the sound quality is an improvement. And I always get a smile from hearing Elton and George Michael name-check everyone from Samantha Fox to Nancy Reagen (!?!) on "Wrap Her Up."