Single Man

Elton John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca
• ASIN: B000002PD0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,739 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Shine on Through

2. Return to Paradise

3. I Don't Care

4. Big Dipper

5. It Ain't Gonna Be Easy

6. Part-Time Love

7. Georgia

8. Shooting Star

9. Madness

10. Reverie

11. Song for Guy

Editorial Reviews

11 track 1978 MCA Records release

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps I am biased..., November 18, 2004

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S. C. Spanoghe "Tandiwe" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Single Man (Audio CD)

I find it hard to accept some peoples reviews of 'Song for Guy'. A few people call it monotonous or boring, or say that they cringe when Elton John sings "Life isn't everything". I titled my review 'Perhaps I am biased' because Guy Burchett was my uncle. He was a motorcycle messenger who worked with Elton John, and at seventeen years old was killed in an accident while riding pillion on a motorcycle. Elton John's 'Song for Guy' is not only a very generous tribute to a young man who lost his life at a very young age, but also an emotional song that Elton John wrote from his heart.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Reverie" !, March 9, 2000

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Melimar "emiramar" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Single Man (Audio CD)

Sad to see how good music is so easily forgotten, "lost" ...

I know, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Honkey Chateau", "Don't Shoot Me ...", "Madman Across the Water" are among his well known albums from the 70's, and so are some of his releases from the 90's. I do like them very much. but I invite you to listen to "A Single Man", a slightly different Elton John: moody, atmospheric, melancholic at times. ... You will recognize Elton John's (occasionally syncopated) rhythm, the melody, the incantation, and, am sure, discover something new !

You will listen to "A Single Man' again and again and again !

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Shine On Through, Elton!, October 6, 2000

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David Hugaert (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Single Man (Audio CD)

"A Single Man" may not be Elton John's best album, but it ranks right up there with his classic albums from the early seventies. Here, EJ experiments with certain musical styles ranging from the jazz-laden "Big Dipper" to the 'countrified' "Georgia". There's also straight-ahead rock featured in "I Don't Care" and "Part-Time Love", an AM Top-40 radio staple in 1978. The pyrotechnical, yet powerful "Madness" breathes more life into "A Single Man", while "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy" tends to bring the album down just a melancholic tad. The lovely piano-encompassed instrumental "Song For Guy" provides both a sentimental and rousing finish to a stellar, finely crafted album. These are good reasons to add "A Single Man" to your CD library.