Victim of Love [Import]

Elton John | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 19, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B000025SE6
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #413,088 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Johnny B Goode

2. Warm Love In A Cold World

3. Born Bad

4. Thunder In Hte Night

5. Spotlight

6. Street Boogie

7. Victim Of Love

Editorial Reviews

1979 collaboration with German disco producer Pete Bellotte. Seven tracks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Post-Bernie withdrawl, April 4, 2003

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John Sposato (Syracuse, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victim of Love (Audio CD)

I have the Canadian LP on MCA. This was one of Elton's least sellers. He was in a career rollercoaster after a relatively brief falling out with Bernie Taupin and coming out as bisexual, as well going to the then-USSR. Here, Elton keeps up with the Joneses and tries his hand at disco. This time, he didn't write a single note. The disco sounds unlike him. This is more Victim than Love! I bet even he cares less about this one! For completists only!

3.0 out of 5 stars Elton goes disco, April 7, 2011

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Tnahpellee "Brendan" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Victim of Love (Audio CD)

So why did Pete Bellotte ask Elton John to record a disco album? Why not Billy Joel or someone else? Wouldn't be because he's 'gay' would it?

And disco is not Elton's thing; this album jars with his usual persona of Tough Texan Rancher who chases cow-women on wild bulls, a perfect representation of who Elton John really is. And if it isn't, well, we get the point, this isn't his usual fare.

Should he have covered 'Johnny B Goode' as a disco song? Who knows! But I do know some of the other songs are quite fun (Street Boogie), or even melodious (Thunder in the Night).

If you aren't a fervent believer in some sought of unwritten 'rock' ethic, then you should be able to enjoy the last five songs. Anyway, his vocals aren't as 'bad' (for lack of better negative adjective that is supposed to make impact) as they are on the two albums either side. Just don't let that pounding beat get to your head. Rating **3/4 or 2.75