Breaking Hearts

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Breaking Hearts
Studio album by Elton John
Released 9 July 1984
Recorded December 1983 - April 1984 Montserrat
Genre Soft rock, pop
Length 40:38
Label Geffen Records (US & Canada)
Rocket Records (Internationally)
Producer Chris Thomas
Elton John chronology
Too Low for Zero
(1983)		 Breaking Hearts
(1984)		 Ice on Fire
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars [2]

Breaking Hearts is the eighteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1984. It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. There were two hit singles on this album, the U.S. number 5 hit "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" and the UK number 5 hit "Passengers".

This was the last studio album until 2001's Songs from the West Coast that would feature Olsson on drums. It was also the last in which John played all keyboards in the studio. There would be a backup keyboardist for every album moving forward.

Breaking Hearts was also the first album since Victim of Love to not feature a string section or horn section on any track. This is one of only two albums with Elton John's classic band in which Ray Cooper was not part of the lineup, the other being 1973's Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. This would be the last album Dee Murray would play bass for before his death in 1992. Shortly after the tour, the band lineup would change and Gus Dudgeon, John's former producer, would produce the next two albums. In the U.S. it was certified Platinum on 28 August 1998 by the R.I.A.A.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Restless" – 5:17
  2. "Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison)" – 4:10
  3. "Who Wears These Shoes?" – 4:04
  4. "Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be)" – 3:34
  5. "Li'l 'Frigerator" – 3:37

[edit] Side two

  1. "Passengers" (John, Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Phineas McHize) – 3:24
  2. "In Neon" – 4:19
  3. "Burning Buildings" – 4:02
  4. "Did He Shoot Her?" – 3:21
  5. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" – 4:55

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] B-sides

Song Format
"Sad Songs (Say So Much) (Special Radio Mix)" Sad Songs (Say So Much) 7" (US)
"A Simple Man" Sad Songs (Say So Much) 7" (US/UK), 12" (UK)
"Lonely Boy" Who Wears These Shoes 7" (US) / Passengers 7"/12" (UK)
"Tactics" In Neon 7" (US)
"Tortured" Who Wears These Shoes 7"/12" (UK)
"Passengers (Extended Mix)" Passengers 12" (UK)
"Who Wears These Shoes (Extended Version)" Who Wears These Shoes 12" (UK)
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Live)" Who Wears These Shoes 12" (UK)

"A Simple Man" was recorded in 1981 during the Jump Up!-sessions. In 2003, Mercury Universal and Rocket Records re-released the album, which was remastered by Gary Moore. As did "21 at 33," "The Fox" and "Jump Up," it contained no bonus tracks.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 4
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5] 10
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[6] 41
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[7] 54
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 2
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[9] 7
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 11
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 1
UK Albums Chart[12] 2
U.S. Billboard 200 [13] 20
West German Media Control Albums Chart[14] 5

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 16
Austrian Albums Chart[15] 26
Canadian Albums Chart[16] 42
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 11
UK Albums Chart[18] 33

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Gold 240,000[18]
United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000^
Preceded by
Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
9–29 July, 1984		 Succeeded by
Purple Rain (soundtrack)
by Prince and The Revolution
Preceded by
Footloose (soundtrack) by Various artists		 Swiss Music Chart number-one album
15 July, 1984		 Succeeded by
Footloose (soundtrack) by Various artists

[edit] References

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  2. ^ [1][dead link]
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  5. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-10-29
  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (in Dutch) (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  7. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4871310779. 
  8. ^ "charts.org.nz Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  9. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  10. ^ "swedishcharts.com Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (in Swedish) (ASP). http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  11. ^ "Elton John - Breaking Hearts - hitparade.ch" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. Swiss Music Charts. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  12. ^ "Chart Stats - Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=42059. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  13. ^ "allmusic ((( Breaking Hearts > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10482/charts-awards. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  14. ^ "Album Search: Elton John - Breaking Hearts" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Elton+John&title=Breaking+Hearts&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1984" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/1984_album.asp. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  16. ^ "Top 100 Albums of 1984". RPM. 1985-01-05. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.9642&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  17. ^ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1984" (in Swedish) (ASP). Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1984. Retrieved 2011-09-13. 
  18. ^ a b "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21.html. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  19. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – Breaking Hearts". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Breaking Hearts in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Elton John – Breaking Hearts". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Breaking+Hearts%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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