Here and There (Elton John album)

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Here and There is a live album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). The title refers to the two concerts represented on the album: "Here" is a concert recorded at the Royal Festival Hall in London during the summer of 1974; "There" is a concert recorded at New York City's Madison Square Garden on November 28, 1974.

For the 1995 CD reissue, original producer Gus Dudgeon remixed both shows and extended the song list for a two-CD set, almost fully restoring the play lists for both concerts. While "Take Me To The Pilot" and "Your Song" appear on both discs, Dudgeon said in the liner notes that this was intentional, since both versions of each song are very different from each other, and in his opinion merited inclusion. Digital editing software allowed Dudgeon and his editing and mastering team to, as he put it in the new CD's liner notes by John Tobler, "fix the occasional musical mistake." In the U.S., it was certified Gold on 6 May 1976 and Platinum on 25 August 1998 by the RIAA.

The "There" disc also restores to the set list the tracks Elton and the band performed with special guest John Lennon, who made his last public concert appearance at the Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving night show. The tracks were left off the original vinyl version, though "I Saw Her Standing There" was released as the b-side of the "Philadelphia Freedom" single, and all three songs were later released on a DJM-issued EP.

Pop-rock journalist Paul Gambaccini wrote the liner notes to the original LP, which were included in the booklet that came with the 1995 remastered edition.

This album was also released under the titles Here and Now and London & New York.

Track listing

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

Original LP and CD

Side one: "Here"

1. "Skyline Pigeon" – 4:34
2. "Border Song" – 3:18
3. "Honky Cat" – 7:15
4. "Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan) – 5:25)
5. "Crocodile Rock" – 4:15

Side two: "There"

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" – 11:11
2. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" – 5:13
3. "Bennie and the Jets" – 6:09
4. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 5:48

1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue

Disc one: "Here"

1. "Skyline Pigeon" – 5:41
2. "Border Song" – 3:27
3. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 4:33
4. "Country Comfort" – 6:44
5. "Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan) (Duncan) – 5:03
6. "Bad Side of the Moon" – 7:54
7. "Burn Down the Mission" – 8:25
8. "Honky Cat" – 7:04
9. "Crocodile Rock" – 4:08
10. "Candle in the Wind" – 3:57
11. "Your Song" – 4:07
12. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" – 7:09

Disc two: "There"

1. "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" – 11:53
2. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" – 5:03
3. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 6:00
4. "Bennie and the Jets" – 5:59
5. "Grey Seal" – 5:27
6. "Daniel" – 4:06
7. "You're So Static" – 4:32
8. "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (with John Lennon) (Lennon) – 4:40
9. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartney) – 6:15
10. "I Saw Her Standing There" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:17
11. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:57
12. "Your Song" – 3:58
13. "The Bitch Is Back" – 4:23

Personnel

• Elton John – Piano, Vocals
• Ray Cooper – Tambourine(CD #1 tracks 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12; CD #2 tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9-13),Congas(CD #1 tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12; CD #2 tracks 3, 5, 6, 8), Bells(CD #1 track 6; CD #2 track 9), Vibes(CD #1 track 7; CD #2 track 2), Duck Call on "Honky Cat", Organ on "Crocodile Rock"
• Lesley Duncan – Vocals ("Love Song" only)
• Davey Johnstone – Guitars(except CD #1 tracks 1, 2, 11), Background vocals (except : CD #1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD #2 tracks 5-8, 9, 12-13), Mandolin on "Honky Cat"
• John Lennon – Guitar, Vocals (CD #2, tracks 8–10 only)
• Dee Murray – Bass (except CD #1 tracks 1, 11), Background vocals (except : CD #1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD #2 tracks 5-8, 9, 12-13)
• Nigel Olsson – Drums (except CD #1 tracks 1, 11), Background vocals (except : CD #1 tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11; CD #2 tracks 5-8, 9, 12-13)

Production

• Producer: Gus Dudgeon
• Engineers: Gus Dudgeon, Phil Dunne
• Compilation: Gus Dudgeon
• Art direction: David Larkham
• Design: David Larkham
• Photography: David Nutter
• Liner notes: John Tobler

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Pop Albums	4