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Jump Up! is the sixteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1982 on Rocket Records except in the US and Canada, where it was released on Geffen Records. It features such songs as "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of Double Fantasy, which is now owned by EMI). It was recorded at Air studios in Montserrat and Pathe Marconi studios in France. This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who would write lyrics for songs for The Lion King twelve years later. This is the last studio album in which James Newton-Howard plays keyboards. In a 2010 Sirius radio special, John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin, called Jump Up! "one of our worst albums," adding "it's a terrible, awful, disposable album, but it had 'Empty Garden' on it, so it's worth it for that one song." In the U.S., it was certified Gold on 22 November 1982 by the RIAA.

Track listing

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

Side one

  1. "Dear John" (John, Gary Osborne) - 3:28
  2. "Spiteful Child" - 4:11
  3. "Ball and Chain" (John, Osborne) - 3:27
  4. "Legal Boys" (John, Tim Rice) - 3:08
  5. "I Am Your Robot" - 4:42
  6. "Blue Eyes" (John, Osborne) – 3:25

Side two

  2. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" - 5:05
  3. "Princess" (John, Osborne) - 4:55
  4. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" - 3:58
  5. "All Quiet on the Western Front" - 6:00

Previously only available in the later 1980s and early '90s on CD in Europe with the Rocket/Phonogram label, in 2003, John's company, Rocket, in association with Mercury/Universal Records, reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. It had no bonus tracks, but did include lots of new and previously released photographs of John during the early 1980s, full lyrics and snapshots of the cover art for the album's singles, along with liner notes by John Tobler.

Outtakes

Several outtakes from Jump Up! include "At This Time in My Life", "Desperation Train", "I'm Not Very Well", "Jerry's Law", "Moral Majority", "Waking Up in Europe", and "The Ace of Hearts and the Jack of Spades". They all have yet to see official release.[4]

B-sides

Song Format
"Take Me Down to the Ocean" "Empty Garden" 7" (US/UK)
"Hey Papa Legba" "Blue Eyes" 7" (US/UK)
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (alternate version) "All Quiet on the Western Front" 7" (UK) / "Ball and Chain" 7" (US)
"The Retreat" "Princess" 7" (UK)

"Hey Papa Legba" was recorded during the sessions for 21 at 33 in August 1979.

Personnel

Credits

Charts

References

  1. ^ Jump Up! at AllMusic
  2. ^ Rolling Stone review
  3. ^ "CG: elton john". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ^ Rocket Man: Elton John From A-Z (ISBN 0275956989)
  5. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  6. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-29
  7. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  8. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ "charts.org.nz Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  10. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  11. ^ "swedishcharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Chart Stats - Elton John - Jump Up!" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 29 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "allmusic ((( Jump Up! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Album Search: Elton John - Jump Up!" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Albums '82". RPM. 25 December 1982. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1982 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  17. ^ Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Albums - The Billboard 200. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Jump Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. ^ "American album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
Preceded by New Zealand Chart number-one album
28 March - 4 April 1982 		Succeeded by
Business as Usual by Men at Work
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