The Fox (album)

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The Fox
Studio album by Elton John
Released 20 May 1981
Recorded August 1979; January–June 1980, at Superbear Studios, Nice, France and Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
Genre Soft rock, pop, New Wave
Length 45:39
Label Geffen (US/Canada)
Rocket
Producer Chris Thomas; Elton John, Clive Franks
Elton John chronology
21 at 33
(1980)		 The Fox
(1981)		 Jump Up!
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars....[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars.... [2]

The Fox is the 15th studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981. The track "Elton's Song" was banned from radio play in some countries due to its content, which included references to homosexuality. The album was produced by John, Clive Franks and for the first time, Chris Thomas, who would produce many more albums with John through most of the 1980s and 1990s.

Three of the songs (noted below) were recorded during the sessions for his previous album 21 at 33. All b-sides released around this time were also from those sessions.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Side one

  1. "Breaking Down Barriers" (Elton John, Gary Osborne) – 4:40
  2. "Heart in the Right Place" (John, Osborne) – 5:13*
  3. "Just Like Belgium" – 4:08
  4. "Nobody Wins" (Jean-Paul Dreau, Gary Osborne) – 3:42
  5. "Fascist Faces" – 5:10

[edit] Side two

  1. "Carla/Etude" (Elton John) – 4:45*
  2. "Fanfare" (Elton John, James Newton-Howard) – 1:26*
  3. "Chloe" (John, Osbourne) – 4:39*
  4. "Heels of the Wind" – 3:37
  5. "Elton's Song" (Elton John, Tom Robinson) – 3:03*
  6. "The Fox" – 5:10

* Recorded in August 1979 and Produced By Elton John and Clive Franks. Chris Thomas was the Producer for the other tracks.

On some versions of the CD, "Carla/Etude," "Fanfare," and "Chloe" are combined into one track, making it a 9-track album.

French and Quebec releases of the album included "J'Veux de la Tendresse" in place of "Nobody Wins". "Tendresse" was the original French version of the song which Osborne wrote English lyrics for, thus transforming the song into "Nobody Wins."

In 2003, Mercury/Universal and Rocket Records reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. The lineup contained no bonus tracks.

[edit] B-sides

Song Format
"Fools in Fashion" Nobody Wins 7" (US/UK)
"Tortured" Chloe 7" (US)
"Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You" Just Like Belgium 7" (UK)
"Nobody Wins (Extended Version)" Nobody Wins 12" (US)
"Je Veux De La Tendresse (French Version of "Nobody Wins")" Nobody Wins 12" (US)

[edit] "Visions": the videos from "The Fox"

"Visions", released on VHS in 1982, is a video of all ten singles recorded for "The Fox" album. It is notable as one of the first long-form video releases of an album. The collection was also released on RCA's CED digital video disc, a precursor to the laserdisc and DVD, but has not been released since. One of the videos, for the song "Elton's Song", dealt with homosexuality by portraying a teenager's admiration of another teenage boy he yearns for but is too shy to confront. All the videos were directed by Russel Mulcahy.[citation needed]

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[3] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 11
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5] 43
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[6] 20
French SNEP Albums Chart [7] 5
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 6
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[9] 5
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 25
UK Albums Chart[11] 12
U.S. Billboard 200 [12] 21
West German Media Control Albums Chart[13] 34

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1981) Position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 31
French Albums Chart[14] 15

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 60,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Fox". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10479. Retrieved 2012-02-16. 
  2. ^ [1][dead link]
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0646119176. 
  4. ^ "austriancharts.at Elton John - The Fox" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=The+Fox&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
  5. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-29
  6. ^ "dutchcharts.nl Elton John - The Fox" (in Dutch) (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=The+Fox&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  7. ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French) (PHP). infodisc.fr. http://infodisc.fr/Album_J.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  8. ^ "charts.org.nz Elton John - The Fox" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=The+Fox&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  9. ^ "norwegiancharts.com Elton John - The Fox" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=The+Fox&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  10. ^ "swedishcharts.com Elton John - The Fox" (in Swedish) (ASP). http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=The+Fox&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  11. ^ "Chart Stats - Elton John - The Fox" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=39615. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  12. ^ "allmusic ((( The Fox > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10479/charts-awards. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  13. ^ "Album Search: Elton John - The Fox" (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Elton+John&title=The+Fox&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  14. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1981 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1982.php. Retrieved 2012-01-29. 
  15. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – The Fox". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter The Fox in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
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