Wrap Her Up
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| "Wrap Her Up" | |
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| Single by Elton John | |
| from the album Ice on Fire | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Genre | Pop rock, New Wave |
| Length | 6:04 |
| Label | Geffen (US/Canada) Rocket Records |
| Writer(s) | Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Charlie Morgan, Paul Westwood, Davey Johnstone, Fred Mandel |
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon |
"Wrap Her Up" is a song on English pop-rock performer Elton John's 1985 album, Ice on Fire. George Michael duets on the song. The song reached number twenty.[citation needed]
The song is notable for the number of famous women's names dropped towards the end of the song, including Kiki Dee, who had duetted with Elton on the hit song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" in 1976, and also provided background vocals for "Wrap Her Up". Dee also appears near the end of the music video in which John smashes her in the face with a cream pie. Other notable "appearances" include Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, Katharine Hepburn, Dusty Springfield, Billie Jean King, Vanessa Williams, Nancy Reagan, Julie Andrews, Annie Lennox, Shirley Temple, Tallulah Bankhead, Princess Caroline of Moncaco, Little Eva, Mata Hari, Joan Collins, Brigitte Bardot, Doris Day, Samantha Fox.
Elton does not play piano or keyboards on this song.
[edit] Personnel
- Elton John: Vocals
- George Michael: Vocals
- Davey Johnstone: Electric guitar, backing vocals
- Fred Mandel: Keyboards, sequencers
- David Bitelli: Tenor and baritone saxophones
- Paul Spong: Trumpets
- Raul D'oleivera: Trumpets
- Rick Taylor: Trombone
- Phil Todd: Alto saxophone
- James Newton Howard: String arrangements
- Kiki Dee: Backing vocals
- Katie Kissoon: Backing vocals
- Pete Wingfield: Backing vocals
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