Elton John "The Fox" (1981) -Pop Rock-

  

 Label : Phonogram Records

 Side 1

01 - Breaking Down Barriers (Gary Osbourne & Elton John)
02 - Heart In The Right Place* (Gary Osbourne & Elton John)
03 - Just Like Belgium (Bernie Taupin & Elton John)
04 - Nobody Wins (Gary Osbourne & Jean Paul Dreau)
05 - Fascist Faces (Bernie Taupin & Elton John)

Side 2

01 - Carla / Etude - Fanfare - Chloe* (Elton John) - (Elton John & James Newton Howard) & (Gary Osbourne & Elton John)
02 - Heels Of The Wind (Bernie Taupin & Elton John)
03 - Elton's Song (Elton John & Tom Robinson)
04 - The Fox (Bernie Taupin & Elton John)


Produced by Chris Thomas
Recorded by Bill Price
*Produced by Elton John & Clive Franks for Frank-N-Stein Productions
Basic Tracks for "Heart In The Right Place", "Chloe" & "Elton's Song" Recorded at Superbear Studios, France; "Breaking Down Barriers", "Just Like Belgium", "Nobody Wins", "Facist Faces", "Heels Of The Wind" & "The Fox" + All Overdubs on "Heart In The Right Place", "Chloe" & "Elton's Song" Recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles; "Heart In The Right Place", "Carla / Etude - Fanfare", "Chloe" & "Elton's Song" Mixed at Sunset Sound; "Breaking Down Barriers", "Just Like Belgium", "Nobody Wins", "Facist Faces", "Heels Of The Wind" & "The Fox" Remixed at Wessex Studio, London
Backing Vocals on "Breaking Down Barriers" & "Heels Of The Wind" & Choir on "Facist Faces" Recorded at Village Recorders, Los Angeles. On "Carla / Fanfare - Etude", Piano Recorded at Davlen Studios, Los Angeles.
London Symphony Orchestra Recorded at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London; Synthesizers & Percussion Recorded at Sunset Sound.
Mastered by Tim Young
Assistant Engineers : Steve McManus & Peggy McCreary (Sunset Sound), Patrick Jaunead (Superbear Studios), Karen Siegel (Village Recorders), John Kurlander (EMI Studios) & Jeremy Green (Wessex Studio)


Side 1

01 - Breaking Down Barriers

Drums : Nigel Olsson
Bass : Dee Murray
Guitar : Richie Zito
Pianos : Elton John
Tambourine : Stephanie Spruill
Synthesizers : James Newton Howard
Backing vocals & Vocal Solo : Elton John
Backing vocals : Stephanie Spruill, Venette Gloud, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin

02 - Heart In The Right Place

Drums : Alvin Taylor
Bass : Reggie McBride
Pianos : Elton John
Synthesizers & Vocoder : James Newton Howard
Backing vocals : Elton John

03 - Just Like Belgium

Bass : Dee Murray
Guitar : Richie Zito
Pianos : Elton John
Synthesizers : James Newton Howard
Alto Saxophone : Jim Horn
French Girl : Colette Bertrand

04 - Nobody Wins

Synthesizers Programmed by James Newton Howard
Drum Synthesizer Programmed by Roger Linn
Additional Synthesizers Played by James Newton Howard
Backing vocals : Elton John

05 - Fascist Faces

Bass : Dee Murray
Guitars : Richie Zito
Pianos : Elton John
Choir : James Cleveland & Cornerstone Baptist Church Choir
Backing vocals : Elton John
Spoken Voice : Rev. James Cleveland

Side 2

01 - Carla / Etude - Fanfare

Piano : Elton John
London Symphony Orchestra
Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard
Synthesizers : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Victor Feldman

       Chloe

Drums : Alvin Taylor
Bass : Reggie McBride
Piano : Elton John
Fender Rhodes : James Newton Howard
Strings arranged by James Newton Howard & Marty Paich
Conducted by James Newton Howard
Backing vocals : Dee Murray, Bill Champlin, Gary Osbourne & Max Gronenthal

02 - Heels Of The Wind

Drums : Nigel Olsson
Bass : Dee Murray
Guitars : Richie Zito
Piano : Elton John
Synthesizers : James Newton Howard
Tambourine : Stephanie Spruill
Backing vocals : Elton John, Stephanie Spruill, Venette Gloud, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin

03 - Elton's Song

Piano : Elton John
Synthesizers Programmed & Played by James Newton Howard

04 - The Fox

Drums : Nigel Olsson
Bass : Dee Murray
Guitars : Richie Zito
Piano : Elton John
Organ : James Newton Howard
Harmonica : Mickey Raphael
Backing vocals : Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Carl Carwell, Roy Galloway, Oren Waters, Ronald Baker, Chuck Cissel & Clarence Ford