Bernie Taupin "Bernie Taupin" (1971) -Folk Rock / Pop Rock-

Label : Elektra Records

 

Side One

Child

a. Birth (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

b. The Greatest Discovery (Elton John & Bernie Taupin)

c. Flatters (A Beginning) (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

d. Brothers Together (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

e. Rowston Manor (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

f. End Of A Day (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

g. To A Grandfather (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone & Shawn Phillips)

h. Solitude (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

i. Conclusion (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

Side Two

01 - When The Heron Wakes (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

02 - Like Summer Tempests (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

03 - Today's Hero (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye, Davey Johnstone & Shawn Phillips)

04 - Sisters Of The Cross (Bernie Taupin, Richard Coff & Davey Johnstone)

05 - Brothers Together Again (Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye & Davey Johnstone)

06 - Verses After Dark

a. La petite marionette (Bernie Taupin & Richard Coff)

b. Ratcatcher (Bernie Taupin & Shawn Phillips)

c. The Visitor (Bernie Taupin & Shawn Phillips)

Produced by Gus Dudgeon

String Arrangements by Robert Kirby

Co-ordination by Steve Brown

Caleb Quaye : Piano, Acoustic Guitar & Organ

Davey Johnstone : Sitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin & Lute

Shawn Phillips : Sitar, Electric Guitar, 6 & 12 String Acoustic Guitars, Koto & Voice

Richard Coff : Violin & Viola

Diana Lewis : Piano

Chris Karan : Tabla, Finger Cymbals

Ron Chesterman : Double Bass

All Poems by Bernie Taupin

Engineering : Clive Franks

Tape Operators : Barry Sherlock & Tony Lord

Recorded at D J M Studio, London

Remixed at Trident Studio, London

Remix Engineer : Robin Geoffrey Cable

Keepers of the Keys : Nigel Olsson & Stuart Epps