Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Live album by Elton John
Released	June 1987
Recorded	December 14, 1986
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	67:38
Label	MCA (US/Canada) Rocket Records
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Elton John chronology
Leather Jackets (1986) Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (1987) Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (1987)

Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is a live album by Elton John and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on December 14th, 1986. The concert was the last of a series of concerts done throughout the last two months of 1986. The concerts consisted of two sets: the first featuring Elton and his fourteen-piece band and Elton's flamboyant stage dress, featuring Mohawk and Tina Turner wigs, and the second featuring Elton, the band, and the eighty-eight piece Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. The album features most of the songs recorded in the second half of the show, excluding "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "Carla/Etude", "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" and "Slow Rivers". This was the last album to feature Elton's old vocal register prior to his throat surgery which occurred January 5th 1987.

All songs by John/Taupin.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side one 1.2 Side two 1.3 Side three 1.4 Side four 2 Credits 3 References

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

1. "Sixty Years On" – 5:41
2. "I Need You to Turn To" – 3:14
3. "The Greatest Discovery" – 4:09
4. "Tonight" – 7:44

[edit] Side two

1. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" – 3:58
2. "The King Must Die" – 5:21
3. "Take Me to the Pilot" – 4:22
4. "Tiny Dancer" – 6:36

[edit] Side three

1. "Have Mercy on the Criminal" – 5:50
2. "Madman Across the Water" – 6:38
3. "Candle in the Wind" – 4:10

[edit] Side four

1. "Burn Down the Mission" – 5:49
2. "Your Song" – 4:04
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 6:03

[edit] Credits

• Produced by Gus Dudgeon
• Mastered by Greg Fulginiti US

[edit] References

http://www.vex.net/~paulmac/elton/ej1987.html#1987

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