Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | 22 October 1991 |
Recorded | Various |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 78:54 |
Label | Polydor |
Producer | Many |
Singles from Two Rooms | |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin is a 1991 tribute album consisting of interpretations of sixteen songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The title refers to a song on John's album 21 at 33, "Two Rooms at the End of the World", and to the duo's unusual collaborative style; it is also the title of a 1991 film documenting their collaboration.
The album gained an uneven reception, [2] though some performances were singled out for praise, including Sinéad O'Connor's interpretation of " Sacrifice", [3] Kate Bush's reggae-inflected version of " Rocket Man", which in 2007 won The Observer readers' award for Greatest Cover of all time, [4] [5] and Tina Turner's Grammy-nominated version of " The Bitch Is Back". [6]
Two singles were released from the album: Oleta Adams' version of " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" peaked at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart and Kate Bush's "Rocket Man" peaked at number 12 in the UK and number two in Australia. Wilson Phillips' cover of " Daniel", while not released as a single, peaked at number seven in the US Adult Contemporary chart due to strong radio airplay. [7]
Kate Bush's reggae-inflected version of " Rocket Man" was released as a single and peaked at number 12 in the UK and number two in Australia (where it beat the original version's chart position by several places). In 2007, the track won The Observer readers' award for Greatest Cover of all time. [4] [5]
The B-side of Bush's single was her version of " Candle in the Wind". The CD single added an instrumental version of the same song.
All tracks are written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
No. | Title | Performing artist | Length |
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1. | " Border Song" | Eric Clapton | 4:21 |
2. | " Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" | Kate Bush | 4:57 |
3. | " Come Down in Time" | Sting | 3:38 |
4. | " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting [8]" | The Who | 4:32 |
5. | " Crocodile Rock" | The Beach Boys | 4:21 |
6. | " Daniel" | Wilson Phillips | 4:03 |
7. | " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" | Joe Cocker | 3:57 |
8. | " Levon" | Jon Bon Jovi | 5:27 |
9. | " The Bitch is Back" | Tina Turner | 3:38 |
10. | " Philadelphia Freedom" | Hall & Oates | 5:12 |
11. | " Your Song" | Rod Stewart | 4:49 |
12. | " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Oleta Adams | 6:02 |
13. | " Madman Across the Water" | Bruce Hornsby | 6:10 |
14. | " Sacrifice" | Sinéad O'Connor | 5:12 |
15. | " Burn Down the Mission" | Phil Collins | 6:11 |
16. | " Tonight" | George Michael | 7:23 |
Total length: | 79:53 |
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia ( ARIA) [17] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada ( Music Canada) [18] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
France ( SNEP) [19] | Gold | 100,000* |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [20] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom ( BPI) [22] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States ( RIAA) [23] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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