Elton John's New Album Coming in February, First Single Out Tomorrow!

By: Oct. 22, 2015
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Billboard.com reports that Elton John's 33rd studio album 'Wonderful Crazy Night' is set for release on Island Records on February 5th. The first single, titled "Looking Up," will drop tomorrow, October 23rd.

Wonderful Crazy Night is co-produced by John and T Bone Burnett. The lyrics are written by John's long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin.

Elton Hohn is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time, with 37 gold and 27 multi-platinum albums as well as 58 Billboard Top 40 singles in the United States, and he has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. Elton holds the record for the biggest-selling single of all time, Candle in the Wind 1997, which sold 33 million copies. He has also written the music for stage and screen successes Billy Elliot: The Musical, Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, and The Lion King, which was recently named the highest-grossing stage show or film release in the world.

Among the many awards and honours bestowed upon him are five Grammys, a Grammy Legend award, a Tony and an Oscar, a Best British Male Artist BRIT Award, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Kennedy Center Honor, Legend of Live Award, 12 Ivor Novello Awards and a knighthood from HM Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services." Elton has recently been named the first recipient of the BRITs Icon Award, which recognizes the very highest level of British music achievement, presented only to iconic artists whose writing, recording and performances set them apart as having made a lasting impact on the nation's culture.


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