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Duets (Elton John album)

Duets is a collaborative studio album by British musician Elton John, released in 1993. The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. In the US, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.

Duets was released on a single CD, a single cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own (Elton John's Christmas Party). The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a No. 1 hit on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK singles chart in 1991. This is one of only three albums released between 1983 and 2016 without John's regular guitar player, Davey Johnstone.

Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached No. 2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul, reached No. 7), and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached No. 24).

Track listing

CD edition

LP edition

Personnel

Information is based on the album's liner notes:

  • Elton John – piano (3, 7, 13), keyboards (1), Roland RD-1000 digital piano (16), lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Robert Ahwai – guitar (6)
  • Guy Babylon – additional keyboards (3)
  • Eddie Bayers – drums (7)
  • Louis Biancaniello – musical arrangements, keyboards, synthesizer, music programming (5)
  • Curt Bisquera – drums (1, 3)
  • Martin Bliss – guitar (15)
  • Kimberly Brewer – backing vocals (9)
  • Johnny Britt – backing vocals (12)
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar (14)
  • Kelli Bruce – backing vocals (7)
  • Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synth strings, music programming (13)
  • Kathy Burdick – backing vocals (7)
  • Chris Cameron – keyboards (15)
  • David Campbell – horn arrangements (13), string arrangements (12, 13), string conductor (12)
  • Bill Churchfield – horns (12)
  • David Clayton – keyboards (15)
  • Leonard Cohen – vocals (14)
  • Luis Conte – congas (12)
  • Jim Cox – Hammond organ (12, 14), piano (14)
  • Andraé Crouch – vocal arrangements, backing vocals (3)
  • Andraé Crouch Choir – backing vocals (3)
  • Sandra Crouch – backing vocals (3)
  • Danny Cummings – percussion (15)
  • P.M. Dawn – lead vocals (2)
  • Kiki Dee – lead vocals (5)
  • Marcella Detroit – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica (11)
  • Martin Ditcham – drums (6), percussion (6, 16)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 3)
  • Alan Estes – bells, tambourine, vibraphone (12)
  • Deon Estus – bass guitar (15)
  • Ricky Fataar – drums (13)
  • Lynne Fiddmont-Linsay – backing vocals (9)
  • Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (13)
  • Connye Florence – backing vocals (7)
  • Malcolm Foster – bass guitar (16)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (7)
  • Michael Gibbs – string arrangements, string conductor (5)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (12)
  • Mark Goldenberg – additional guitar (13)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
  • Ed Greene – drums (12)
  • Sandy Griffith – backing vocals (5)
  • Steve Grove – saxophone, horns (12)
  • John Guerin – drums (14)
  • Andy Hamilton – saxophone (15)
  • Don Henley – vocals (4)
  • Jay Henry – backing vocals (15)
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangements, trumpet (3)
  • Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (3)
  • Yvonne Hodges – backing vocals (7)
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar (7)
  • James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (13)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (12)
  • Danny Jacob – guitar (15)
  • Michelle Johnson – backing vocals (2)
  • Plas Johnson – saxophone solo (14)
  • Nik Kershaw – vocals, musical arrangements, instruments (8)
  • Herold Klosser – keyboards, programming (10)
  • Mike Knapp – Roland TB-303 bassline (10)
  • Gladys Knight – lead vocals (9)
  • Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone (13)
  • k.d. lang – vocals (1)
  • Shirley Lewis – backing vocals (15)
  • Mort Lindsey – musical arrangements, string arrangements, string conductor (14)
  • Steve Lindsey – musical arrangements (14)
  • Etyenne Lytel – keyboards (2)
  • Lynn Mabry – backing vocals (15)
  • Sylvan Marc – bass guitar (6)
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements, string conductor (1)
  • Linda McCrary-Campbell – backing vocals (10)
  • Candi McKenzie – backing vocals (16)
  • George Michael – lead vocals, musical arrangements (15)
  • Max Middleton – piano, keyboards (6)
  • Jonathan Moffett – drums (15)
  • Giorgio Moroder – programming (10)
  • Phil Naish – synthesizer (7)
  • Portia Neeley-Rolle – backing vocals (2)
  • Dean Parks – guitar (1, 3, 16, additional on 14), lap steel guitar (14)
  • Greg Penny - programming (1, 3, 16)
  • Derrick Perkins – music programming (9)
  • Jamie Perkins – additional keyboards (16)
  • Phil Perry – backing vocals (12)
  • Joel Peskin – tenor saxophone solo (3)
  • Greg Phillinganes – piano (12)
  • Scott Plunkett – keyboards (4)
  • Don Potter – acoustic guitar (7)
  • Billy Preston – Hammond organ B3 (13)
  • Lon Price – saxophone, horns (12)
  • Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar (13)
  • Chris Rea – vocals, keyboards, steel guitar (6), guitar (16, additional on 6)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (7)
  • Little Richard – lead vocals, piano (3)
  • Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (5)
  • John Robinson – drums (4)
  • RuPaul – lead vocals (10)
  • Corrado Rustici – mandolin (5)
  • Chuck Sabo – drums (11, 16)
  • Thomas Schobel – sequencer (10)
  • Beverley Skeete – backing vocals (16)
  • Greg Smith – saxophone, horns (12)
  • Phil Spalding – bass guitar (11)
  • Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (4)
  • Mark Taylor – additional keyboards (16)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (4)
  • Lee Thornburg – horn arrangements (12), trombone, trumpet (12, 13)
  • Matthew Vaughan – programming (11)
  • Narada Michael Walden – rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements (5)
  • Freddie Washington – bass guitar (12)
  • Marietta Waters – backing vocals (10)
  • Greg Wells – Hammond organ (3)
  • Precious Wilson – backing vocals (16)
  • Stevie Wonder – musical arrangements, backing vocals, instruments, music programming (9)
  • Tammy Wynette – lead vocals (7)
  • Paul Young – lead vocals (12)

Technical personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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