Rock and roll music
1972 single by Elton John
"Honky Cat" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was used as the opening track for John`s fifth studio album, Honky Château, released in 1972.[3]
Leer más
Honky Cat
Elton John
Discográfica: Uni (USA), DJM (UK) · · Productor: Gus Dudgeon
|
1
|
Honky Cat
Elton John •
Elton John •
w: Bernie Taupin •
1972 /07 /31
|
5:14 |
|
|
|
2
|
Slave
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /07 /31
|
0:00 |
|
|
|
3
|
Lady Samantha (UK)
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /07 /31
|
0:00 |
|
|
|
4
|
Its Me That You Need (UK)
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /07 /31
|
0:00 |
|
Album
Honky Ch͢teau
Fecha Lanzamiento: 19 Mayo 1972 · Fecha Grabación: 23 Enero 1972 -Discográfica: Uni (US)DJM (UK) · Estudio de Grabación: Château d`Hérouville, Hérouville, France; Trident, London, UK (mixing) · Productor: Gus Dudgeon
|
1
|
Honky Cat
Elton John •
Elton John •
w: Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side one
|
5:14 |
|
|
|
2
|
Mellow
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side one
|
5:33 |
|
|
|
3
|
I Think I`m Going to Kill Myself
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side one
|
3:35 |
|
|
|
4
|
Susie (Dramas)
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side one
|
0:00 |
|
|
|
5
|
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Elton John •
Elton John •
w: Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side one
|
4:43 |
|
|
|
1
|
Salvation
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side two
|
3:59 |
|
|
|
2
|
Slave
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side two
|
0:00 |
|
|
|
3
|
Amy
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side two
|
4:03 |
|
|
|
4
|
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Elton John •
w: Part Two) (The Renaissance Mix •
1972 /05 /19 Side two
|
0:00 |
|
|
|
5
|
Hercules
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Side two
|
5:21 |
|
|
|
1
|
Slave
Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1972 /05 /19 Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and
|
0:00 |
|
| "Honky Cat" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 One of side-A labels of the US single | ||||
| Single by Elton John | ||||
| from the album Honky Château | ||||
| B-side | "Slave" | |||
| Released | 31 July 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 17 January 1972 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:12 | |||
| Label | Uni (USA), DJM (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
| Elton John singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Audio | ||||
| "Honky Cat" on YouTube | ||||
Review
1972 single by Elton John
"Honky Cat" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was used as the opening track for John`s fifth studio album, Honky Château, released in 1972.[3]
Leer más"Honky Cat" was also released as the A-side of John`s thirteenth single.[3] The single reached No. 31 in the United Kingdom, and fared better in the United States, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 just as John launched an American tour in September 1972.[4]
John has performed this song numerous times in the 50+ years since its release.[5] A live version of the song was released on the Here side of the Here and There live set in 1976 (and its expanded CD version in 1995), and a solo piano version appeared on the EltonJohn.com Live in Madison Square Garden Vol. 1 limited edition CD, recorded in October 1999 during his 1999 solo tour.[6]
Reception
Record World said that the "sparkling mix and funky backbeat suit Elton`s slidy vocal down to the ground."[7] Cash Box said "Faster than a speeding `Rocket Man,` and more powerful for the rinky-tink fun of it all, this track from [John`s] #1 LP should be his biggest ever."[8] Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin called it John`s "most underrated" single.[9]
In 2018, Dave Simpson of The Guardian ranked the song No. 48 on his list of the 50 greatest Elton John songs.[10] The following year, Justin Kirkland of Esquire ranked the song No. 27 on his list of the 30 best Elton John songs, calling it a "funky, horn-laden hit" and writing that "it`s hard to compare the odd mix of electric piano and wheezing saxophone to any other single in Elton`s songbook."[11]
Covers
Lee Ann Womack covered the song on the 2018 tribute album Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Personnel
- Elton John – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – banjo
- Dee Murray – bass
- Nigel Olsson – drums
- Ivan Jullien – trumpet
- Jacques Bolognesi – trombone
- Jean-Louis Chautemps – saxophone
- Alain Hatot – saxophone
Production
- Gus Dudgeon – horn arranger, producer
- Ken Scott – engineer
1972 single by Elton John
"Honky Cat" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was used as the opening track for John`s fifth studio album, Honky Château, released in 1972.[3]
"Honky Cat" was also released as the A-side of John`s thirteenth single.[3] The single reached No. 31 in the United Kingdom, and fared better in the United States, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 just as John launched an American tour in September 1972.[4]
John has performed this song numerous times in the 50+ years since its release.[5] A live version of the song was released on the Here side of the Here and There live set in 1976 (and its expanded CD version in 1995), and a solo piano version appeared on the EltonJohn.com Live in Madison Square Garden Vol. 1 limited edition CD, recorded in October 1999 during his 1999 solo tour.[6]
Reception
Record World said that the "sparkling mix and funky backbeat suit Elton`s slidy vocal down to the ground."[7] Cash Box said "Faster than a speeding `Rocket Man,` and more powerful for the rinky-tink fun of it all, this track from [John`s] #1 LP should be his biggest ever."[8] Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin called it John`s "most underrated" single.[9]
In 2018, Dave Simpson of The Guardian ranked the song No. 48 on his list of the 50 greatest Elton John songs.[10] The following year, Justin Kirkland of Esquire ranked the song No. 27 on his list of the 30 best Elton John songs, calling it a "funky, horn-laden hit" and writing that "it`s hard to compare the odd mix of electric piano and wheezing saxophone to any other single in Elton`s songbook."[11]
Covers
Lee Ann Womack covered the song on the 2018 tribute album Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
|
Personnel
- Elton John – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, vocals
- Davey Johnstone – banjo
- Dee Murray – bass
- Nigel Olsson – drums
- Ivan Jullien – trumpet
- Jacques Bolognesi – trombone
- Jean-Louis Chautemps – saxophone
- Alain Hatot – saxophone
Production
- Gus Dudgeon – horn arranger, producer
- Ken Scott – engineer