请输入您要查询的百科知识：

　

词条 Island Girl
释义

  1. Lyrics

  2. Music and single

  3. Chart performance

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts 

  4. Sales and certifications

  5. Personnel

  6. References

  7. External links

{{for|the Finnish film|Saariston tyttö}}{{Infobox song
| name = Island Girl
| cover = Island_Girl_-_Elton_John.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elton John
| album = Rock of the Westies
| B-side = Sugar on the Floor
| released = 29 September 1975
| format =
| recorded = June-July 1975
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Rock|disco}}
| length = 3:42
| label = MCA (US)
DJM (UK)
| writer = Elton John, Bernie Taupin
| producer = Gus Dudgeon
| prev_title = Someone Saved My Life Tonight
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Grow Some Funk of Your Own
| next_title2 = I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
| next_year = 1976
}}

"Island Girl" is a song performed by Elton John that went to number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.[1] and number 14 in the UK in 1975. In the U.S., it was certified Gold in 1975 and Platinum in 1995 by the RIAA.[2] It was the first single taken from the album Rock of the Westies. The song was written by John and his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin.

The song which "Island Girl" replaced at number one was "Bad Blood," by Neil Sedaka. Elton had provided uncredited backing and duetting vocals on this collaboration.

Lyrics

The lyrics are about a prostitute in New York City and a man who wants to take her back to Jamaica.

Music and single

The song is atmospheric, featuring gospel-ish piano behind the famous distorted slide-guitar intro. It also features a high-strung Caribbean guitar sound, marimbas, and a heavy bass guitar. Also notable is a shaky synthesizer solo played by James Newton Howard.

The single's B-side was "Sugar on the Floor", which was written by Kiki Dee, who would go on to duet with John on a number of occasions, most notably on their chart-topping 1976 single, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".

Chart performance

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}

Weekly charts

Chart (1975–76)Peak
position
Australia12
Canadian RPM4
New Zealand[3]4
UK14
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4]1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[5]27
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[6]1
{{col-2}}

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)Rank
Canada[7]38
U.S. Cash Box[8]10
Chart (1976)Rank
Canada[9]143
U.S. Billboard[10]64
{{col-end}}

Sales and certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|title=Island Girl|artist=Elton John|award=Gold|number=2|relyear=1975|certyear=1976|salesamount=150,000|accessdate=22 November 2012}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Island Girl|artist=John, Elton|award=Platinum|relyear=1975|certyear=1995|accessdate=22 November 2012|autocat=yes}}{{Certification Table Bottom}}

Personnel

  • Ray Cooper – congas, tambourine, marimba
  • Kiki Dee – backing vocals
  • James Newton Howard – ARP synthesizer, Mellotron solo
  • Davey Johnstone – Ovation guitar, slide electric guitars, banjo, backing vocals
  • Elton John – piano, lead vocal, backing vocals (credited as "Ann Orson")
  • Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
  • Roger Pope – drums
  • Caleb Quaye – acoustic guitar, backing vocals

References

1. ^"Weekly Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs from the First 50 Years", Billboard.com. 2008.
2. ^{{cite certification|region=United States|title=Island Girl}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=2672 |title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart |website=Nztop40.co.nz |date=1976-01-26 |accessdate=2016-10-10}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1975-11-08 |title=Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart |website=Billboard.com |date=1975-11-08 |accessdate=2016-10-10}}
5. ^{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=122}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19751115.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-09-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102224812/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19751115.html |archivedate=2014-11-02 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4057a&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4057a.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4057a |title=Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada |website=Bac-lac.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-10}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1975YESP.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021184320/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1975YESP.html |archivedate=2014-10-21 |df= }}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=tbic14a4kgbgvqfqi1chsi9h32 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-10}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-10}}

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|elton-john|island-girl}}
{{Elton John songs}}

11 : 1975 singles|Elton John songs|Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles|Songs with music by Elton John|Songs with lyrics by Bernie Taupin|Song recordings produced by Gus Dudgeon|1975 songs|MCA Records singles|DJM Records singles|Songs about prostitutes|Songs about New York City
随便看

　

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

　

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/11/18 13:11:37