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词条 Honky Château
释义

  1. Music

  2. Critical appraisal and chart action

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Production

  6. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Certifications 

  7. References

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| name = Honky Château
| type = studio
| artist = Elton John
| cover = Elton John - Honky Château.jpg
| alt =
| released = 19 May 1972
| recorded = January 1972
| venue =
| studio = Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France; mixed at Trident Studios, London
| genre = {{flatlist|
  • Rock
  • R&B

|}}
| length = 45:15
| label = {{flatlist|
  • Uni (US)
  • DJM (UK)

|}}
| producer = Gus Dudgeon
| prev_title = Madman Across the Water
| prev_year = 1971
| next_title = Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player
| next_year = 1973
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Honky Château
| type = studio
| single1 = Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
| single1date = 17 April 1972
| single2 = Honky Cat
| single2date = 31 July 1972
}}
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[1]
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = A–[2]
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[3]
}}Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, the first of seven consecutive US number one albums for Elton John.[4]

In 2012, the album was ranked number 359 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was certified gold in July 1972 and platinum in October 1995 by the RIAA. This was the final Elton John album on the Uni label in the US and Canada before MCA consolidated all of its various labels under the MCA brand. This and John's earlier Uni albums were later reissued on MCA Records.

Two singles were released worldwide from Honky Château, "Rocket Man" and "Honky Cat." A third single, "Hercules," was prepared for release, but this never materialised.[5]

Music

This album continued John's transition from a singer-songwriter to a more rock 'n' roll style.

It was also the first album to feature John's road band of Dee Murray on bass and Nigel Olsson on drums (along with new member Davey Johnstone on electric and acoustic guitars and other fretted instruments) as the core group of musicians. Previously, the record label insisted that John use them for only one track each on Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water; the rest of the songs on those two albums were performed by session players. Johnstone had played acoustic guitar, mandolin and sitar on Madman Across the Water, but on Honky Chateau, he would be invited to join permanently as a full-band member and he extended his contributions to electric guitar, banjo, slide guitar and backing vocals.

The opening track "Honky Cat" is a New Orleans funk track reminiscent of Dr. John and Allen Toussaint and features a four-piece horn section arranged by producer Gus Dudgeon. Also of note is the debut on record of the backing vocal combination of Johnstone, Murray and Olsson, who first added what would soon become their "trademark" sound to "Rocket Man". The trio's unique approach to arranging their backing vocal tracks would be a fixture on John's singles and albums for the next several years.

In 1995, Dudgeon remastered the album, adding only an uptempo, rock and roll version of "Slave" that was sidelined in favour of the steamier, more laconic version that made the LP's original line-up. This alternate version was originally due to be released as the B-Side to the ultimately unreleased "Hercules" single.[6]

Critical appraisal and chart action

Critically, Honky Château is regarded as one of John's finest records. Jon Landau of Rolling Stone approved the original LP as "a rich, warm, satisfying album that stands head and shoulders above the morass of current releases".[7] Other reviews were likewise mostly positive. In a retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic has written that "it plays as the most focused and accomplished set of songs Elton John and Bernie Taupin ever wrote".[8]

Honky Château became the first of a string of albums by Elton John to hit No. 1 in the Billboard Charts in the US. In Canada, the album peaked at No. 3 on the RPM 100 Top Albums Chart, reaching this position on 29 July 1972, dropping two places to No. 5, then returning to No. 3 for a further twelve consecutive weeks before falling to No. 9 on 4 November of the same year.

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Side one
  1. "Honky Cat" – 5:13
  2. "Mellow" – 5:32
  3. "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" – 3:35
  4. "Susie (Dramas)" – 3:25
  5. "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" – 4:45
Side two
  2. "Salvation" – 3:58
  3. "Slave" – 4:22
  4. "Amy" – 4:03
  5. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" – 5:00
  6. "Hercules" – 5:20
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.
Bonus track (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
  2. "Slave" (Alternate take) – 2:53
SACD

The album, including the bonus track, was also released in 2004 as a "Hybrid SACD" remixed in 5.1.

Personnel

Track numbers refer to CD and digital releases of the album.

  • Elton John – vocals, piano (tracks 1–6 and tracks 8–10), Fender Rhodes (track 1), Hammond organ (tracks 2, 4), harmonium (track 6)
  • Davey Johnstone – electric, acoustic and slide guitars (tracks 2–10), banjo (track 1, 7), steel guitar (track 7), mandolin (track 9), backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Nigel Olsson – drums (tracks 1–8 and track 10), congas (track 7), tambourine, backing vocals (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Ivan Jullien – trumpet (track 1)
  • Jacques Bolognesi – trombone (track 1)
  • Jean-Louis Chautemps, Alain Hatot – saxophone (track 1)
  • Jean-Luc Ponty – electric violin (tracks 2, 8)
  • "Legs" Larry Smith – tap dance (track 3)
  • David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer (tracks 5, 10) (credited as "David Henschel" on sleeve)
  • Ray Cooper – congas (track 8)
  • Gus Dudgeon – whistle, brass arrangements (track 1), backing vocals (track 10)
  • Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Larry Steel, Tony Hazzard – backing vocals (track 6)

Production

  • Producer – Gus Dudgeon
  • Engineer – Ken Scott
  • Remastering – Tony Cousins
  • Cover photo – Ed Caraeff
  • Liner notes – John Tobler
  • Editing – Gus Skinas
  • Digital transfers – Ricky Graham
  • Surround mix – Greg Penny

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1972)Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[9]4
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[10]3
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[11]9
Italian Albums Chart[12]5
Japanese Oricon LP Chart[13]21
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[14]8
Spanish Albums Chart[15]1
UK Albums Chart[16]2
US Billboard 200[17]1
West German Media Control Albums Chart[18]43
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Year-end charts

Chart (1972)Position
Italian Albums Chart[12]18
Australian Albums Chart[9]15
US Billboard Year-End[19]24
Chart (1973)Position
US Billboard Year-End[20]80

Certifications

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References

1. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r10459|pure_url=yes}}|title=Honky Château|publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=6 January 2012}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: J|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=J&bk=70|accessdate=February 27, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/elton-john/albumguide |title=Elton John: Album Guide | Rolling Stone Music |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=6 January 2012}}
4. ^[https://rockhall.com/inductees/elton-john/bio/ "Elton John Biography: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame"]. Rock Hall. Retrieved 3 December 2014
5. ^John, Elton (1992). Rare Masters (Audio CD sleevenotes). Rocket Records.
6. ^John, Elton (1992). Rare Masters (Audio CD sleevenotes). Rocket Records.
7. ^[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/90365/review/6068350/honky_chateau ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319192154/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/eltonjohn/albums/album/90365/review/6068350/honky_chateau |date=19 March 2007 }}
8. ^{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1040357|pure_url=yes}}
9. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
10. ^Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2011
11. ^{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Elton John – Honky Château|publisher=MegaCharts|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Honky+Ch%E2teau&cat=a|work=Hung Medien|language=Dutch|format=ASP|accessdate=29 October 2011}}
12. ^1 {{cite web |url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1972.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1972|language=Italian | publisher = hitparadeitalia.it| accessdate = 3 October 2011}}
13. ^{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}
14. ^{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Elton John – Honky Château |work=Hung Medien |publisher=VG-lista |format=ASP |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=Honky+Ch%E2teau&cat=a |accessdate=29 October 2011 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
15. ^{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
16. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=37366| title= Chart Stats – Elton John – Honky Château| publisher=UK Albums Chart|format=PHP| accessdate=29 October 2011}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Honky Château > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r10459/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=29 October 2011}}
18. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Elton+John&title=Honky+Ch%E2teau&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Elton John – Honky Château| language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=29 October 2011}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855843?imw=Y|title=Top Pop Albums of 1972|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=24 February 2012}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855834?imw=Y|title=Top Pop Albums of 1973|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=11 February 2012}}
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