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Taupin

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Taupin
Studio album by
Released1971
GenreSpoken word
LabelDJM / Elektra (U.S.)
ProducerGus Dudgeon
Bernie Taupin chronology
Taupin
(1971)
He Who Rides the Tiger
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Christgau's Record GuideE[1]

Taupin (released eponymously in the U.S.) is the debut studio album by longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin. It is a spoken word album of his poetry with music that revolves around the theme. The album was produced by Gus Dudgeon and coordinated by Steve Brown.

Track listing

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All songs written by Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye, and Davey Johnstone, except where noted.

Side one

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  1. "Child"
    • "Birth"
    • "The Greatest Discovery" (Elton John, Taupin)
    • "Flatters (a beginning)"
    • "Brothers Together"
    • "Rowston Manor"
    • "End of a Day"
    • "To a Grandfather" (Taupin, Quaye, Johnstone, Shawn Phillips)
    • "Solitude"
    • "Conclusion"

Side two

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  1. "When the Heron Wakes"
  2. "Like Summer Tempests"
  3. "Today's Hero" (Taupin, Quaye, Johnstone, Phillips)
  4. "Sisters of the Cross" (Taupin, Richard Coff, Diana Lewis)
  5. "Brothers Together Again"
  6. "Verses After Dark"
    • "La Petite Marionette" (Taupin, Coff)
    • "Ratcatcher" (Taupin, Phillips)
    • "The Visitor" (Taupin, Phillips)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  1. Taupin at Allmusic
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