Here and There is a
live albumA live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts...
by
BritishGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...
singer/songwriter
Elton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
, released in 1976 (see
1976 in music-January-February:* January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire.* January 6 - Peter Frampton releases Frampton Comes Alive!* January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the...
). The title refers to the two concerts represented on the album: "Here" is a concert at the
Royal Festival HallThe Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900 seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
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London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
; "There" is a concert at
Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City. It is also the name of the entity which owns the arena and several of the professional sports franchises which play there. There have been four incarnations of...
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New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
. The Madison Square Garden show was notable for the guest appearance of
John LennonJohn Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles...
, in what would be his last public concert performance.
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Here and There is a
live albumA live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts...
by
BritishGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...
singer/songwriter
Elton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has sold more than 200 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single, Candle in the Wind 1997, has sold over 37 million copies, becoming the...
, released in 1976 (see
1976 in music-January-February:* January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire.* January 6 - Peter Frampton releases Frampton Comes Alive!* January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the...
). The title refers to the two concerts represented on the album: "Here" is a concert at the
Royal Festival HallThe Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900 seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...
in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
; "There" is a concert at
Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City. It is also the name of the entity which owns the arena and several of the professional sports franchises which play there. There have been four incarnations of...
in
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
. The Madison Square Garden show was notable for the guest appearance of
John LennonJohn Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles...
, in what would be his last public concert performance.
This
albumAn album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites.-...
was also released under the titles
Here and Now and
London & New York.
Side one: "Here"
- "Skyline Pigeon
"Skyline Pigeon" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the eighth track off his first album, "Empty Sky". It was one of John's first songs to become popular...
" – 4:34
- "Border Song
"Border Song" is a gospel ballad originally performed by British musician Elton John. Lyrics are credited to Bernie Taupin . The music was composed by John....
" – 3:18
- "Honky Cat
"Honky Cat" is a song from the 1972 Elton John album Honky Chateau. It is the first song on the album, and had a running time of five minutes ten seconds....
" – 7:15
- "Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan
Lesley Duncan is an English singer-songwriter, born in the north-eastern English town of Stockton-on-Tees, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success...
) (Duncan) – 5:25)
- "Crocodile Rock
"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released November 20, 1972 in the US and October 27 1972 in the UK, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot Me...
" – 4:15
Side two: "There"
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is the opening song on the double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral...
" – 11:11
- "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
"Rocket Man " is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and originally performed by John. It is loosely based on the short story "The Rocket Man" in Ray Bradbury's book The Illustrated Man, and echoes the theme of David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity"...
" – 5:13
- "Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song is written in the key of G major and first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs....
" – 6:09
- "Take Me to the Pilot
"Take Me to the Pilot" is a rock song performed by British musician Elton John. The song was written by Bernie Taupin and composed by John for his eponymous second album in 1970....
" – 5:48
Disc one: "Here"
- "Skyline Pigeon" – 5:41
- "Border Song" – 3:27
- "Take Me to the Pilot" – 4:33
- "Country Comfort
"Country Comfort" is the third song on British pop-rock performer Elton John's 1970 album, Tumbleweed Connection. It is about John and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin's love for the countryside. John re-released the song in 2001 as part of the 'Earl Scruggs and Friends' album released by Earl Scruggs...
" – 6:44
- "Love Song" (with Lesley Duncan
Lesley Duncan is an English singer-songwriter, born in the north-eastern English town of Stockton-on-Tees, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success...
) (Duncan) – 5:03
- "Bad Side of the Moon
"Bad Side of the Moon" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It's the B-side of his single Border Song, and was originally released in 1970. It was included on the reissue of his self-titled album in 1995 and on his live album, 17-11-70...
" – 7:54
- "Burn Down the Mission
"Burn Down the Mission" is the tenth and final song on Elton John's album Tumbleweed Connection, released in 1970.- Song Structure :Burn Down the Mission is musically driven by the story told by Bernie Taupin's lyrics, as is common in John/Taupin collaborations.The lyrics themselves, while telling...
" – 8:25
- "Honky Cat" – 7:04
- "Crocodile Rock" – 4:08
- "Candle in the Wind
"Candle in the Wind" is a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier....
" – 3:57
- "Your Song
"Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. The song's lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970....
" – 4:07
- "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" is a rock song performed by musician Elton John and covered by W.A.S.P., Flotsam and Jetsam, Nickelback, Kid Rock, and The Who....
" – 7:09
Disc two: "There"
- "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" – 11:53
- "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" – 5:03
- "Take Me to the Pilot" – 6:00
- "Bennie and the Jets" – 5:59
- "Grey Seal
The Grey Seal is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or "true seals". It is the only species classified in the genus Halichoerus...
" – 5:27
- "Daniel
"Daniel" was a major hit song by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring...
" – 4:06
- "You're So Static" – 4:32
- "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
"Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" is a song on John Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges. It was Lennon's only American solo number one song during his lifetime. The recording featured Elton John on harmony vocals and piano...
" (with John LennonJohn Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles...
) (Lennon) – 4:40
- "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song by English rock band The Beatles, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney for the group's 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band....
" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE , is an English singer-songwriter, poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, entrepreneur, record and film producer, painter, and animal rights and peace activist. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in the history of popular music...
) – 6:15
- "I Saw Her Standing There
"I Saw Her Standing There" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and is the opening track on the The Beatles' debut album, Please Please Me, released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone on 22 March 1963....
" (with John Lennon) (Lennon, McCartney) – 3:17
- "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is the first single from British musician Elton John's 1974 album Caribou; it was released that year during the latter half of May in the United Kingdom, and on June 10 in the United States.-Lyrics and music:...
" – 5:57
- "Your Song" – 3:58
- "The Bitch is Back
"The Bitch is Back" is a song by Elton John, written with Bernie Taupin. It was the second single released from his 1974 album Caribou, and reached number 4 in the United States and number 15 in the United Kingdom....
" – 4:23
Personnel
- Elton John - piano
The piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboardA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
- Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper is an English musician. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with Pink Floyd, Sting, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, and Elton John.-Biography:...
- percussionA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration...
, Organ on "Crocodile Rock"
- Lesley Duncan
Lesley Duncan is an English singer-songwriter, born in the north-eastern English town of Stockton-on-Tees, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success...
- vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
("Love Song" only)
- Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone , is a rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John, Alice Cooper, and Meat Loaf.-Career:...
- guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, background vocals
- John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE was an English rock musician, singer-songwriter, author, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles...
- guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
, vocalsSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...
(CD #2, tracks 8-10 only)
- Dee Murray
Dee Murray was an English bassist, best known as a member of Elton John's original rock band. Murray was a talented musician whose gift for melody, placement, and an understated, yet profound technique -- plus his standout work as a backing vocalist -- puts him in an elite class among rock...
- bassThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
, background vocals
- Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson is an English rock drummer, who is best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...
- drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
, background vocals
Production
- Producer: Gus Dudgeon
- Engineers: Gus Dudgeon, Phil Dunne
- Compilation: Gus Dudgeon
- Art direction: David Larkham
- Design: David Larkham
- Photography: David Nutter
- Liner notes: John Tobler
John Tobler is a British rock music journalist, writer, occasional broadcaster, and record company executive.With Pete Frame, he was one of the founders of ZigZag magazine in 1969. The magazine focused on the "underground" music scene of the time, and featured Tobler's interviews with many of the...
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1976 |
Pop Albums |
4 |