| Rock of the Westies |
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| Released | 20 October 1975[1] |
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| Recorded | June–July 1975 |
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| Studio | Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado; remixed at Trident, London |
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| Length | 43:39 |
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| Label | MCA (US), DJM (UK) |
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| Producer | Gus Dudgeon |
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- "Island Girl"
Released: 29 September 1975
- "Grow Some Funk of Your Own"/"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)"
Released: 12 January 1976
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Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by Elton John and was released on 20 October 1975. It topped the album charts in Canada and the United States. It went to the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted. "Ann Orson & Carte Blanche" is a pseudonym used by John and Taupin.
| 1. |
"Medley: Yell Help / Wednesday Night / Ugly" (John, Davey Johnstone, Taupin) |
6:15 |
| 2. |
"Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)" |
3:29 |
| 3. |
"Island Girl" |
3:42 |
| 4. |
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (John, Johnstone, Taupin) |
4:47 |
| 5. |
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" |
5:27 |
| 1. |
"Street Kids" |
6:25 |
| 2. |
"Hard Luck Story" (Ann Orson & Carte Blanche) |
5:16 |
| 3. |
"Feed Me" |
4:00 |
| 4. |
"Billy Bones and the White Bird" |
4:25 |
Total length: |
43:39 |
- Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–9 on CD reissues.
| 10. |
"Planes" |
4:31 |
| 11. |
"Sugar on the Floor" (Kiki Dee) |
4:31 |
Total length: |
52:41 |
References