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Honky Château

by Elton John

Honky Château is a 1972 rock album by Elton John. It runs 10 tracks across 45 minutes on EMI. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.5/5 from 4 ratings.

Rock · Pop Rock · Country Rock

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10
Tracks
45 min
Runtime
135 bpm
Tempo
F major
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Honky Château album cover

Honky Château album cover

The Honky Château cover was designed by Michael Ross and photographed by Ed Caraeff, J. F. Rault, Michael Childers and Michael Ross.

Design
Michael Ross
Photography
Ed Caraeff, J. F. Rault, Michael Childers, Michael Ross

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10 tracks · 45 min

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  • Honky Château (50th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2023 · 27 tracks
    1. 1Honky Cat (Remastered 2017)
    2. 2Mellow (Remastered 2017)
    3. 3I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself (Remastered 2017)
    4. 4Susie (Dramas) (Remastered 2017)
    5. 5Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) (Remastered 2017)
    6. 6Salvation (Remastered 2017)
    7. 7Slave (Remastered 2017)
    8. 8Amy (Remastered 2017)
    9. 9Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Remastered 2017)
    10. 10Hercules (Remastered 2017)
    11. 11Salvation (Session Demo)
    12. 12Susie (Dramas) (Session Demo)
    13. 13Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time) (Session Demo)
    14. 14Mellow (Session Demo)
    15. 15Slave (Alternate "Fast" Version / Session Demo)
    16. 16Honky Cat (Session Demo)
    17. 17I Think I’m Going To Kill Myself (Session Demo)
    18. 18Hercules (Session Demo)
    19. 19Slave (Session Demo)
    20. 20Susie (Dramas) (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)
    21. 21Salvation (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)
    22. 22Mellow (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)
    23. 23Amy (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)
    24. 24Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)
    25. 25Honky Cat (Live At The Royal Festival Hall, London, UK / 1972)

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Honky Château is the fifth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1972. In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was certified gold on 24 July 1972 and platinum on 11 October 1995 by the RIAA. This was the final Elton John album on the Uni label in the US and Canada before the MCA consolidated all of its various labels under the MCA brand. This and John's earlier Uni albums were later reissued on MCA Records.

In brief

Is Honky Château good?
Riffiter listeners rate Honky Château 3.5/5 from 4 ratings.
When was Honky Château released?
Honky Château was released in 1972 on EMI.
How many tracks are on Honky Château?
Honky Château has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 45 minutes.
What genre is Honky Château?
Honky Château is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Country Rock.
What BPM is Honky Château?
Honky Château runs at a median tempo of 135 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Honky Château?
Listeners of Honky Château also rate The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars by David Bowie, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Abbey Road by The Beatles.

Honky Château at a glance

Labels
Uni, DJM Records
Produced by
Gus Dudgeon

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