Album · 1989
Sleeping With the Past
by Elton John
Sleeping With the Past is a 1989 pop album by Elton John. It runs 10 tracks across 48 minutes on EMI.
Pop · Pop Rock · Piano Rock
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- 53 /100
- 4 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 48 min
- Runtime
- 117 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
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- Chicago Tribune2.5/4
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5
- Los Angeles Times2.5/5
- AllMusic2/5
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10 tracks · 48 min
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About
Sleeping with the Past is the 22nd studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released on 29 August 1989. It is his best-selling album in Denmark (where it was recorded for tax purposes) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin. The album featured his first solo #1 single, "Sacrifice", in his home country of the UK, which helped the album also hit #1 there. John and Taupin meant for the songs to reflect the style of 1960's R&B icons such as Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, whom they admired. It also became his first platinum album in the UK since 1983's Too Low for Zero, and was also certified Platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA. Guy Babylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with John for the next 20 years. Fred Mandel left the band shortly after. John went into rehabilitation in 1990.
In brief
- When was Sleeping With the Past released?
- Sleeping With the Past was released in 1989 on EMI.
- How many tracks are on Sleeping With the Past?
- Sleeping With the Past has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
- What genre is Sleeping With the Past?
- Sleeping With the Past is catalogued under Pop, Pop Rock, Piano Rock.
- What BPM is Sleeping With the Past?
- Sleeping With the Past runs at a median tempo of 117 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Sleeping With the Past?
- Listeners of Sleeping With the Past also rate The Stranger by Billy Joel, Abbey Road by The Beatles, Greatest Hits by Queen.
Sleeping With the Past at a glance
- Label
- MCA Inc.
- Produced by
- Chris Thomas
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