Elton John 21 at 33 1980 Original Vinyl LP Near Mint in Shrink w/Inserts

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21 at 33 Studio album by  Elton John Released 13 May 1980 Recorded August 1979, January – March 1980 Studio Super Bear Studios, Nice, France Sunset Sound Recorders & Rumbo Studios, Los Angeles Genre Soft rock, pop Length 43:07 Label MCA, Rocket Producer Elton John, Clive Franks Elton John chronology Victim Of Love
(1979) 21 at 33
(1980) The Fox
(1981) Singles from 21 at 33

1. "Little Jeannie"
   Released: 1 May 1980
2. "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)"
   Released: 5 August 1980
3. "Dear God"
   Released: 14 November 1980

21 at 33 is the fourteenth studio album by Elton John. Including other releases (three compilation albums, two live albums, one film soundtrack and one EP) it is the 21st official release, and was released when Elton John was 33 years old; hence the title.

It was recorded at Super Bear Studios, Nice, France, in August 1979, and Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California between January to March 1980.

The album sold over 900,000 copies in the United States, missing a Platinum certification.

Background

The two other founding members of the original Elton John Band (active 1969–1975), drummer Nigel Olsson and bass player Dee Murray, reunited with him for two songs. His keyboardist James Newton-Howard returned and performed on almost every track as was the case on Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves. Other musicians included members of the Eagles and Toto as well as Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits, Bill Champlin and Toni Tennille of Captain & Tennille fame.

The title comes from the fact that this was John's 21st album in total at the age of 33. According to the liner notes in the remastered edition of the album, the count includes all standard albums, two greatest hits compilations, two live albums, as well as the Friends soundtrack, the three-song, 12-inch EP The Thom Bell Sessions and the UK-only "rarities" collection Lady Samantha.

John has not played any of the material in concert since touring in 1980, with the exception of "Little Jeannie", which, despite having been a huge North American hit (#3 Pop and #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and #1 in Canada) was only included in the two One Night Only concerts in 2000, and the warm up gig for the 2 Madison Square Garden shows in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Track listing

Side one

Side two

• Eleven more songs, excluding the B-sides, were recorded during these sessions: Five of which were "Heart in the Right Place", "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", "Chloe" and "Elton's Song"; these would appear on John's next release, The Fox. Two songs recorded were French-language duets with France Gall, entitled "Les Aveux" and "Donner Pour Donner", which were released in France as the A-Side and B-Side of a 7" single respectively. One song was "The Retreat" which was B-side of the single "Princess" in 1982 and later was included as a bonus track on remastered version of the Too Low for Zero album. The other three songs were the B-sides for singles released out of "The Fox" album in 1981.
• The Yugoslavian release, released one year later in 1981, did not include "White Lady White Powder" and "Dear God". These were replaced with "Conquer the Sun" and "White Man Danger", otherwise only available as 7" B-sides to "Little Jeannie" and "Sartorial Eloquence", respectively. This pressing is their only availability on 33 RPM.[8]