listing B-sides Live recordings John performed many of these songs live, and included six of these ten songs on his 1987 album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Personnel Track numbers refer to CD and digital releases of the album. Elton John – piano, vocals (all tracks), harpsichord (2) Diana Lewis – Moog synthesizer (5, 9) Brian Dee – organ (6, 7) Frank Clark – acoustic guitar (1), double bass (10) Colin Green – additional guitar (1, 7), Spanish guitar (6) Clive Hicks – twelve-string guitar (1), rhythm guitar (4), guitar (7, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (9) Roland Harker – guitar (2) Alan Parker – rhythm guitar (3) Caleb Quaye – lead guitar (3, 4, 5), additional guitar (9) Dave Richmond – bass guitar, double bass (1, 7, 8) Alan Weighall – bass guitar (3, 4, 9) Les Hurdle – bass guitar (10) Barry Morgan – drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 9) Terry Cox – drums (8, 10) Dennis Lopez – percussion (3, 4) Tex Navarra – percussion (9) Skaila Kanga – harp (2, 8) Paul Buckmaster – cello solo (8), orchestral arrangements and conductor David Katz – orchestra contractor Madeline Bell – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Tony Burrows – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Roger Cook – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Lesley Duncan – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Kay Garner – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Tony Hazzard – backing vocals (3, 4, 7, 9) Barbara Moore – backing vocals, choir leader (7) Technical Gus Dudgeon – producer, liner notes Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer Gus Skinas – editing Alan Harris – original mastering Tony Cousins – remastering Ricky Graham – digital transfers Greg Penny – surround sound Steve Brown – production coordinator David Larkham – art direction Stowell Stanford – photography Jim Goff – artwork John Tobler – liner notes Accolades Grammy Awards |- | style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1971 || rowspan="2"| Elton John || Album of the Year || |- | Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male || |- Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References External links 1970 albums Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster Albums produced by Gus Dudgeon Albums recorded at Trident Studios DJM Records albums Elton John albums Uni Records albums