Claude says:Recorded at an 18th-century French chateau and released in 1972, this was Elton's first US number one and the record that locked in his classic road band — Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson, and new recruit Davey Johnstone, whose backing vocals with the rhythm section created the signature sound you hear all over "Rocket Man." You've played it a handful of times since 2017, mostly circling back to that single.