Diamonds_(Elton_John_album)

Diamonds
Diamonds
Greatest hits album by Elton John
Released	10 November 2017
Recorded	1970–2016
Genre	Rock; pop; glam rock;
Length	155:47
Label	Rocket; Virgin EMI; UMG;
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<i>Diamonds</i> (Elton John album)

Diamonds (Elton John album)

2017 greatest hits album by Elton John

Diamonds is a greatest hits album by English musician Elton John spanning his hits from 1970 to 2016. The album was released on 10 November 2017. It was released in a single disc version, a 2-CD version, a 3-CD deluxe box set, and a 2-LP vinyl version.^[2] The two disc and vinyl versions have either as many or fewer songs than the previous multi-platinum collection.

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It is the first career-spanning compilation of John's music since the release of Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits in 2007. It was released to commemorate the 50 years of John's work with lyricist Bernie Taupin.^[3] Although their collaboration began in 1967, the oldest hit in the album is "Your Song", from John's eponymous 1970 album. The limited edition 3-CD box set version of Diamonds includes a 72-page hardback book with annotations for the stories behind each track and a set of five postcards of illustrations of Elton John by contemporary artist Richard Kilroy.

In June 2023, the British Phonographic Industry certified Diamonds quadruple Platinum for sales of 1,200,000 units. In the United States the Recording Industry Association of America certified Diamonds Platinum for sales of 1,000,000 units.On November 21, 2023, the album was certified 2x Platinum for sales of 2 million units in the United States.

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Your Song"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	Elton John, 1970	4:03
2.	"Tiny Dancer"	John Taupin	Madman Across the Water, 1971	6:16
3.	"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"	John Taupin	Honky Château, 1972	4:42
4.	"Honky Cat"	John Taupin	Honky Château	5:13
5.	"Crocodile Rock"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, 1973	3:55
6.	"Daniel"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	3:54
7.	"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973	4:54
8.	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:14
9.	"Candle in the Wind"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:50
10.	"Bennie and the Jets"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	5:23
11.	"The Bitch Is Back"	John Taupin	Caribou, 1974	3:45
12.	"Philadelphia Freedom"	John Taupin	Non-album single, 1975	5:20
13.	"Island Girl"	John Taupin	Rock of the Westies, 1975	3:43
14.	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"	John Taupin	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975	6:45
15.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)	Ann Orson Carte Blanche ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Non-album single, 1976	4:35
16.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"	John Taupin	Blue Moves, 1976	3:52
17.	"Little Jeannie"	John Gary Osborne	21 at 33, 1980	4:49
Total length:				78:13

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Song for Guy"	John	A Single Man, 1978	6:34
2.	"Blue Eyes"	John Osborne	Jump Up!, 1982	3:28
3.	"I'm Still Standing"	John Taupin	Too Low for Zero, 1983	3:04
4.	"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"	John Taupin Johnstone	Too Low for Zero	4:43
5.	"Sad Songs (Say So Much)"	John Taupin	Breaking Hearts, 1984	4:48
6.	"Nikita"	John Taupin	Ice on Fire, 1985	5:44
7.	"I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"	John Taupin	Reg Strikes Back, 1988	4:34
8.	"Sacrifice"	John Taupin	Sleeping with the Past, 1989	5:05
9.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (with George Michael)	John Taupin	Duets, 1993	5:48
10.	"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"	John Taupin	The Big Picture, 1997	4:00
11.	"I Want Love"	John Taupin	Songs from the West Coast, 2001	4:37
12.	"Can You Feel the Love Tonight"	John Tim Rice	The Lion King Soundtrack, 1994	4:01
13.	"Are You Ready for Love" (2003 Single edit)	Thom Bell LeRoy Bell Casey James	The Thom Bell Sessions, 1979	3:32
14.	"Electricity"	John Lee Hall	Billy Elliot the Musical, 2005	3:32
15.	"Home Again"	John Taupin	The Diving Board, 2013	5:02
16.	"Looking Up"	John Taupin	Wonderful Crazy Night, 2016	4:06
17.	"Circle of Life"	John Rice	The Lion King Soundtrack	4:53
Total length:				77:31

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Skyline Pigeon" (piano version)	John Taupin	B-side of "Daniel" single, 1973	3:54
2.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	Lennon McCartney	Non-album single, 1974	6:16
3.	"Pinball Wizard"	Pete Townshend	Tommy Soundtrack, 1975	5:14
4.	"Mama Can't Buy You Love"	LeRoy Bell Casey James	The Thom Bell Sessions, 1979	4:04
5.	"Part-Time Love"	John Osborne	A Single Man, 1978	3:13
6.	"Victim of Love"	Pete Bellotte Sylvester Levay Jerry Rix	Victim of Love, 1979	3:22
7.	"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"	John Taupin	Jump Up!, 1982	5:10
8.	"Kiss the Bride"	John Taupin	Too Low for Zero, 1983	4:23
9.	"That's What Friends Are For" (quartet with Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight)	Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager	Dionne Warwick's Friends, 1985	4:15
10.	"The One"	John Taupin	The One, 1992	5:53
11.	"True Love" (duet with Kiki Dee)	Cole Porter	Duets, 1993	3:35
12.	"Believe"	John Taupin	Made in England, 1995	4:52
13.	"Live Like Horses" (duet with Luciano Pavarotti)	John Taupin	The Big Picture, 1997	5:07
14.	"Written in the Stars" (duet with LeAnn Rimes)	John Rice	Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, 1999	4:17
15.	"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"	John Taupin	Songs from the West Coast, 2001	4:39
16.	"Good Morning to the Night" (with Pnau)	John Nick Littlemore Peter Mayes Taupin	Good Morning to the Night, 2012	3:24
17.	"Step into Christmas"	John Taupin	Non-album single, 1973	4:29
Total length:				76:02

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Your Song"	John Taupin	Elton John, 1970	4:03
2.	"Tiny Dancer"	John Taupin	Madman Across the Water, 1971	6:16
3.	"Rocket Man"	John Taupin	Honky Château, 1972	4:42
4.	"Crocodile Rock"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, 1973	3:55
5.	"Daniel"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	3:54
Total length:				22:50

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
6.	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973	4:54
7.	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:14
8.	"Candle in the Wind"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:50
9.	"Bennie and the Jets"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	5:23
10.	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"	John Taupin	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975	6:45
Total length:				24:06

Diamonds_(Elton_John_album)

Diamonds (Elton John album)

Track listing

2-CD and 3-CD releases

Disc one

Disc two

Deluxe edition box set extra CD

2-LP version

Side A

Side B

Side C

Side D

1-CD version

2022 digital reissue

Disc one

Disc two

Disc three

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (with Dua Lipa, radio edit)	Elton John Bernie Taupin Peter Mayes Nicholas Littlemore Sam Littlemore	The Lockdown Sessions, 2021	3:22
2.	"Hold Me Closer" (with Britney Spears)	John Taupin Andrew Wotman Henry Walter	The Lockdown Sessions	3:22
3.	"Your Song"	John Taupin	Elton John, 1970	4:03
4.	"Tiny Dancer"	John Taupin	Madman Across the Water, 1971	6:16
5.	"Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"	John Taupin	Honky Château, 1972	4:42
6.	"Honky Cat"	John Taupin	Honky Château	5:13
7.	"Crocodile Rock"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, 1973	3:55
8.	"Daniel"	John Taupin	Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player	3:54
9.	"Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973	4:54
10.	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:14
11.	"Candle in the Wind"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	3:50
12.	"Bennie and the Jets"	John Taupin	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road	5:23
13.	"The Bitch Is Back"	John Taupin	Caribou, 1974	3:45
14.	"Philadelphia Freedom"	John Taupin	Non-album single, 1975	5:20
15.	"Island Girl"	John Taupin	Rock of the Westies, 1975	3:43
16.	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"	John Taupin	Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975	6:45
17.	"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee)	Ann Orson Carte Blanche ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Non-album single, 1976	4:35
18.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"	John Taupin	Blue Moves, 1976	3:52
19.	"Little Jeannie"	John Osborne	21 at 33, 1980	4:49
Total length:				84:57

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[61]	3× Platinum	210,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[62]	Platinum	80,000^‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[63]	Gold	10,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[64]	2× Platinum	200,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[65]	4× Platinum	60,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[66]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[67]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]