Taupin

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Taupin

1971 studio album by Bernie Taupin

For the surname, including a list of people with the name, see Taupin (surname).

Taupin is the debut studio album by longtime Elton John lyricist Bernie Taupin. (released eponymously in the U.S.). It is a spoken word album of his poetry with music that revolves around the theme. The album was produced by Gus Dudgeon and coordinated by Steve Brown.

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Track listing

All songs written by Bernie Taupin, Caleb Quaye, and Davey Johnstone, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Child"
    • "Birth"
    • "The Greatest Discovery" (Elton John, Taupin)
    • "Flatters (a beginning)"
    • "Brothers Together"
    • "Rowston Manor"
    • "End of a Day"
    • "To a Grandfather" (Taupin, Quaye, Johnstone, Shawn Phillips)
    • "Solitude"
    • "Conclusion"

Side two

  1. "When the Heron Wakes"
  2. "Like Summer Tempests"
  3. "Today's Hero" (Taupin, Quaye, Johnstone, Phillips)
  4. "Sisters of the Cross" (Taupin, Richard Coff, Diana Lewis)
  5. "Brothers Together Again"
  6. "Verses After Dark"
    • "La Petite Marionette" (Taupin, Coff)
    • "Ratcatcher" (Taupin, Phillips)
    • "The Visitor" (Taupin, Phillips)

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  1. Taupin at Allmusic
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