Elton John – Smokestack Children

Sir. Elton John released the “Jewel Box”: a deluxe package which includes deep cuts, rarities, B-Sides and other assorted tracks related to his autobiography. However, on streaming platforms, a few of the rarities and B-sides have been omitted and can only be found on the physical purchase of the album. This is track 18 from Disc 4. (Rarities: 1968). This track was written by Bernie and Elton (Source).

Artist(s): Sir. Elton John

Elton is the most successful solo male in the history of the American charts and the third most successful artist overall, behind only Madonna and the Beatles. He has logged 67 Hot 100 entries between 1970 and 2000, including nine No. 1s and 27 top 10s. He achieved seven #1 albums in the three-and-a-half-year period from 1972 to 1975 — a period of concentrated success surpassed only by the Beatles (Source).

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