1970 Tumbleweed Connection
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION is a concept album based on the country and western/Americana themes.
All songs are written by John and Bernie Taupin, with the exception of "Love Song" by Lesley Duncan.
The album was recorded at Trident Studios, London, England in March 1970 and released in October of the same year. It peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart and #5 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the US.
The cover photo of the album was taken at the Bluebell Rail Station in Horsted Keynes, England, approximately 30 miles south of London. Photographer David Larkham photographed John (seated, right) and Taupin (standing, left) in front of the station to add a sense of Americana realism to the album concept, despite the rail station being English.
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, together with the ELTON JOHN album was the great breakthru in the USA for Elton and the start of an amazing music career.
1970 Tumbleweed Connection
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION is a concept album based on the country and western/Americana themes.
All songs are written by John and Bernie Taupin, with the exception of "Love Song" by Lesley Duncan.
The album was recorded at Trident Studios, London, England in March 1970 and released in October of the same year. It peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Chart and #5 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the US.
The cover photo of the album was taken at the Bluebell Rail Station in Horsted Keynes, England, approximately 30 miles south of London. Photographer David Larkham photographed John (seated, right) and Taupin (standing, left) in front of the station to add a sense of Americana realism to the album concept, despite the rail station being English.
TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION, together with the ELTON JOHN album was the great breakthru in the USA for Elton and the start of an amazing music career.