Track Listing

1. Tiny Dancer - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
2. Levon - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
3. Razor Face
4. Madman Across The Water
5. Indian Sunset
6. Holiday Inn
7. Rotten Peaches
8. All The Nasties
9. Goodbye
10. Tiny Dancer - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
11. Levon - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
12. Razor Face
13. Madman Across The Water
14. Indian Sunset
15. Holiday Inn
16. Rotten Peaches
17. All The Nasties
18. Goodbye
19. Tiny Dancer - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
20. Levon - Elton John, Gus Dudgeon, Paul Buckmaster
21. Razor Face
22. Madman Across The Water
23. Indian Sunset
24. Holiday Inn
25. Rotten Peaches
26. All The Nasties
27. Goodbye

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25974 in Music
• Released on: 2004-12-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Hybrid SACD, SACD
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 135 minutes

CD Description
MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER produced only a couple of minor hits, which may have something to do with the fact that its best songs are all five or six minutes long. But they're among the strongest songs in the entire Elton John catalog--especially the lovely opening track, "Tiny Dancer", which builds from a light, delicately melodic verse to a sweeping, dramatic chorus. Another highlight is the inscrutably biographic "Levon", whose title character was born "on a Christmas day when the New York Times said God is dead".
John's luxuriouspiano melodies, Bernie Taupin's poetic lyrics, and Paul Buckmaster's lush string arrangements all stretch out on MADMAN, giving the record a grandiose, sweeping feel when it is not riding dark, surging currents, as on the memorably edgy title track. There is a painstaking, interior quality here that goes missing from John's early pop-song oriented albums and from the later excesses of GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD. For this reason, MADMAN ON THE WATER is a crucial, unique addition to the John catalogue.

Customer Reviews

The Classic Sixth Album
Elton John and Bernie Taupin had five albums under their belt before, "Madman Across The Water" and this proved to only solidify their immense talent. Of course, the huge hits, "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer" grace this album, but all the songs carry a strong sense of pop/rock with a minimum of perfect orchestration. After this album, Elton John pushed his style in slightly different directions, but returned to this original fashion with albums like, "Songs From The West Coast" and "Peachtree Road". This album has always been a classic and in SACD format, the sound is absolutely brilliant!