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Elton John by Released10 April 1970RecordedJanuary 1970Studio
(, England) Length39:27 (UK)
 (US) chronology
(1969)Elton John
(1970)
(1970) from Elton John ""
Released: April 1970 ""
Released: 26 October 1970 ""
Released: October 1970 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRating(B)(not rated)

Elton John is the second album by English singer-songwriter , released in April 1970. However, because it was his first album released in America, many people there assumed it was his first album, as  was not released in the US until 1975. Elton John includes his breakthrough hit, "", and helped to establish his career during what was considered the "singer-songwriter" era of popular music. In the US, it was certified gold in February 1971 by the . In the same year, it was nominated for the .

In 2003, the album was ranked No. 468 on  magazine's list of . This was the first of many Elton John albums produced by . On 27 November 2012, it was inducted into the  as an album cited as exhibiting "qualitative or historical significance".

The song "No Shoe Strings on Louise" was intended (as homage or parody) to sound like a  song.

Track listing

All songs written by  and .

Side one

"" – 4:02 "I Need You to Turn To" – 2:35 "" – 3:47 "No Shoe Strings on Louise" – 3:31 "First Episode at Hienton" – 4:48

Side two

"Sixty Years On" – 4:35 "" – 3:22 "The Greatest Discovery" – 4:12 "The Cage" – 3:28 "The King Must Die" – 5:23