Duets, İngiliz şarkıcı-söz yazarı Elton John'un 1993 yılında
piyasaya sürdüğü ilk ortak çalışma albümü. Duets, tek bir CD, tek bir kaset ve
ayrıca İngiltere'de biraz farklı bir çalışma düzeniyle çift vinil LP olarak
yayınlandı. Başlangıçta John's'un bir Noel projesiydi, ancak kısa sürede kendi
başına bir albüm haline geldi ( Elton John's Christmas Party ). Canlı sürümü
ile "Me Sun Go Down Let etmeyin" George Michael zaten İngiltere'de
albümünden yayımlanan 1991 Üç tekler bir İngiliz / ABD 1 numaralı hit olmuştu,
albümdeki parça numarası 15, : "True Love" ( Kiki Dee ile 2. sıraya
yükseldi), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" ( travesti RuPaul ile 7.
sıraya yükseldi) ve "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" ( Marcella
Detroit ile birlikte), #24'e ulaştı). Albüm İngiltere'de 7 numaradan giriş
yaptı. Bu, John'un düzenli gitaristi Davey Johnstone olmadan 1983 ile 2016
arasında yayınlanan sadece 3 albümden biridir. ABD'de Ocak 1994'te RIAA tarafından altın ve platin sertifikası aldı.
MÜZİSYENLER :
Elton John – piano, keyboards, Roland RD-1000 digital piano,
vocals
Robert Ahwai – guitar (6)
Guy Babylon – keyboards (3)
Eddie Bayers – drums (7)
Curt Bisquera – drums (1, 3)
Martin Bliss – guitar (15)
Ray Brown – bass guitar (14)
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, programming (13)
Chris Cameron – keyboards (15)
Bill Churchfield – horn (12)
David Clayton – keyboards (15)
Leonard Cohen – vocals (14)
Jim Cox – Hammond organ (12, 14), piano (14)
Danny Cummings – percussion (15)
P.M. Dawn – vocals (2)
Kiki Dee – vocals (5)
Marcella Detroit – vocals, guitar, harmonica (11)
Martin Ditcham – drums (6), percussion (6, 16)
Nathan East – bass guitar (1, 3)
Ricky Fataar – drums (13)
Brandon Fields – tenor saxophone (13)
Malcolm Foster – bass guitar (16)
Paul Franklin – steel guitar (7)
Mark Goldenberg – guitar (13)
Gary Grant – trumpet (3)
Ed Greene – drums (12)
Steve Grove – saxophone (12)
John Guerin – drums (14)
Andy Hamilton – saxophone (15)
Don Henley – vocals (4)
Jerry Hey – trumpet (3)
Dan Higgins – baritone saxophone (3)
Dann Huff – electric guitar (7)
James "Hutch" Hutchinson – bass guitar (13)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (12)
Danny Jacob – guitar (15)
Plas Johnson – saxophone (14)
Nik Kershaw – vocals (8)
Herold Klosser – keyboards, programming (10)
Gladys Knight – vocals (9)
Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone (13)
K.d. lang – vocals (1)
Etyenne Lytel – keyboards (2)
Sylvan Marc – bass guitar (6)
George Michael – vocals (15)
Max Middleton – piano, keyboards (6)
Jonathan Moffett – drums (15)
Dean Parks – guitar (1, 3, 14, 16), lap steel guitar (14)
Jamie Perkins – keyboards (16)
Joel Peskin – tenor saxophone (3)
Greg Phillinganes – piano (12)
Scott Plunkett – keyboards (4)
Don Potter – acoustic guitar (7)
Billy Preston – Hammond organ B3 (13)
Lon Price – saxophone (12)
Bonnie Raitt – vocals, slide guitar (13)
Chris Rea – vocals (6), steel guitar (6), guitar (6, 16)
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (3)
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (7)
Little Richard – vocals, piano (3)
John Robinson – drums (4)
RuPaul – vocals (10)
Corrado Rustici – mandolin (5)
Chuck Sabo – drums (11, 16)
Greg Smith – saxophone (12)
Phil Spalding – bass guitar (11)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar (4)
Mark Taylor – keyboards (16)
Michael Thompson – guitar (4)
Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet (12, 13)
Freddie Washington – bass guitar (12)
Stevie Wonder – arrangements, backing vocals and all
instruments (9)
Tammy Wynette – vocals (7)
Paul Young – vocals (12)
ŞARKI LİSTESİ :
Side One
1. "Teardrops"
k.d. lang 4:55
2. "When I Think About Love (I Think About You)"
P.M. Dawn 4:34
3. "The Power"
Little Richard 6:25
4. "Shakey Ground"
Don Henley 3:51
Side two
1. "True Love"
Kiki Dee 3:34
2. "If You Were Me" Chris Rea
4:26
3. "A Woman's Needs" Tammy Wynette
5:18
4. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Live) George Michael 5:46
Side three
1. "Old Friend"
Nik Kershaw 4:15
2. "Go On and On"
Gladys Knight 5:50
3. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" RuPaul
5:00
4. "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" Marcella Detroit 3:36
Side four
1. "I'm Your Puppet" Paul Young
3:36
2. "Love Letters"
Bonnie Raitt 4:01
3. "Born to Lose"
Leonard Cohen 4:33
4. "Duets for One" 4:52
- Stok: STOKTA VAR
- Ürün Kodu: DUETS 1993
- Sanatçı: ELTON JOHN
- Albüm: DUETS
- Yapımcı: ROCKET RECORDS
- Basım Yılı: 1993
- Basım Yeri: İNGİLTERE
- Kapak / Plak Kondisyonu: 9 / 9 (GATEFOLD)
- Format: 2 LP