The Emperor's New Clothes
Dark Diamond
Look Ma, No Hands
American Triangle
Original Sin
Birds
I Want Love
The Wasteland
Ballad Of The Boy In The Red Shoes
Love Her Like Me
Mansfield
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Songs From The West Coast
Published: 06 Jun 2023, 21:24
Songs From The West Coast Is The Twenty-Sixth Studio Album By Elton John Released In 2001. For This Album John Once Again Collaborated With Long-Time Lyricist Bernie Taupin Marking The First Time The Pair Had Written Together In Person. Patrick Leonard Produced The Album And Played Keyboards On Several Songs As Was The Case For The Road To El Dorado Soundtrack Released The Year Before. Drummer Nigel Olsson Returned To The Elton John Band Full-Time And Tata Vega Makes An Early Appearance As A Backup Vocalist Joining The Band Later. Stevie Wonder Who Previously Worked With John On The Songs "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" And "That's What Friends Are For" Played Harmonica And Clavinet On "Dark Diamond". Guy Babylon Bob Birch And John Mahon Three Of John's Band Members At The Time Do Not Appear On This Album. It Was The First Non-Soundtrack Studio Album From John To Be Released After PolyGram And Universal Music Group Merged Consolidating Distribution Rights To His Entire Catalogue. Rufus Wainwright Sings Backing Vocals On The Track "American Triangle" Which Is About Matthew Shepard A Gay College Student Who Was Brutally Murdered In 1998. The Album Was Dedicated To Shepard And Oliver Johnstone Band Member Davey Johnstone's Late Son.