Peachtree Road (album)

Peachtree Road
Studio album by
Elton John
Released9 November 2004
RecordedJanuary 2004
StudioTree Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California)
Silent Sound (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenrePop rock
Length52:01
Label
ProducerElton John
Elton John chronology
Remixed
(2003) 		Peachtree Road
(2004) 		The Captain & the Kid
(2006)
Singles from Peachtree Road
  1. "Answer in the Sky"
    Released: 2004 (only in North America)
  2. "All That I'm Allowed"
    Released: December 2004 (first single outside North America)
  3. "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave"
    Released: 2005
Singles from Peachtree Road [2005 CD reissue]
  1. "Electricity"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment Weekly(B-)[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The Guardian[6]

Peachtree Road is the twenty-seventh studio album by English musician Elton John, released on 9 November 2004. The album was named after Peachtree Road, the northern part of Peachtree Street in Atlanta, where one of John's four homes is located. This is the only album during his long career on which John has sole credit as producer, although on some previous projects he was listed as a co-producer, with Clive Franks (on A Single Man, 21 at 33 and parts of The Fox), or Greg Penny (on Duets and Made in England). It was recorded in January 2004.[7]

Despite its generally positive reviews, Peachtree Road was one of John's lowest-selling contemporary efforts, reaching No. 17 in the US upon its release, yet only managing No. 21 in the UK, making it one of his rare albums to miss the top ten in his homeland. In the US, it was certified gold in December 2004 by the RIAA. It debuted at No. 12 in Denmark in November 2004, its highest chart placing in that country and peaked at No. 11 in Switzerland.

  1. ^ "Peachtree Road Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  2. ^ Peachtree Road at AllMusic AllMusic, Retrieved 2 October 2011
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "John, Elton". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2,003. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Browne, David (12 November 2004). "Peachtree Road review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ Hilburn, Robert (14 November 2004). "Destiny's glass only half full". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ Clarke, Betty (4 November 2004). "Elton John, Peachtree Road". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ 2004/10/25 Interview with Vicki Gabereau, Retrieved 3 June 2017