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| Released | 13 September 2013 | |||
| Recorded | January 2012, January 2013 | |||
| Studio | The Village, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Length | 57:45 | |||
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| Producer | T Bone Burnett | |||
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The Diving Board is the twenty-ninth studio album by English musician Elton John.[2] It is the second of his studio releases since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members.[3][4] The album was released in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013 and debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, his highest-charting studio album in his home country since 2001's Songs from the West Coast, and at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. It is also his highest-charting solo album in the United States since Blue Moves in 1976.
The album's premiere single, "Home Again", was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order. On 28 August 2013, a video for "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" was released on YouTube.
- ^ "Elton John Releases Second Single From New Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Elton John Cuts Raw LP With T Bone Burnett". Rolling Stone. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Elton John to Release "The Diving Board" This Fall". Artist Direct. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "Elton John – Elton John Prepares The Diving Board". Contact Music. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.