The Very Best of Elton John

The Very Best of Elton John
Compilation album by
Elton John
Released1 October 1990
Recorded1970–1990
GenreRock, pop
Length137:56
LabelPolygram
ProducerGus Dudgeon, Clive Franks, Chris Thomas, Don Was
Elton John chronology
Sleeping with the Past
(1989) 		The Very Best of Elton John
(1990) 		To Be Continued...
(1990)
Singles from The Very Best of Elton John
  1. "You Gotta Love Someone"
    Released: 8 October 1990
  2. "Easier to Walk Away"
    Released: November 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

The Very Best of Elton John is a greatest hits compilation album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1990. His first career-retrospective compilation album, and fourth official greatest-hits album overall, it was released in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe, and in other countries such as Japan and Australia, but not in the United States, where the box set To Be Continued... was released the following month instead.

The compilation spans his second album Elton John in 1970 to Sleeping with the Past in 1989. After the double A-sided "Sacrifice/Healing Hands" single became a hit and the third best-selling single of 1990 in the United Kingdom, the album became an instant smash in that country. It spent its first two weeks at #1 followed by nine weeks at #2, kept there by Madonna's Immaculate Collection. In all, the compilation spent 145 weeks inside the UK top 200 album chart, making a total of 11 re-entries, and it was certified 9× Platinum by the BPI on 1 March 1995.[3]

It includes a total of 28 hit singles plus the new songs "Easier to Walk Away" and "You Gotta Love Someone", both of which also made the charts between 1990 and 1991. The release also spawned a music video compilation, which was originally released on both laserdisc and VHS, and reissued on DVD.

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r471536
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "British album certifications – Elton John – The Very Best of Elton John". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type The Very Best of Elton John in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.