Wonderful Crazy Night

Wonderful Crazy Night
Studio album by
Released5 February 2016
RecordedJanuary–April 2015
StudioThe Village, Los Angeles, California
Length41:15
Label
Producer
Elton John chronology
The Diving Board
(2013)
Wonderful Crazy Night
(2016)
Diamonds
(2017)
Singles from Wonderful Crazy Night
  1. "Looking Up"
    Released: 22 October 2015[1]
  2. "Wonderful Crazy Night"
    Released: 15 December 2015
  3. "Blue Wonderful"
    Released: 5 January 2016
  4. "In the Name of You"
    Released: 29 January 2016
  5. "A Good Heart"
    Released: 25 May 2016

Wonderful Crazy Night is the thirtieth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released on 5 February 2016.[2] It is John's first album since 2006's The Captain & the Kid to feature the Elton John Band[3] and was written and recorded in 17 days.[4][5] John's long-standing percussionist, Ray Cooper, makes his first appearance on any of John's albums since Made in England in 1995. This is Kim Bullard's first appearance on keyboards, replacing Guy Babylon, and Matt Bissonette replaced Bob Birch on bass. The album debuted at number eight on the U.S Billboard 200 with sales of 58,000 album-equivalent units sold.[6]

  1. ^ "Elton's New Album "Wonderful Crazy Night" Now Available for Pre-Order!". Elton John. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Elton John Preps New Album 'Wonderful Crazy Night'". Rolling Stone. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Elton John Announces New Album 'Wonderful Crazy Night'". Billboard. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  4. ^ Dennis, Jon (4 February 2016). "Elton John: Wonderful Crazy Night review – convincing return to his Americana roots". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. ^ "On the Beat With Elton John Percussionist John Mahon: Recording Wonderful Crazy Night - Modern Drummer Magazine". 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Elton John Scores 19th Top-Ten Album with "Wonderful Crazy Night" - Music News - ABC News Radio". abcnewsradioonline.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.