Duets (Elton John album)

Duets
Duets
Studio album by Elton John and various artists
Released	23 November 1993
Recorded	March 1991 – October 1993
Studio	Ocean Way (Hollywood); Conway (Hollywood); Capitol (Hollywood); A&M (Los Angeles); Wonderland (Los Angeles); Tarpan (San Rafael, California); Soundtrack (New York City); Bosstown (Atlanta); Woodland (Nashville); Sol (Cookham, Berkshire); The Town House (London); Olympic (Barnes, West London); Wembley Arena (Wembley Park, London);
Genre	Rock; pop;
Length	74:39
Label	MCA (US); Rocket (UK);
Producer	Various (see below)
Elton John chronology
Singles from Duets
	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"; Released: 2 December 1991; "True Love"; Released: 8 November 1993; "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"; Released: 14 February 1994; "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"; Released: 2 May 1994;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Calgary Herald	C+^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Music Week	^[4]
Philadelphia Inquirer	^[5]

Duets is the first collaboration studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1993. The album debuted at No. 7 in the UK. In the US, it peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum in January 1994 by the RIAA.

Duets was released on a single CD, a single cassette and also as a double vinyl LP in the UK, with a slightly different running order. It was initially a Christmas project of John's, but that soon grew into an album of its own (Elton John's Christmas Party). The live version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael, track number 15 on the album, had already become a UK/US No. 1 hit in 1991. This is one of only 3 albums released between 1983 and 2016 without John's regular guitar player, Davey Johnstone.

Three singles were released from the album in Britain: "True Love" (with Kiki Dee, reached No. 2), "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul, reached No. 7), and "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Marcella Detroit, reached No. 24).

^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (23 November 1993). "Duets - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
^ Obee, Dave (28 November 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
^ 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.
^ Jones, Alan (27 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ Wood, Sam (23 November 1993). "Elton John and Friends; Classic Jazz; Pop for Films". Philadelphia Inquirer.

[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine (23 November 1993). "Duets - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

[2] Obee, Dave (28 November 1993). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.

[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] Jones, Alan (27 November 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums — Pick of the Week" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[5] Wood, Sam (23 November 1993). "Elton John and Friends; Classic Jazz; Pop for Films". Philadelphia Inquirer.

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