Gnomeo & Juliet (soundtrack)
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The soundtrack for the animated film Gnomeo & Juliet was released on February 8, 2011, three days before the film's initial release. It features music by Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

, Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....

, and selections from the score composed by Chris P. Bacon
Chris P. Bacon
Chris P. Bacon is a film and television composer living in Los Angeles, California.He scored the films Angels Fall and Blue Smoke, with fellow composer Stuart Michael Thomas.-Filmography:2005...

 and James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...

 (who played keyboards for Elton John and arranged strings on many previous projects). Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

 was not featured in the song "Hello, Hello" with Elton John on the soundtrack. However, the duet of the two artists was featured in the film, released on February 11, 2011. Additionally, on May 4, 2011 the duet was leaked online and available for download on most sharing websites.

Track listing

  1. "Hello, Hello (Album Version)" – Elton John
    Elton John
    Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

  2. "Crocodile Rock
    Crocodile Rock
    "Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot...

    " – Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Kim Furtado is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Furtado grew up in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.Furtado first gained fame with her debut album, Whoa, Nelly!, and its single "I'm Like a Bird", which won a 2001 Juno Award for Single of the Year and a 2002 Grammy...

     & Elton John
  3. "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
    Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
    "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" is a rock song performed by musician Elton John and covered by W.A.S.P., Flotsam and Jetsam, Nickelback , Queen and The Who...

    " – Elton John
  4. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart
    Don't Go Breaking My Heart
    "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee. It was written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonym "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche" , and intended as an affectionate pastiche of the Tamla Motown style, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gaye and singers...

    " – Elton John & Kiki Dee
    Kiki Dee
    Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....

  5. "Love Builds a Garden" – Elton John
  6. "Your Song
    Your Song
    "Your Song" is a ballad composed and performed by English musician Elton John with lyrics by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. It appeared on John's self-titled second album in 1970....

    " – Elton John
  7. "Rocket Man" – Elton John
  8. "Tiny Dancer
    Tiny Dancer
    "Tiny Dancer" is a 1971 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It appears on John's fourth album, Madman Across the Water, and was released as a single in 1972...

    " – Elton John
  9. "Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie and the Jets
    "Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The song is written in the key of G major and first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs....

    " – Elton John
  10. "Gnomeo & Juliet (Score)" – Chris P. Bacon
    Chris P. Bacon
    Chris P. Bacon is a film and television composer living in Los Angeles, California.He scored the films Angels Fall and Blue Smoke, with fellow composer Stuart Michael Thomas.-Filmography:2005...

     and James Newton Howard
    James Newton Howard
    James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...

  11. "Dandelions (Score)" – Chris P. Bacon and James Newton Howard
  12. "Bennie and the Bunnies (Score)" – Chris P. Bacon and James Newton Howard
  13. "Terrafirminator (Score)" – Chris P. Bacon and James Newton Howard
  14. "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
    The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room
    "The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room" is the official song for Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. It was written in 1963 by Disney staff songwriters, Robert & Richard Sherman...

    " – Wally Boag
    Wally Boag
    Wallace Vincent "Wally" Boag was an American performer known for his starring role in Disney's long-running stage show the Golden Horseshoe Revue. This is not a poster. It was an advertisement published in Variety....

    , Thurl Ravenscroft
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was an American voice actor and singer best known as the deep voice behind Tony the Tiger's "They're grrreat!" in Frosted Flakes television commercials for more than five decades. Ravenscroft was also known, however uncredited, as the vocalist for the song "You're a Mean...

    , Fulton Burley
    Fulton Burley
    Fulton Burley was an Irish-Canadian performer, most widely known for his work in Disneyland. Born in Toronto, Ontario, and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Fulton came to the United States in 1943 after a telephone audition landed him the singing lead in Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe Revue on...

     & The Mellomen
    The Mellomen
    The Mellomen were a popular singing quartet active from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s. The group was founded by Thurl Ravenscroft and Max Smith in 1948. The Mellomen recorded under a variety of names, including Big John & The Buzzards, The Crackerjacks, The Lee Brothers, and The Ravenscroft...

  15. "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
    I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
    "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by British singer Elton John featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica...

    " – Elton John


Source:

Track 1-9: Original lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...

, all music by Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

 & band.

Track 10: Written by James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...

, contains music by Elton John.

Track 11 & 13: Written by James Newton Howard & Chris P. Bacon
Chris P. Bacon
Chris P. Bacon is a film and television composer living in Los Angeles, California.He scored the films Angels Fall and Blue Smoke, with fellow composer Stuart Michael Thomas.-Filmography:2005...

, contains music by Elton John.

Track 12: Written by James Newton Howard & Stuart Michael Thomas
Stuart Michael Thomas
-Biography:Stuart Michael Thomas is an American music composer, producer and arranger for film and television. He has been a credited contributor to dozens of films including Michael Clayton, RV, The Lookout and Duplicity as well as TV films such as High Noon, Northern Lights, and Angels Fall. He...

, contains music by Elton John.

Track 14: Written by Robert & Richard Sherman.

Track 15: Written by Bernie Taupin, Elton John and Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone , is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John.-Career:...

, contains music by Elton John.

Musicians

Elton John & band:
  • Elton John: Piano, vocals
  • Davey Johnstone: Guitars, backing vocals
  • Bob Birch: Bass, backing vocals
  • Nigel Ollson: Drums, backing vocals
  • John Mahon: Percussion, backing vocals
  • Guy Babylon and Kim Bullard: Keyboards
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