Lady Samantha (album)
Encyclopedia
Lady Samantha is a DJM Records compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

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

, released in 1980. The album features rarities and B-sides
B-Sides
B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy, consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns.-Track list:#Fear Killed the Youth of Our Nation...

 from the earliest days of John's career. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000717V An earlier DJM version with the same track lineup was issued in the UK in 1974. It was only issued on 8-track and cassette tape at the time, and had different cover art than the LP version.

It was first released on CD by DJM in 1988, and reissued, with the same cover and sleeve art, but improved sound quality, by Polygram in 1998.

Side One

  1. "Rock n' Roll Madonna
    Rock n' Roll Madonna
    "Rock and Roll Madonna" is a song by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. The song was released as a single in Britain in 1970, where it never charted. It appeared on several bootlegs and rarities compilations before it appeared on the 1995 remaster of his self-titled album. The song...

    " – 4:17
  2. "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)" – 2:51
  3. "Bad Side of the Moon
    Bad Side of the Moon
    "Bad Side of the Moon" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the B-side of his single "Border Song", and was originally released in 1970. It was included on the reissue of his self-titled album in 1995 and on his live album, 17-11-70...

    " – 3:15
  4. "Jack Rabbit" – 1:50
  5. "Into the Old Man's Shoes" – 4:04
  6. "It's Me That You Need
    It's Me That You Need
    "It's Me That You Need" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was his third single, released five months after "Lady Samantha". As with his two previous singles, it failed to chart in the U.S. and the UK. However, the song became hit in Japan two years later, peaking at the #13...

    " – 4:04
  7. "Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)" – 4:02

Side Two

  1. "Skyline Pigeon
    Skyline Pigeon
    "Skyline Pigeon" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the eighth track off his first album, Empty Sky. John performed the song at the funeral of AIDS victim and friend Ryan White in 1990 on a grand piano although he played Roland Piano on tour and in the studio at the time...

    " – 3:53
    • The re-recorded version from 1973, issued as B-side of "Daniel
      Daniel (song)
      "Daniel" was a major hit song by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United States the song reached #2 on the pop charts and #1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring...

      "
  2. "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)" – 4:43
  3. "Just Like Strange Rain
    Just Like Strange Rain
    "Just Like Strange Rain" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was originally released as the B-side to his third single, "It's Me That You Need". It appeared as the last bonus track on the 1995 reissue of his first album Empty Sky....

    " – 3:43
  4. "Grey Seal" (original version) – 3:36
  5. "Honey Roll" – 3:00
  6. "Lady Samantha
    Lady Samantha
    "Lady Samantha" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It was released on January 17, 1969, six months before his first album, Empty Sky came out...

    " – 3:02
  7. "Friends" – 2:20
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK