Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

~ Recording by Elton John

Annotation

GBAMB9500047 - remastered 1995

Annotation last modified on 2025-04-07 19:17 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
6.2Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me5:37Elton JohnThe Ultimate Rock Ballads CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life Music21868-1
2.11Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me5:36Elton JohnSongs for JapanVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2011-05-04
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), 日本赤十字社SICP-3140, SICP-3141

Relationships

engineer:Clive Franks
producer:Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:Dee Murray
bell and tambourine:Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):Nigel Olsson
organ, piano and lead vocals:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:Billy Hinsche
Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
Toni Tennille
Carl Wilson (Beach Boys)
horn arranger:Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
vocals arranger:Bruce Johnston (US singer‐songwriter, member of The Beach Boys)
recorded at:Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland
recording of:Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

lyricist:Bernie Taupin
composer:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1991)
later parody versions:Why Isn’t Howard Stern on TV (parody version for Howard Stern show)