Tracklist
Oceans Away | |||
Oscar Wilde Gets Out | |||
A Town Called Jubilee | |||
The Ballad Of Blind Tom | |||
Dream # 1 | |||
My Quicksand | |||
Can't Stay Alone Tonight | |||
Voyeur | |||
Home Again | |||
Take This Dirty Water | |||
Dream # 2 | |||
The New Fever Waltz | |||
Mexican Vacation (Kids In The Candlelight) | |||
Dream # 3 | |||
The Diving Board |
Credits (34)
- Mat MaitlandArt Direction
- Alvin CheaBacking Vocals
- Bill CantosBacking Vocals
- Carmel EcholsBacking Vocals
- Judith HillBacking Vocals
- Louis PriceBacking Vocals
Notes
The Diving Board is the 31st studio album by Elton John. It is his 30th solo album and the second of his studio releases since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members. The album debuted at number three on the UK Album Chart behind Indie Rock band The Arctic Monkeys at number one and Swedish dance music producer Avicii at number two.
The album's premiere single "Home Again" was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order. On 28 August 2013, a video for "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" was released on YouTube, which acted as the album's second single.
The album was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and produced in Los Angeles by The Union producer T-Bone Burnett. Burnett suggested that John return to the piano, bass and drums format of his very early years and the result, John says, is "the most exciting solo record I've done in a long, long time." The Diving Board was written in two days.
The album's release date was pushed back: though the record was originally planned for release in the fall of 2012, it was revealed on Taupin's website that it would instead be released in February 2013 for promotional reasons. It was pushed back again and released in September 2013.
It was revealed on 28 September 2012 in Rolling Stone magazine that John was unsatisfied with some songs on the album and that he had started to write more new songs for the album. He believed that many of the songs had a theme and that he wanted to write more songs after sitting on the project for so long.
During a concert at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia on 10 November 2012, Elton revealed that The Diving Board's release will be pushed back further, to May 2013. The delay in release is because John will be recording more material for the album with Burnett in January 2013.
On 8 January 2013 it was revealed by Taupin's website that the title of the album had been changed from The Diving Board to Voyeur.
An article on Billboard published on 23 February 2013 revealed that the release date had once again been pushed back, this time until September 2013; the title of the album is now The Diving Board again. The article also revealed the revised track list, which includes four new songs mixed in with the original material. A song originally stated for release on the album entitled "5th Avenue" (6:18) had been dropped from the album. John called the revised album "The most piano-oriented album of my career" and said "It's my most adult album". In total the album's release has been pushed back four times.
The album's premiere single "Home Again" was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order.
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The album's premiere single "Home Again" was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order. On 28 August 2013, a video for "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" was released on YouTube, which acted as the album's second single.
The album was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and produced in Los Angeles by The Union producer T-Bone Burnett. Burnett suggested that John return to the piano, bass and drums format of his very early years and the result, John says, is "the most exciting solo record I've done in a long, long time." The Diving Board was written in two days.
The album's release date was pushed back: though the record was originally planned for release in the fall of 2012, it was revealed on Taupin's website that it would instead be released in February 2013 for promotional reasons. It was pushed back again and released in September 2013.
It was revealed on 28 September 2012 in Rolling Stone magazine that John was unsatisfied with some songs on the album and that he had started to write more new songs for the album. He believed that many of the songs had a theme and that he wanted to write more songs after sitting on the project for so long.
During a concert at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia on 10 November 2012, Elton revealed that The Diving Board's release will be pushed back further, to May 2013. The delay in release is because John will be recording more material for the album with Burnett in January 2013.
On 8 January 2013 it was revealed by Taupin's website that the title of the album had been changed from The Diving Board to Voyeur.
An article on Billboard published on 23 February 2013 revealed that the release date had once again been pushed back, this time until September 2013; the title of the album is now The Diving Board again. The article also revealed the revised track list, which includes four new songs mixed in with the original material. A song originally stated for release on the album entitled "5th Avenue" (6:18) had been dropped from the album. John called the revised album "The most piano-oriented album of my career" and said "It's my most adult album". In total the album's release has been pushed back four times.
The album's premiere single "Home Again" was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order.
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 3743912, Mercury – 00602537439126 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 3742534 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | Recently Edited | ||||
The Diving Board 2×LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold | Mercury – 00602537439157, Capitol Records – 3743915 | USA, Canada & Europe | 2013 | USA, Canada & Europe — 2013 | Recently Edited | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Capitol Records – B001866802, Mercury – B001866802 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | |||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition | Capitol Records – B001887302 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 3743912 | Australia | 2013 | Australia — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition | Mercury – 3743914, Mercury – 00602537439140 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 4605026713604, Universal Music Russia – 4605026713604 | Russia | 2013 | Russia — 2013 | |||||
The Diving Board CD, Album; DVD, DVD-Video; All Media, Best Buy Exclusive Edition | Capitol Records – B001867100 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 3744867 | South East Asia | 2013 | South East Asia — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 3743912 | New Zealand | 2013 | New Zealand — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Gatefold MiniLP | Mercury – 602537448678 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | Recently Edited | ||||
The Diving Board 2×LP, Album; CD, Album; DVD, DVD-Video, PAL; Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered | Mercury – 374391-7 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Mercury – 0060253743912 172 | South Africa | 2013 | South Africa — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album; DVD, DVD-Video; All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Digipak | Mercury (2) – 33177-2, Mercury (2) – 4607147914892 | Russia | 2013 | Russia — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Stereo | Capitol Records – B001916002 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition | Mercury – 3744867, Mercury – 00602537448678 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | |||||
The Diving Board CD, Album; DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC; All Media, Deluxe Edition | Capitol Records – B001867200, Mercury – B001867200 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album | Capitol Records – B001866802 | Canada | 2013 | Canada — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board 2×CD, Album, SHM-CD | Capitol Records – UICR-1109/10, Mercury – UICR-1109/10 | Japan | 2013 | Japan — 2013 | Recently Edited | ||||
The Diving Board 2×CD, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo, Target Edition | Capitol Records – B001867002, Mercury – B001867002 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Paper Sleeve | Capitol Records – B001867302, Mercury – B001867302 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition | Mercury – 602537448678 | Brazil | 2013 | Brazil — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Mercury (2) – 3744867 | Russia | 2013 | Russia — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Deluxe Edition | Capitol Records – B001887302 | Canada | 2013 | Canada — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board 15×File, MP3, Album, 320 kbs | Mercury – 3743915 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | Recently Edited | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Promo | Mercury – 3755845 | Argentina | 2013 | Argentina — 2013 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board CD, Album, Reissue, Digipack | Mercury – none | Italy | 2019 | Italy — 2019 | New Submission | ||||
The Diving Board 2×LP, Album, Reissue | Mercury – 5516085 | Worldwide | 2023 | Worldwide — 2023 | Recently Edited |
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referencing The Diving Board (2×LP, Album, Reissue) 5516085
Really nice clean pressing , sounds fantastic have been waiting a long time for this repressreferencing The Diving Board (2×LP, Album, Reissue) 5516085
This album was so expensive for a time, and is one of Elton’s most underrated albums everyone brushes past. Sounds sublime, fantastic pressing.referencing The Diving Board (2×LP, Album, CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered) 374391-7
True brilliant in my collection. He never disappoints on special editions :)- Edited 7 years agoWhen they speak of "The Diving Board" many reviewers talk of the stripped down arrangements and some mention John's return to his roots. I can't really speak to either of those topics, though the piano work really shines on this record and there are times the rest of the instruments seem unnecessary. What I can say is that I believe this album to cover the widest variety of sound that I've heard from Elton John. The music feels like it has a purpose and checks all the boxes, with emotional ballads and grooving numbers. A few instrumental pieces interspersed throughout really add to the cohesiveness. It's very much the feeling a person gets when listening to a well-constructed concept album. No song really stands on its own. What I mean is that you could pick a song and really latch onto it, but I believe the reward is in listening to the entire body of work and allowing the songs to paint their own colors on a sonic canvas. After the last note fades you can look at the art as a whole and admire the sum of the parts. There is much to like about this record and I heartily recommend it to anyone who will listen.
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