Name: Fox [Remaster]
Brand: Universal Internat'l Music Bv
SKU: 231940
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Fox [Remaster]

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Album: Fox [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Breaking Down Barriers	More Info...	4:41
2)	Heart In The Right Place	More Info...	5:15
3)	Just Like Belgium	More Info...	4:09
4)	Nobody Wins	More Info...	3:39
5)	Fascist Faces	More Info...	5:11
6)	Carla/Etude - Fanfare - Chloe	More Info...	10:51
7)	Heels Of The Wind	More Info...	3:34
8)	Elton's Song	More Info...	3:01
9)	The Fox	More Info...	5:20
2)	Heart In The Right Place	More Info...	0:05
3)	Just Like Belgium	More Info...	0:04
4)	Nobody Wins	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fascist Faces	More Info...	0:05
6)	A) Carla B) Etude C) Fanfare D) Chloe	More Info...	0:11
7)	Heels Of The Wind	More Info...	0:03
8)	Elton's Song	More Info...	0:03
9)	The Fox	More Info...	0:05

Album: Fox [Remaster]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Breaking Down Barriers	More Info...	4:41
2)	Heart In The Right Place	More Info...	5:15
3)	Just Like Belgium	More Info...	4:09
4)	Nobody Wins	More Info...	3:39
5)	Fascist Faces	More Info...	5:11
6)	Carla/Etude - Fanfare - Chloe	More Info...	10:51
7)	Heels Of The Wind	More Info...	3:34
8)	Elton's Song	More Info...	3:01
9)	The Fox	More Info...	5:20
2)	Heart In The Right Place	More Info...	0:05
3)	Just Like Belgium	More Info...	0:04
4)	Nobody Wins	More Info...	0:03
5)	Fascist Faces	More Info...	0:05
6)	A) Carla B) Etude C) Fanfare D) Chloe	More Info...	0:11
7)	Heels Of The Wind	More Info...	0:03
8)	Elton's Song	More Info...	0:03
9)	The Fox	More Info...	0:05

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Performer Notes

Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano); Ritchie Zito, Tim Renwick, Steve Lukather (guitar); Micky Raphael (harmonica); Jim Horn (alto saxophone); James Newton Howard (organ, Rhodes, vocoder, synthesizer, programming); David Paich (synthesizer); Dee Murray (bass, background vocals); Reggie McBride (bass); Nigel Olsson, Alvin Taylor (drums); Stephanie Spruill (tambourine, background vocals); Jeff Porcaro (percussion, drum programming); Roger Linn (drum programming); Vanette Gloud, Tamara Matoesian, Bill Champlin, Gary Osbourne, Max Gronenthal, James Gilstrap, John Lehman, Carl Carwell, Roy Galloway, Oren Waters, Ronald Baker, Chuck Cissel, Clarence Ford, Colette Bertrand, Rev. James Cleveland, Cornerstone Baptist Church Choir (background vocals).
Recorded at Superbear Studios, Nice, France and Sunset Lounge, Los Angeles, California between August 1979 & March 1980.
Edition contains remastered tracks, enhanced packaging and sleevenotes by John Tobler.
Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, background vocals); James Cleveland (spoken vocals); Richie Zito (guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Jim Horn (alto saxophone); James Newton Howard (Fender Rhodes piano, organ, synthesizer, vocoder); Alvin Taylor, Nigel Olsson (drums); Stephanie Spruill (tambourine); Victor Feldman (percussion); Roger Linn (drum programming); Clarence Ford, Chuck Cissel, Max Gronenthal, Tamara Matoesian, Venette Gloud, Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman, Oren Waters, Roy Galloway, Bill Champlin (background vocals).
Recording information: Davlen Studios, Los Angeles, CA; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA; Superbear Studios, France; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.
Photographers: Eric Blum; Terry O'Neil.
Arranger: James Newton Howard.
Like David Bowie, Elton John made himself over in the 1980s from his over-the-top glam-rocker image to one that was less theatrical, more refined, even slick. The music was affected as well, as the '80s saw Elton flirting with disco, new wave, and several lyricists. He also flirted with danger, dropping some of the more obvious trappings of the Me Decade (the big glasses, for example) but remaining perilously close to its hedonistic excesses.
His principal songwriting partners on THE FOX were the sometimes-estranged Bernie Taupin, and Gary Osborne. Production duties fell to Chris Thomas, who produced successful records for cutting-edge bands of the moment like the Pretenders. There's a bit more piano on this record than on some previous releases, such as on the opener, "Breaking Down the Barriers," which barrels forward on the strength of Elton's propulsive keyboard, and "Heart in the Right Place," which has the bite of some of Elton's early angry songs. The disco-tinged "Nobody Wins" did moderately well as a single, but "Chloe" is the stand-out track, a classic Elton ballad which should have been a big hit.