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Poster: RARE 1972 UK-ELTON JOHN PROMO POSTER-DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
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All songs on the album were written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Side one
“Daniel” – 3:54
“Teacher I Need You” – 4:10
“Elderberry Wine” – 3:34
“Blues for My Baby and Me” – 5:42
“Midnight Creeper” – 3:55
Side two
“Have Mercy on the Criminal” – 5:57
“I’m Gonna Be a Teenage Idol” – 3:55
“Texan Love Song” – 3:33
“Crocodile Rock” – 3:58
“High Flying Bird” – 4:12
Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player was the sixth studio album by Elton John. Released on 22 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was John’s sixth normal studio album release, first of his two studio albums released in the same year of 1973 (second one was Goodbye Yellow Brick Road released 9 months later), and was his second straight No. 1 album in the US, yielding his first No. 1 single in both the US and Canada: “Crocodile Rock”. “Daniel” was also a major hit from the album, giving him his second Canadian No. 1 single on the RPM Top Singles Chart and No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 4 in the UK, one place higher than achieved by “Crocodile Rock”.
The title of the album came from friend and comic actor Groucho Marx of The Marx Brothers who referred to him as ‘John Elton’ whilst holding out his middle and index finger in the style of a pistol. Elton then retaliated saying “Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player” at Marx’s gun imitation.
The album was a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic, topping the UK and US album charts. It is one of only three albums to feature just the core band of John on pianos and keyboards, Davey Johnstone on guitars, Dee Murray bass and Nigel Olsson on drums, without percussionist Ray Cooper. The other two are Honky Château (1972) (bar a performance by Cooper on congas on the song “Amy”) and Breaking Hearts (1984).