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An underrated gem of Elton John's incredible and longevous career, the pop icon delivers 11 smooth and sultry tracks that features the likes of Cher, Gary Osborne and more. Released in 1986, it's an essential cut from the era.Reviews:
''Leather Jackets'' is the twentieth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, recorded at Sol Studios in England and Wisseloord Studios in The Netherlands. and released in 1986. It was his first album to not create any top 40 singles in either the US or the UK since 1970's ''Tumbleweed Connection'', which had no singles released from it. Elton collaborated with Cliff Richard in a song called Slow Rivers. It is also the poorest-charting album of John's career. In 2006, Elton John declared this his least favourite of all his albums, while lyricist Bernie Taupin believes ''The Big Picture'' deserves that honour.
Cher collaborated with "Lady Choc Ice" (Elton John) to write "Don't Trust That Woman".
Roger Taylor and John Deacon of Queen play drums and bass guitar respectively on the track "Angeline".
This was John's last studio release to be produced by Dudgeon and his last in which he played a grand piano before switching to the Roland RD-1000 digital piano for Reg Strikes Back. After Elton's throat surgery in 1987, Chris Thomas would be rehired as producer. For the first time in Elton's career, no songs on this album are longer than 5 minutes.
Elton played "Paris" during his 1986 US tour. He included "Heartache All Over the World" and "Slow Rivers" on his 1986 Australian tour with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, which would eventually yield John's live album ''Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra''. "Heartache" was included in the band portion of the show (Elton opted not to play piano for that number) while "Slow Rivers" was played during the second half of the show with the orchestra. Due to contractual constraints, "Slow Rivers" was not included on ''Live in Australia'', despite the fact that it was from the orchestral portion of the show, which was the basis for the album.
Though not released as a single, "Paris" would also, ironically, become a minor FM hit for some jazz stations that programmed the track. - Wikipedia
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