Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun
~ Recording by Elton John
Annotation
Elton John
Ballad of A Well Known Gun is track 1 of Tumbleweed Connection
Annotation last modified on 2007-04-23 01:55 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| DJM Records | DJLPS 410 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCA 2014 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| UNI Records (also known as “UNI”) | 73096 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album | DJM Records | DJLPS 410 | |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | MCAD-31103 |
| 1.14 | Ballad of a Well Known Gun | 4:55 | Elton John | The Collection | Elton John | Album + Compilation |
| Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.) | PWK 551 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 5:00 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 543 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 314-528 155-2 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 528 155-2 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| The Rocket Record Company | 314-528 155-2 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | UICY-9102 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) | B0003611-36 |
| 2.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) | B0003611-36 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | 5305255 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection (deluxe edition) | Elton John | Album |
| Island Mercury (subsidiary of Universal Music Group) | B001083902 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | UICY-93665/6 |
| 2.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | ?:?? | Elton John | 5 Classic Albums: 1970–1973 | Elton John | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company | 00602537069118 |
| 2.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | 5 Classic Albums | Elton John | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | B0019409-02 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 5:01 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| The Rocket Record Company | |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:57 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) | DIDX-377, MCAD-37199 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well-Known Gun | 4:58 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 829 248-2 |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 5:01 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.1 | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun | 4:59 | Elton John | Tumbleweed Connection | Elton John | Album | This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) | 3145281552 INO2 | |
Relationships
| engineer: | Robin Geoffrey Cable |
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| producer: | Gus Dudgeon |
| acoustic guitar and solo guitar: | Caleb Quaye |
| bass guitar: | David Glover (bass guitarist) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Roger Pope |
| piano and lead vocals: | Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) |
| background vocals: | Madeline Bell Tony Burrows Lesley Duncan Tony Hazzard (songwriter) Dusty Springfield |
| recorded at: | Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom |
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| recording of: | Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun |
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Related works
Ballad of a Well‐Known Gun
| lyricist: | Bernie Taupin |
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| composer: | Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) |
| publisher: | Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. |
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