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The Rocket Man is back — and switching it up with his music!
On Wednesday,Elton John, 74, announced in anInstagram videothat he is releasing his newest album,The Lockdown Sessionson Oct. 22. The “Rocket Man” singer said in the video that the making of the album was a “really fantastic journey.”
“The last thing I expected to do during lockdown was make an album. But, as the pandemic went on, one‐off projects kept cropping up,” John wroteon Instagram. “I’ve ended with a selection of really interesting and diverse stuff that was completely different to anything I’m known for, stuff that took me out of my comfort zone into completely new territory.”
The album will include 16 tracks — of those tracks, 10 unreleased — and will feature collaborations with big artists.
“I’m thrilled with every single track and I love and thank every single artist that I worked with because I had so much fun,” said John in the Instagram video. “And to have fun during lockdown is a privilege.”
The Lockdown Sessions, the Grammy-winner says, is a collection of songs he recorded during lockdown — hence the name.
However, the sessions made him realize he had come “full circle.”
“I realized there was something weirdly familiar about working like this. At the start of my career, in the late ’60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artists during lockdown reminded me of that. I’d come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast,” he wrote on Instagram.
The Lockdown Sessions Cover Art.Universal Music Group
“Dream come true….one of the top 3 things I’ve ever done! Thank you@eltonjohn! Available October 22nd. Link to pre-order in bio,” wrote Nicks alongside a photo of the album coveron Instagram.
“Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),” featuring Lipa, will be the first track on the album. The single — which was released in August — was the first we saw of John working with artists virtually to create music.
At the time, the “Your Song” singersaid it was “incredible"to work with theFuture Nostalgiasinger.
“She’s given me so much energy. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas,” said John. “The energy she brought to ‘Cold Heart’ just blew my mind.”
The singer is also currently preparing for hisElton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tourahead of his retirement.
“I’m going to go out in the biggest possible way, performing at my very best, with the most spectacular production I’ve ever had, playing in places that have meant so much to me throughout my career,” he announced onYouTubein June.
The tour willkick offon Sept. 28 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
source: people.com
