Name: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player [LP]
Brand: UMC
SKU: 145802922
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Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player [LP]

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Album: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Daniel	More Info...	0:04
2)	Teacher I Need You	More Info...	0:04
3)	Elderberry Wine	More Info...	0:03
4)	Blues for My Baby and Me	More Info...	0:05
5)	Midnight Creeper	More Info...	0:04
6)	Have Mercy On the Criminal	More Info...	0:06
7)	I'm Gonna Be a Teenage Idol	More Info...	0:04
8)	Texan Love Song	More Info...	0:03
9)	Crocodile Rock	More Info...	0:04
10)	High Flying Bird	More Info...	0:04

Album: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player [LP]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Daniel	More Info...	0:04
2)	Teacher I Need You	More Info...	0:04
3)	Elderberry Wine	More Info...	0:03
4)	Blues for My Baby and Me	More Info...	0:05
5)	Midnight Creeper	More Info...	0:04
6)	Have Mercy On the Criminal	More Info...	0:06
7)	I'm Gonna Be a Teenage Idol	More Info...	0:04
8)	Texan Love Song	More Info...	0:03
9)	Crocodile Rock	More Info...	0:04
10)	High Flying Bird	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER was the first of two 1973 albums that sealed Elton John's superstardom. It included his first U.S. #1 single, the nostalgic "Crocodile Rock," along with one of his most enduring ballads, "Daniel," a veiled salute to a Vietnam vet. By now, John was at ease in almost any musical setting. While lyricist Bernie Taupin continued to feed him the usual mix of road songs, homages to the American West, and offbeat love ballads, John was flying ahead with an ambitious, try-anything agenda that effectively blurred the lines between AM pop and FM rock.
"Crocodile Rock"'s whimsicality, with its vintage Farfisa organ, and "Daniel," a seductive studio concoction of keyboards and acoustic guitar, leaned toward the former. "Elderberry Wine" approached the latter, with its hard guitar sound and blues-rock horn-riffing, as did "Have Mercy On The Criminal," whose central riff echoes "Layla." "I'm Gonna Be A Teenage Idol," a tribute to Marc Bolan of T-Rex, lies tantalizingly across the center of the pop-rock line, sounding like a cabaret version of glitter-rock. By now, Elton John's place in history was assured; months later, his domination of his era would come to full fruition with the release of GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD.