1981 Elton John – Nobody Wins (US:#21 UK:#42)
Nobody Wins is a single from the album The Fox, released in 1981, the fifteenth official album release for Elton John.
After 1981, only “Chloe”, “Just Like Belgium”, “Nobody Wins” and “Elton’s Song” would be included in Elton’s Jump Up tour in 1982. While “Chloe”, “Just Like Belgium” and “Nobody Wins” have never been performed again since that tour, “Elton’s Song” was performed a few times on a solo tour in 1999. Since then, however, Elton has also stopped performing that song.
However, since the album’s release, Elton would perform “Carla/Etude” frequently, making it the only song off the album that is still occasionally being performed as of 2015.
Album
The Fox is the fifteenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1981. The track “Elton’s Song” was banned from radio play in some countries due to its content, which included references to homosexuality. The album was produced by John, Clive Franks and for the first time, Chris Thomas, who would produce many […]
Musicians
| Drums (programming) | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Drums (synthesizer) | Roger Linn |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Piano | Elton John |
Produced By
Chris Thomas
Songwiters
Gary Osborne
Jean Paul Dreau
Charts
US:#21
UK:#42