1975 Elton John – Island Girl (US:#1 UK:#14)
“Island Girl” is a 1975 song by English musician Elton John. It was written by John and his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin and released as the first single from the album Rock of the Westies (1975). It reached number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. (John’s final No. 1 single as a solo artist for 22 years), selling over one million copies, and also reached the top twenty in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the UK.
Album
Rock Of The Westies is the tenth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in October 1975. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so. It was also […]
Muscians
| Bass | Kenny Passarelli |
| Drums | Roger Pope |
| Guitar | Davey Johnstone |
| Acoustic Guitar | Caleb Quaye |
| Electric Piano | James Newton Howard |
| Mellotron | James Newton Howard |
| Percussion | Ray Cooper |
| Background Vocals | Ann Orson |
| Background Vocals | Caleb Quaye |
| Background Vocals | Davey Johnstone |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Passarelli |
| Background Vocals | Kiki Dee |
| Vocals | Elton John |
Produced By
Gus Dudgeon
Songwriters
Elton John
Bernie Taupin
Charts
US:# 1
UK:#14