1990 Elton John – You Gotta Love Someone (US:#43 UK:#33)

“You Gotta Love Someone“ is a 1990 song by Elton John, written by Elton John along with Bernie Taupin and was released as a single from the Days of Thunder soundtrack; the single was also used to promote the Rocket Records 2-CD retrospective “The Very Best of Elton John,” issued largely in overseas markets excluding the U.S., where the more expansive box set “To Be Continued…” was issued. The single peaked at number forty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, but spent five weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, his tenth number one on the chart (which is found to be peculiar, as the single was not released in America.)

Produced by Don Was, “You Gotta Love Someone” and the three other tracks that close Disc 4 of “To Be Continued …” (along with “Made For Me,” “Easier To Walk Away” and “I Swear I Heard The Night Talking,” the latter of which was released first as a b-side of the single in France), were all recorded in one take each (minus overdubs). The tracks were also purported to be selections for a possible album project with Was that was later abandoned.

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To Be Continued… is a 4 part box set detailing Elton John’s music from his days with Bluesology to the then-present day. Four new songs (“Made for Me”, “You Gotta Love Someone”, “I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin’” and “Easier to Walk Away”) were recorded for the box set. Newly sober Elton John was […]

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Bass	Randy Jackson
Drums	Kenny Aronoff
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Guitar	Mike Landau
Keyboards	David Paich
Percussion	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals	Phyllis Yvonne Williams
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Mona Lisa Young
Background Vocals	Sweet Pea Atkinson
Background Vocals	Donald Ray Mitchell
Vocals	Elton John

Produced By

Don Was

Songwriters

Elton John
Bernie Taupin

Charts

US:#43
UK:#33