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A Single Man | align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="orange" style="color:black"|A Single Man | | lign="center" colspan="3"| | | lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Album by Elton John | | lign="left" valign="top"|Released | align="left" colspan=2|October 1978 | | lign="left" valign="top"|Recorded | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|??? | | lign="left" valign="top"|Genre | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Rock | | lign="left" valign="top"|Length | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|48 min 46 sec | | lign="left" valign="top"|Record label | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|MCA | | lign="left" valign="top"|Producers | align="left" valign="top" colspan=2|Clive Franks,
Elton John | | lign="center" bgcolor="orange" colspan="3"|Professional reviews | | lign="left" valign="top"|AMG | valign="top" align=center|4/5 | valign="top"|link | | gcolor="orange" colspan="3" align="center" style="color:black;"|Elton John Chronology | i>Blue Moves
(1976) | A Single Man
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(1979) | A Single Man is an album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). It is the first album John created without his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin. Track listing all songs by Elton John and Gary Osborne, except where noted - "Shine on Through" - 3:42
- "Return to Paradise" - 4:13
- "I Don't Care" - 4:21
- "Big Dipper" - 4:02
- "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy" - 8:23
- "Part-Time Love" - 3:14
- "Georgia" - 4:48
- "Shooting Star" - 2:43
- "Madness" - 5:51
- "Reverie" (John) - 0:52
- "Song for Guy" (John, Bernie Taupin) - 6:37
- "Ego" * (John, Taupin) - 4:00
- "Flinstone Boy" * (John) - 4:13
- "I Cry at Night" * (John, Taupin) - 3:16
- "Lovesick" * (John, Taupin) - 3:59
- "Strangers" * (John, Osborne) - 4:46
Personnel - Elton John - organ, piano, harmonium, keyboard, vocals, background vocals, clavinet, mellotron, polymoog, synthesizer strings
- Vicki Brown - vocals
- Paul Buckmaster - cello
- B.J. Cole - guitar, steel guitar
- Ray Cooper - percussion, conga, tambourine, tympani, vibraphone, shaker, rhythm box, wind chimes
- John Crocker - clarinet, electric piano, tenor saxophone, Fender Rhodes
- Herbie Flowers - bass, acoustic bass
- Clive Franks - bass, percussion, vocals
- Patrick Halcox - trumpet
- Steve Holly - drums, horn
- Davey Johnstone - synthesizer, guitar, vocals, background vocals
- Stevie Lange - vocals, background vocals
- Henry Lowther - trumpet
- Gary Osborne - vocals
- Tim Renwick - acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar
- Jim Shepherd - trombone
- Joanne Stone - vocals, background vocals
- Chris Thompson - vocals, background vocals
Production - Producers: Clive Franks, Elton John
- Supervising producer: Mike Gill
- Engineers: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks, Peter Mew
- Mixing: Phil Dunne, Stuart Epps, Clive Franks
- Mastering: Ian Cooper
- Digital remastering: Gus Dudgeon
- Coordination: Alex Foster
- Arranger: Joanne Stone
- Orchestral arrangements: Paul Buckmaster
- Sleeve design: David Costa
- Graphic design: Mike Storey
- Liner editor: John Tobler
- Liner notes: Chris White
Charts Album - Billboard (North America) | lign="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1978 | align="left"|Pop Albums | align="left"|15 | Singles - Billboard (North America) | lign="left"|Single | align="left"|Chart | align="left"|Position | | lign="left"|1978 | align="left"|"Ego" | align="left"|Pop Singles | align="left"|34 | | lign="left"|1978 | align="left"|"Part-Time Love" | align="left"|Pop Singles | align="left"|22 | Single Man, A Single Man, A Single Man, A
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