Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Excellent:

This is undoubtedly the best compilation of Elton John's biggest hits since the "To Be Continued" boxed set. It has 2 discs of the bigget hits he ever had, plus a 42 - page booklet featuring lovely pictures and a nice mini - biagraphy of his life.

Disc 1 is a powerhouse lineup of classic songs. Songs like "Your Song", "Honky Cat", "Bennie And The Jets" and "Crocodile Rock" were the songs that defined an era. Elton staus as the biggest star of the first half of the '70s' is made known once more with this... more info

Through The Years:

Elton John has released countless greatest hits packages, but if you want a retrospective from his first hit "Your Song" to his most recent, "This Train Don't Stop There No More", then Greatest Hits 1970-2002 is a must own. This collection shows why Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin are master musicians. They created some of the most memorable and classic songs of all time. They are equally adept at writing a beautiful ballad like "Daniel", a bouncy pop tune like "Crocodile Rock" or a hard rocker... more info

Not Quite the Definitive Elton John Collection:

Music: 4.5 Stars Compilation: 3.5 Stars

There have been many Elton John collections over the years, even more so in Europe than here in the US. The release of "Greatest Hits 1970-2002" (34 tracks, 157 min.) is intended to be the truly definitive "greatest hits" collection. Did they get it right this time?

Given the time limitation of a CD, the compiler(s) had two choices: either to collect truly the greatest and biggest hits of Elton John (which would have inevitably skewed the compilation towards the... more info

Tracks:

1. Your Song
2. Levon
3. Tiny Dancer
4. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)
5. Honky Cat
6. Crocodile Rock
7. Daniel
8. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
10. Candle In The Wind
11. Bennie And The Jets
12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
13. The Bitch Is Back
14. Philadelphia Freedom
15. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
16. Island Girl

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