Elton John
1998-01-14
Ritz Hotel
Paris, France
01. Sixty Years On
02. Your Song
03. The Greatest Discovery
04. Talking Old Soldiers
05. Come Down In Time
06. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
07. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
08. Recover Your Soul
09. The Last Song
10. Daniel
11. I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
12. Live Like Horses
13. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
14. Something About The Way You Look Tonight
On September 27, 1997, Elton John released the album The Big Picture, his 26th studio album at that point in his career. The album was dedicated to Elton John’s friend, popular fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered a few months before the album’s release. The album did well commercially, reaching #9 in the US on the Billboard charts and climbing all the way to #3 in the UK. Despite that success, Elton’s long time friend and lyricist Bernie Taupin, considered this disc his least favorite of all their collaborations. Within days of the album’s launch, Elton took to the road in support of the disc. The Big Picture tour began on October 8, 1997 in Atlanta and ran all the way through the end of 1998, with a few brief interruptions in March, May and June so Elton could perform with Bill Joel as part of their Face to Face tour. This soundboard recording captures Elton playing a solo show in Paris on January 14, 1998, 22 years ago today, as a warm up before returning to the US to continue the Big Picture tour.
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