Elton John - The Big Picture - VINYL LP

Limited 180gm heavyweight vinyl LP pressing with original cover art by Julian Schnabel. Originally released in 1997, The Big Picture finds Elton and Bernie Taupin turning a solid mix of pop hits and ballads. The album is the 26th studio album by British rock icon Elton John. It includes four worldwide singles InchLive Like HorsesInch, InchSomething About the Way You Look TonightInch (released as a double A-side with InchCandle in the Wind 1997Inch), InchRecover Your SoulInch and InchIf the River Can BendInch. The album has a strong orchestral emphasis with string arrangements written by Anne Dudley and John's then backup keyboardist Guy Babylon. The album was dedicated to John's friend, popular fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered a few months before the album's . This was the last album to date to be produced by Chris Thomas, who had worked with John almost nonstop since 1981's The Fox.