Elton John and Brandi Carlel Not only registered the currently Oscar-nominated song “Never Too Late” together but, as the rumor, an entire album together. The 10-song set, “Who believes in angels?”, Will be released April 4 on the Interscope label. It is preceded by a first taste of the album, the title track, out today.
The two singers will also do what is characterized as a one-time concert: “An evening with Elton John & Brandi Carlley” is set at London Palladium on March 26, described as “a one-night event” of “performance and story.” Fans who pre-order the album will get a picture of buying tickets for the London show.
The album is described as a collaboration between not only Carlel and John without producer Andrew watts and Elton’s long -lasting lyricists Bernie TaupinWith texts that contributed by both Carlley and Taupin. The Four shares a best original song Oscar nomination for the closing theme song in the documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late”, which is also included as one of the upcoming album’s 10 tracks.
The participants had so far managed to stay mostly mother about the project while they marketed “never too late” on the price circle. But on a question after screening for academy members at the beginning of January moderated by AmountChris Willman, John couldn’t help but cheer for the still project: “Between the four of us, what went down in the studio is quite magical. And you know, I don’t want to release cats from the bag, but you haven’t heard anything yet. You have heard absolutely damn nothing. There will be something that comes your path that will blow your ass. “
“Who believes in angels?” Was completely written and recorded in a 20-day session at La’s Sunset Sound Studio in October 2023. Support from John and Carlel on the album is Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith, the famous studio base Pino Palladino and guitarist (and Pearl Jam Touring Sideman and Ex-chili Pepper) Josh Klinghoffer.
Also up today, besides the single, is a short film that documents the album, which is said to be the first time John has let cameras in the studio for a writing/recording session. According to an announcement edition, “static cameras were captured around the studio thousands of hours with raw images and ultimately documented the entire creative process – breakdowns, breakthroughs, tears, torn lyrical sheets and everything. The sincere images offer fans an outstanding, neat honest insight into the emotionally turbulent creative process for Elton, Brandi and the rest of the team. ”
In addition to describing themselves as heroes for each other, John and Carlley say that the album nods to some of their early heroes – something that is obvious in the first two song titles on the album, “The Rose of Laura Nyro” and “Little Richard’s Bible. “(Scroll down for the entire track list.)
The word that an album was in the works – or even completed – first came out 13 months ago, when John’s friend Pete Townshend had to solve lips in an interview and enthusiastic about the spontaneity of the project. “Elton is so full of loss not to know what to do next. He has just gone to LA to make an album with Brandi Carlle, “said The Who’s guitarist in an interview in December 2023.” They made an album together in two weeks. He says it’s one of the best things they’ve ever done. “John actually praised the project when he introduced Taupin in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2023 and said he had made an album that” will surprise the shit out of you “, even if he did not reveal at the time that it was a collaboration with Carlel.
Carlle hanged in a quick style, Easter-egg-stretched by fans when she sold friendship bracelets in the gift shop on her girls just want to weekend in January with the then unexplained acronym “Wbia?”, Create intrigue throughout the festival that the mystery went unresolved.
It started to be cleared when both John and Carlley sent physical letters to choose fans at the end of January to prevent the project, while a countdown bell for this week’s announcement went up. In his snail letter to fandom, circulated in screenshots, John described how Carlle wrote him a letter early in his career and asked if he would play piano on one of her songs. “I didn’t know her then, but when we met I fell in love with her and we joined immediately. It was connection, a real connection, emotionally, musically, and it has been one of the greatest friendships in my life. “
John further wrote that the creation of the album was not a completely relaxed process, but that any early tension led to starry results: “It felt like how I used to make my albums all these years ago. In 20 days we wrote 14 songs and 10 will be out on the record. For me it is spotless. It is incredible considering the start. You would never think that this album would have existed, but the excitement led to us really raising our game. I wanted to play better, sing better, write better and challenge myself creatively. It was one of the most difficult creative processes I have ever gone through, but could not be more proud of the result. I wanted to do this record with Brandi because I knew what she could, and I wanted to sing and play with her because I knew it would be special.
“This album is the product of two people who love each other in addition to words, and Bernie, who I love beyond words, and Andrew, which I love beyond words. You couldn’t get four people who love each other anymore. “
In her own letter to the fans, Carlley wrote partly, “The world is a wild place to live right now. It is difficult to find peace and triumph. It is a radical act to seek happy and euphoric events. It is rare in these times to even get the chance to hear stories about mystery and beauty. The reason why this is so important is that these types of miracles still occur every day. If they can happen to me, there is not a single reason I can think about why they wouldn’t happen to you! “
She continued, “Elton wanted to make an album with me! He called me one day on the phone and told me he wanted me to come for breakfast. As soon as I sat down at the table he said: ‘I think we should make an album’, with the desire to involve the taupin and watts quickly after. “During the days that followed,” Carlley continued, “Elton and I would talk on the phone every day about what kind of album we would do … Who we wanted to be for our big project. He would call me and say:” We Will be like Robert Plant and Allison Krauss! “… Then he would call the next day and say … ‘No! We’ll be Eurythmics …’ ‘No, Patsy Cline and Buddy Holly!’ And then one day called He and said, “I have it. Let’s just (be us). “”
For both artists, this represents their first studio album in about three and a half years, and in John’s case, his first is since he submitted his global farewell tour. His last album was 2021’s “The Lockdown Sessions” (which himself included a duet with Carlley); Her was “in these silent days” the same year.
“Who believes in angels?” Tracklist:
The rose of laura nyro
Little Richard’s Bible
Swing for the fences
Never too late
You without me
Who believes in angels?
The river man
A little light
Someone to belong
When this old world is done with me
