Álbum Sleeping With the Past (Elton John)

Sleeping With the Past de Elton John

Álbum de Elton John

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 29 de Agosto de 1989
  • Sello Discográfico: The Rocket Record Company
  • Compositores: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  • Productores: Chris Thomas

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Sleeping With the Past es un álbum de Elton John, publicado en 1989 por The Rocket Record Company. El disco incluye 12 canciones, entre ellas «Durban Deep», «Healing Hands», «Whispers» y «Club At The End Of The Street».

Introducción: un homenaje al soul clásico

"Sleeping with the Past" es el vigesimosegundo álbum de estudio de Elton John. Lanzado en 1989, este trabajo es un deliberado y exitoso homenaje al sonido del R&B y el soul de los años 60, inspirado en artistas como Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding y Sam Cooke. Todas las letras, escritas por Bernie Taupin, y la música, compuesta por Elton, buscan capturar la esencia de esa era dorada de la música soul. El álbum es una colección de canciones de pop rock y soft rock con una fuerte influencia de R&B, y es uno de los trabajos más cohesivos y aclamados de su producción de los años 80.

El álbum se convirtió en un éxito masivo en Europa, impulsado por dos de sus sencillos más perdurables: el optimista "Healing Hands" y, sobre todo, la balada "Sacrifice", que se convirtió en su primer sencillo número uno en solitario en su natal Reino Unido, un hito que había eludido al artista durante más de dos décadas.

El camino hasta el estudio

El álbum fue grabado en Dinamarca y es notable por ser el primer disco que Elton John grabó completamente sobrio, tras su rehabilitación en 1990 (aunque las sesiones comenzaron antes de su tratamiento). Este nuevo estado de claridad se refleja en la música, que es enfocada y segura. Producido de nuevo por Chris Thomas, el álbum presenta un sonido pulido y contemporáneo, pero con un alma decididamente retro. Es un disco dedicado por completo a Bernie Taupin, en honor a su duradera amistad y asociación creativa.

Un vistazo a las canciones

"Sacrifice": Una de las baladas más famosas y queridas de su carrera. Es una canción melancólica sobre las dificultades del matrimonio, con una melodía inolvidable. Su reedición como doble cara A junto con "Healing Hands" en 1990 la catapultó al número uno en el Reino Unido y en Francia, convirtiéndose en un fenómeno.

"Healing Hands": Un tema de pop rock con influencias de gospel, optimista y enérgico, que habla de redención y sanación. Fue el primer sencillo del álbum y un éxito en Estados Unidos.

"Club at the End of the Street": Un homenaje al sonido de los grupos vocales de R&B de los 60, con un ritmo bailable y una melodía pegadiza.

Rendimiento y recepción

"Sleeping with the Past" fue un éxito comercial gigantesco, especialmente en Europa. Alcanzó el número 1 en el Reino Unido, su primer álbum de estudio en lograrlo desde 1974. En Estados Unidos, llegó al puesto 23 y fue certificado platino. La crítica lo aclamó como su mejor trabajo en años, elogiando su cohesión, su homenaje sincero al soul y la calidad excepcional de las canciones. Marcó un renacimiento comercial y artístico que continuaría en la década siguiente.

Listado de Canciones

  1. Durban Deep5:31

    Letra

    I won't see you 'till Christmas I breathe coal dust, I get blisters But the foreman he don't worry He say work boy there's no hurry Don't that big red sun Look a lot like fire When you come out of the ground After forty eight hours Going down down down down down Going down in Durban deep Going down down down down down There's no mercy in my sleep I just hear that drill and hammer I feel the killing heat Going two miles down to the heart Of Durban deep I was born on amen corner I pound rock face, I get lonely But my family they go hungry Sill the boss man he call us lazy Don't the old blue heaven Look a lot like your eyes When you're blinded by the brightness Of the Transvaal sky
  2. Healing Hands4:23

    Letra

    I never dreamed I could cry so hard That ain't like a man I could fly like a bird some days Had a place where I could land I could have sworn we were all locked in Ain't that what you said I never knew it could hurt so bad When the power of love is dead But giving into the nighttime Ain't no cure for the pain You gotta wade into the water You gotta learn to live again And reach out for her healing hands Reach out for her healing hands There's a light, where the darkness ends Touch me now and let me see again Rock me now in your gentle healing hands I never knew love like poison That burned like a fire All I ever wanted was a reason To drown in your eyes I never knew sleep so restless Empty arms so cold That's not the way it's supposed to be It ain't the spell that I was sold
  3. Whispers5:30
  4. Club At The End Of The Street4:51

    Letra

    When the shades are drawn And the light of the moon is banned And the stars up above Walk the heavens hand in hand There's a shady place At the end of the working day Where young lovers go And this hot little trio plays That's where we meet That's where we meet Me and you rendezvous In the club at the end of the street Oooh where we meet Oooh where we meet Me and you rendezvous In the club at the end of the street From the alleyways Where the catwalks gently sway You hear the sound of Otis And the voice of Marvin Gaye In this smoky room There's a jukebox plays all night And we can dance real close Beneath the pulse of a neon light There's a downtown smell of cooking From the flame on an open grill There's a sax and a big bass pumping Lord have mercy You can't sit still You can't sit still
  5. Sleeping With The Past4:59
  6. Stone's Throw From Hurtin'4:56
  7. Sacrifice5:07

    Vídeo

    vídeo del tema Sacrifice
  8. I Never Knew Her Name3:32

    Letra

    Well she swept through the church Like a sweet Sunday prayer While the choir sang Son of Heaven And the groom just walked on air I was killing time with Jesus When the wedding bells began And I saw the most beautiful woman Getting married to a handsome man And she walked like a mystery And she passed like summer rain And she said I do like an angel But I never knew her name Oh the congregation gathered But in darkness I remained In love with the bride of a handsome man But I never knew her name In the shadow of the holy Oh I heard my tell-tale heart Whisper words that never reached her As her vows were made at last Oh the preacher with his blessing Pronounced them man and wife And I saw the most beautiful woman Make a promise to be kept for life
  9. Amazes Me4:40

    Letra

    You're a cool little one My dark southern breeze Sweeps through my fingers And it amazes me Dixie shadowland Your envy shelters me Lay down your burden Mystery of ebony And it amazes me Oh it amazes me Maybe the heat babe could be this tune It amazes me It amazes me What drives me crazy is that big fat yellow moon Look up that pale light Well she's waking the trees I'm drifting in your hoodoo And it amazes me That magnolia state Got a hold on me I got no blues to preach Just Mississippi company Ain't no magic potion No gri-gri on her side She's bound to my salvation Sweet little mama Take me down by the river tonight And it amazes me
  10. Blue Avenue4:23

    Letra

    I gotta quit this habit It's like some drug for you You've been my sweet sweet addict I've been your little white boy blue You've got the same obsession We ain't no cat and mouse You linger on my lips like confession You laid the traps in this house And it's no use each way we lose You and me at the crossroads of Blue Avenue Hit and run hearts collide here True love passes through Looks like we've got a wreck babe Up on Blue Avenue Up on Blue Avenue Blue Avenue Two hearts get entangled Dirty minds they go to town Everyone's got an angle Little lies get spread around Let them say what they want You and me we already knew Takes more than hocus pocus babe To save you from Blue Avenue
  11. Dancing In The End Zone

    Letra

    Have you ever had a good time turn bad When the leaves turn brown And the shattered glass just splinters It's days like this that you can't resist A long tall drink And a big yellow sun in the winter And you can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone And you can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone Did you ever pray you could stay away Company excluded From the curse of the family circle In a big round room on the edge of the moon There's a shooting star In a race for the final hurdle You can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone And you can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone No need to worry, no need to worry No need to worry when you dance alone You already made it, you already made it When you're dancing in the end zone You can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone You can go dancing You can go dancing You can go dancing Dancing in the end zone You can go dancing In the end zone You can go dancing In the end zone You can go dancing You can go dancing in the end zone You can go dancing You can go dancing in the end zone You can go dancing You can go dancing in the end zone
  12. Love Is A Cannibal