Tumbleweed Connection

Locations
Call Number: CD Rock John Tumbleweed
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Rock John Tumbleweed	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Rock John Tumbleweed	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
"All titles written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin except 'Love song' written by Lesley Duncan"--Container.
Contains previously released material.
Lyrics and program notes in container insert.
Ballad of a well-known gun (4:58) -- Come down in time (3:24) -- Country comfort (5:06) -- Son of your father (3:45) -- My father's gun (6:18) -- Where to now St. Peter? (4:11) -- Love song (3:39) -- Amoreena (4:56) -- Talking old soldiers (4:04) -- Burn down the mission (6:19) -- Into the old man's shoes (4:02) -- Madman across the water (original version) (8:51).
Performed by Elton John, piano, vocals ; with instrumental and vocal accompaniment.
Contents: Love song.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

superb submitted by emilyb308 on July 30, 2020, 11:39am This is my very favorite Elton John album. Each song tells a story, all the stories seemingly interconnected by an American civil war/wild west setting. I still can't believe no one's ever made a stage musical out of it. It's so easy to picture the scene of each song. Ballad of a Well-Known Gun: the train-station capture of a wanted criminal. Come Down in Time: a man wandering outdoors at night, waiting to meet a lover who never shows. Burn Down the Mission: a poor and oppressed community rising up against the wealthy men in power. Whenever I listen to Son of Your Father, I always picture a local gossip telling the tale of an act of charity gone wrong to all the eager ears down at the village pub. And the original recording of Madman Across the Water is, in my opinion, the best version of a vividly powerful song.