Rock of the Westies (1975)

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Rock of the Westies, released in October 1975, is the tenth studio album release for Elton John. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so.

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Rock of the Westies, released in October 1975, is the tenth studio album release for Elton John. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so.

Rock Of The Westies - Elton John
Elton’s 10th studio album was his second consecutive effort to enter the Billboard 200 Chart at #1 and was certified gold in the UK and platinum in Canada by the RIAA. The track Island Girl reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the double A-side single Grow Some Funk Of Your Ow
https://www.eltonjohn.com/discography/rock-of-the-westies
Graded on a Curve: Elton John, Rock of the Westies
Sit back, kids, and I’ll tell you about the baddest punk of them all. No, I’m not talking about Johnny Rotten or Richard Hell or Sid Vicious even. No, I’m talking about Captain Fantastic, The Big E—that’s right, Elton John his tough mofo self. Sure, he’s better known for such ant
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2017/02/graded-on-a-curve-elton-john-rock-of-the-westies/
Rock of the Westies - Rolling Stone
Already the most commercially successful solo rock act since Elvis, Elton John continues to grow in popularity and there's no end in sight. Like the greatest show-business personalities, John displays phenomenal energy, shrewd professional judgment and a strong instinct for self-
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rock-of-the-westies-19751218
Rock Of The Westies (Remastered) by Elton John on Spotify
Rock Of The Westies (Remastered), an album by Elton John on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/6tKgjhjWDMVlgb3a6KoI1x
Rock of the Westies - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Rock of the Westies - Elton John on AllMusic - 1975 - Less than four months after issuing the landmark…
https://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-of-the-westies-mw0000194371
Rock of the Westies - Wikipedia
Rock of the Westies, released in October 1975, is the tenth studio album release for Elton John. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so. It was less
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_the_Westies

Rock of the Westies

Studio album by

Elton John

Released

24 October 1975

Recorded

June–July 1975

Studio

Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado; remixed at Trident, London

Genre

Length

43:39

Label

MCA (US), DJM (UK)

Producer

Gus Dudgeon

Elton John chronology

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
(1975)

Rock of the Westies
(1975)

Here and There
(1976)

Singles from Rock of the Westies

"Island Girl"
Released: 29 September 1975
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" / "I Feel Like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford)"
Released: 12 January 1976

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Rock Of The Westies - Elton John
Elton’s 10th studio album was his second consecutive effort to enter the Billboard 200 Chart at #1 and was certified gold in the UK and platinum in Canada by the RIAA. The track Island Girl reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the double A-side single Grow Some Funk Of Your Ow
https://www.eltonjohn.com/discography/rock-of-the-westies
Graded on a Curve: Elton John, Rock of the Westies
Sit back, kids, and I’ll tell you about the baddest punk of them all. No, I’m not talking about Johnny Rotten or Richard Hell or Sid Vicious even. No, I’m talking about Captain Fantastic, The Big E—that’s right, Elton John his tough mofo self. Sure, he’s better known for such ant
http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/2017/02/graded-on-a-curve-elton-john-rock-of-the-westies/
Rock of the Westies - Rolling Stone
Already the most commercially successful solo rock act since Elvis, Elton John continues to grow in popularity and there's no end in sight. Like the greatest show-business personalities, John displays phenomenal energy, shrewd professional judgment and a strong instinct for self-
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/rock-of-the-westies-19751218
Rock Of The Westies (Remastered) by Elton John on Spotify
Rock Of The Westies (Remastered), an album by Elton John on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/6tKgjhjWDMVlgb3a6KoI1x
Rock of the Westies - Elton John | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Rock of the Westies - Elton John on AllMusic - 1975 - Less than four months after issuing the landmark…
https://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-of-the-westies-mw0000194371
Rock of the Westies - Wikipedia
Rock of the Westies, released in October 1975, is the tenth studio album release for Elton John. As with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies debuted on the US Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so. It was less
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_the_Westies