![]() ![]() Previously, the record label insisted that John use them for only one track each on Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water the rest of the songs on those two albums were performed by session players. It was also the first studio album to feature John's road band of Dee Murray on bass and Nigel Olsson on drums, along with new member Davey Johnstone on electric and acoustic guitars and other fretted instruments, as the core group of musicians. Honky Château was the first in Elton John's streak of chart-topping albums in the US, which culminated with 1975's Rock of the Westies. It was certified gold in July 1972 and platinum in October 1995 by the RIAA. It was revised to number 359 in 2012, and raised to number 251 in a 2020 list. ![]() In 2003, the album was ranked number 357 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This and John's earlier Uni albums were later reissued on MCA Records. This was the final Elton John album on the Uni label in the US and Canada before MCA consolidated all of its various labels under the MCA brand. A third single, "Hercules", was prepared for release, but this never materialised. Two singles were released worldwide from Honky Château, " Rocket Man" and " Honky Cat". The album reached number one in the US, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John.
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