Too Low for Zero
Too Low for Zero (stylised as 2 ▼ 4 0) is the seventeenth studio album by Elton John and was released on 30 May 1983. It went to number 2 in Australia and New Zealand, number 5 in Germany, number 6 in Norway, number 7 in Spain and the United Kingdom, number 17 in Canada and number 25 in the United States.
| Too Low for Zero | ||||
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| Released | 30 May 1983 | |||
| Recorded | September 1982 – January 1983 | |||
| Studio | AIR (Montserrat) and Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA). | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 44:23 | |||
| Label | Geffen (US) Rocket (UK) | |||
| Producer | Chris Thomas | |||
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.
| Side one | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)" | 4:19 | |||||||
| 2. | "I'm Still Standing" | 3:02 | |||||||
| 3. | "Too Low for Zero" | 5:46 | |||||||
| 4. | "Religion" | 4:05 | |||||||
| 5. | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (Music: John, Davey Johnstone; lyrics: Taupin) | 4:41 | |||||||
| Side two | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Crystal" | 5:05 | |||||||
| 2. | "Kiss the Bride" | 4:22 | |||||||
| 3. | "Whipping Boy" | 3:43 | |||||||
| 4. | "Saint" | 5:17 | |||||||
| 5. | "One More Arrow" | 3:34 | |||||||
Total length: |
44:23 | ||||||||
- Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.
| Bonus tracks (1998 Mercury reissue) | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 11. | "Earn While You Learn" (Lord Choc Ice (John)) | 6:46 | |||||||
| 12. | "Dreamboat" (Music: John, Tim Renwick; Lyrics: Gary Osborne) | 7:34 | |||||||
| 13. | "The Retreat" | 4:46 | |||||||
Total length: |
63:31 | ||||||||