Caribou (album)
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Caribou
Studio album by Elton John
Released	June 24, 1974 (U.S.) June 28, 1974 (UK)
Recorded	Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado, January 1974
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	45:13
Label	MCA (US/Canada) DJM Records
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Robert Christgau (B+) link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Elton John chronology
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) Caribou (1974) Elton John's Greatest Hits (1974)

Caribou is the eighth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music). It was John's fourth chart-topping album in the US and his third in the UK. The album contains the singles "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and number 2 in the US, and "The Bitch Is Back," which reached number 15 in the UK and number 4 in the US. The album is named for the Caribou Ranch recording studio, where the album was recorded.

Track listing

All songs by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted

Side one

1. "The Bitch is Back" – 3:44
2. "Pinky" – 3:54
3. "Grimsby" – 3:47
4. "Dixie Lily" – 2:54
5. "Solar Prestige a Gammon" – 2:52
6. "You're So Static" – 4:52

Side two

1. "I've Seen the Saucers" – 4:48
2. "Stinker" – 5:20
3. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" – 5:36
4. "Ticking" – 7:28

Bonus tracks (1995 CD reissue)

11. "Pinball Wizard" (Pete Townshend) – 5:09
12. "Sick City" – 5:23
13. "Cold Highway" – 3:25
14. "Step into Christmas" – 4:32

When MCA Records re-issued this album on cassette tape in the 1980s, "You're So Static" and "Stinker" were swapped in the album running order.

At one point the title of this album was to be "Ol' Pink Eyes Is Back" a pun on Frank Sinatra's "Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back".

B-sides

Personnel

• Elton John - piano, keyboard, vocals
• Greg Adams - trumpet
• Emilio Castillo - tenor saxophone
• Ray Cooper - percussion, castanets, conga, drums, gong, tambourine, background vocals, human whistle, bells, snare drums, vibraphone, water gong
• Gus Dudgeon - tambourine
• Mic Gillette - trombone, trumpet
• David Hentschel - synthesizer, keyboard, mellotron
• Billy Hinsche - vocals, background vocals
• Bruce Johnston - vocals, background vocals
• Davey Johnstone - acoustic guitar, guitar, mandolin, electric guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Clydie King - vocals, background vocals
• Stephen "Doc" Kupka - baritone saxophone
• Sherlie Matthews - vocals, background vocals
• Dee Murray - bass, background vocals
• Nigel Olsson - drums, background vocals
• Lenny Pickett - clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jessica Smith - vocals, background vocals
• Jessie Mae Smith - background vocals
• Dusty Springfield - vocals, background vocals (in particular, on "The Bitch is Back")
• Toni Tennille - vocals, background vocals
• Chester Thompson - organ, keyboard
• Tower of Power - horns
• Carl Wilson - vocals, background vocals

Production

• Producer: Gus Dudgeon
• Engineers: Clive Franks, David Hentschel
• Assistant engineer: Peter Kelsey
• Arrangers: Daryl Dragon, Davey Johnstone, Del Newman
• Liner notes: John Tobler
• Recorded at: Caribou Ranch

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles