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'{{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Infobox album | Name = 21 at 33 | Type = studio | Artist = [[Elton John]] | Cover = Album 21 at 33.jpg | Alt = | Released = {{Start date|1980|5|13|df=yes}} | Recorded = August 1979, January&nbsp;– March 1980 | Genre = [[Soft rock]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[post-disco]] | Length = {{Duration|m=42|s=51}} | Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[The Rocket Record Company|Rocket]] | Producer = Elton John, Clive Franks | Last album = ''[[Lady Samantha (album)|Lady Samantha]]''<br />(1980) | This album = '''''21 at 33'''''<br />(1980) | Next album = ''[[The Fox (Elton John album)|The Fox]]''<br />(1981) |Misc = {{Singles | Name = 21 at 33 | Type = studio | Single 1 = [[Little Jeannie]] | Single 1 date = 1 May 1980 | Single 2 = [[Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)]] | Single 2 date = 5 August 1980 | Single 3 = [[Dear God (Elton John song)|Dear God]] | Single 3 date = 14 November 1980 }}}} {{Album ratings |rev1 = [[Allmusic]] |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/r10477 21 at 33 ''Elton John''] Allmusic.com Lindsay Planer</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |rev2score = Unrated<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/21-at-33-19800724 |title=21 at 33 |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=2015-02-12}}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[Smash Hits]]'' |rev3score = 7/10<ref>{{cite journal|last=Cranna|first=Ian|title=Albums|journal=[[Smash Hits]]|issue=June 12–25, 1980|page=31}}</ref> }} '''''21 at 33''''', released May 1980, is the fourteenth studio [[Elton John]] album released by a record company to whom he was under contract. Counting the 14 studio albums, three compilation albums, two live albums, one soundtrack and one EP, it is the 21st official release, and was released when Elton John was 33 years old; hence the title.<ref>{{cite book|page=117|title=Elton Made In England|author=Judy Parkinson|publisher=Michael O'Mara Books|date=2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/21-at-33-mw0000651100|title=AllMusic Review|author= Lindsay Planer|work=AllMusic}}</ref> It was recorded at Super Bear Studios, [[Nice, France]], in August 1979, and Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, California between January to March 1980. The album sold over 900,000 copies in the [[United States]], narrowly missing a Platinum certification.<ref>Liner notes to remastered 21 at 33 album</ref> ==Background== Two of John's "classic" bandmates, drummer [[Nigel Olsson]] and bass player [[Dee Murray]], reunited with him for one song. His backup keyboardist [[James Newton-Howard]] returned and performed on almost every track as was the case on ''[[Rock of the Westies]]'' and ''[[Blue Moves]]''. Other musicians included members of the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] and [[Toto (band)|Toto]] as well as [[Peter Noone]] from [[Herman's Hermits]]. The title comes from the fact that this was John's 21st album in total at the age of 33. According to the liner notes in the remastered edition of the album, the count includes all standard albums, two [[Greatest hits album|greatest hits compilations]], two live albums, as well as the ''[[Friends (film soundtrack)|Friends]]'' soundtrack, the three-song, 12-inch EP ''[[The Thom Bell Sessions]]'' and the [[United Kingdom|UK]]-only "rarities" collection ''[[Lady Samantha (album)|Lady Samantha]]''. John has not played any of the material in concert since touring in 1980, with the exception of "[[Little Jeannie]]", "White Lady White Powder" and "[[Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)|Sartorial Eloquence]]". Even "Little Jeannie", which was a huge North American hit (#3 Pop and #1 Adult Contemporary in the United States, and #1 in Canada) has never been performed since 1980, although it was included in the two ''[[Elton John One Night Only&nbsp;– The Greatest Hits|One Night Only]]'' concerts in 2000, and the warm up gig for the 2 Madison Square Garden shows in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.<ref>''One Night Only: The Greatest Hits'' DVD, 2000.</ref> ==Track listing== ===Side one=== {{Tracklist | writing_credits = yes | title1 = Chasing the Crown | writer1 = [[Elton John]], [[Bernie Taupin]] | length1 = 5:38 | title2 = [[Little Jeannie]] | writer2 = John, [[Gary Osborne]] | length2 = 5:21 | title3 = [[Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)|Sartorial Eloquence]] | writer3 = John, [[Tom Robinson]] | length3 = 4:42 | title4 = Two Rooms at the End of the World | writer4 = John, Taupin | length4 = 5:39 }} ===Side two=== {{Tracklist | writing_credits = yes | title5 = White Lady White Powder | writer5 = John, Taupin | length5 = 4:35 | title6 = [[Dear God (Elton John song)|Dear God]] | writer6 = John, Osborne | length6 = 3:45 | title7 = Never Gonna Fall in Love Again | writer7 = John, Robinson | length7 = 4:07 | title8 = Take Me Back | writer8 = John, Osborne | length8 = 3:52 | title9 = Give Me the Love | writer9 = John, [[Judie Tzuke]] | length9 = 5:23 }} *Five more songs, excluding the B-sides, were recorded during these sessions: "[[Heart in the Right Place]]", "Carla/Etude", "Fanfare", "Chloe" and "[[Elton's Song]]". They would appear on John's next release, ''[[The Fox (Elton John album)|The Fox]]''. In 2003, Mercury/Universal and The Rocket Record Company reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. The lineup contained no bonus tracks. ==B-sides== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Song ! Format |- | "Conquer the Sun" || "Little Jeannie" 7" ([[United States|U.S.]]/UK) |- | "Cartier" || "Sartorial Eloquence" 7" (U.S./UK) |- | "White Man Danger" || "Sartorial Eloquence" 7" (U.S./UK) |- | "Tactics" || "Dear God" 7" (UK) |- | "Steal Away Child" || "Dear God" 7" (double) (UK) |- | "Love So Cold" || "Dear God" 7" (double) (UK) |} ==Personnel== *[[Curt Boettcher|Curt Becher]]: [[Singing|backing vocals]] *[[Byron Berline]]: [[fiddle]] *[[Richie Cannata]]: [[alto saxophone]] *[[Lenny Castro]]: [[conga]]s *[[Bill Champlin]]: [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]] *Joe Chemay: backing vocals *[[Victor Feldman]]: [[tambourine]] *[[Chuck Findley]]: [[trumpet]], [[trombone]] *[[David Foster]]: [[String instrument|string]] [[arrangement]]s *Clive Franks: tambourine, [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]] *[[Glenn Frey]]: backing vocals *Venette Gloud: backing vocals *[[Max Carl|Max Gronenthal]]: backing vocals *Larry Hall: trumpet, [[flugelhorn]] *[[Don Henley]]: backing vocals *[[Jerry Hey]]: trumpet, flugelhorn, [[Brass instrument|brass]] arrangement *[[Jim Horn]]: [[piccolo]], alto and [[tenor saxophone]]s, brass arrangement *[[James Newton Howard]]: [[piano|acoustic piano]], [[electronic keyboard]]s, [[Rhodes piano|Fender Rhodes]], [[Yamaha CS-80]] *[[Elton John]]: [[Lead vocalist|lead]] and backing vocals, acoustic piano, [[List of Yamaha products#Electric pianos|Yamaha electric piano]], [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], [[Overdubbing|overdubbed]] piano *[[Bruce Johnston]]: [[choir]] arrangement *Jon Joyce: backing vocals *[[Steve Lukather]]: [[electric guitar]] *[[Reggie McBride]]: [[bass guitar]] *[[Dee Murray]]: bass guitar, backing vocals *[[Peter Noone]]: backing vocals *[[Nigel Olsson]]: [[Drum kit|drums]] *[[Gary Osborne]]: backing vocals *[[David Paich]]: [[Organ (music)|organ]] *[[Bill Reichenbach Jr.]]: trombone *[[Timothy B. Schmit]]: backing vocals *[[Stephanie Spruill]]: backing vocals *[[Alvin Taylor]]: drums *[[Toni Tennille]]: backing vocals *[[Carmen Twillie (actress)|Carmen Twillie]]: backing vocals *[[Larry Williams (jazz musician)|Larry Williams]]: tenor saxophone *Steve Wrather: electric guitar *[[Richie Zito]]: [[Acoustic guitar|acoustic]] and electric guitars ==Production== *Produced by Clive Franks and Elton John *Engineers: Clive Franks, David Burgess, Steve Desper, Patrick Jaunead, David Leonard, Peggy McCreary and Stephen McManus. *Recorded at Super Bear Studios ([[Berre-les-Alpes]], [[France]]); Rumbo Recorders and Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA). *Mixed at Sunset Sound *Mastered by [[Bernie Grundman]] at A&M Mastering Studio (Los Angeles, CA). *Studio Coordinatior: Adrian Collee *Art Direction: George Osaki *Photography: Jim Shea *Management: [[John Reid|John Reid Management, LTD.]] ==Certifications== {{certification Table Top}} {{certification Table Entry|title=21 at 33|artist=Elton John|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1980|region=Canada|award=Gold}} {{certification Table Entry|title=21 at 33|artist=Elton John|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1980|region=France|award=Gold|salesamount=175,500|salesref=<ref name=FRGD>{{cite web |url= http://www.infodisc.fr/CDCertif_O.php?debut=1500| title = Les Albums Or | publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]]|work=infodisc.fr|accessdate=2011-09-18}}</ref>|certyear=1980|recent=false}}} {{certification Table Entry|title=21 at 33|artist=Elton John|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1980|region=United States|award=Gold}}} {{certification Table Bottom}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Chart (1980) !Peak position |- |align="left"|[[Kent Music Report|Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart]]<ref name="auchart">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970&ndash;1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |7 |- |align="left"|[[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'' Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0212a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 Library and Archives Canada.] Retrieved 2012-02-29</ref> |10 |- |align="left"|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Mega Albums Chart]]<ref name="nlchart">{{cite web|title=Elton John - ''21 at 33''|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=21+at+33&cat=a|website=Dutch Charts|language=Dutch|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> |41 |- |align="left"|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French SNEP Albums Chart]]<ref name="fracharts">{{cite web|url=http://infodisc.fr/Album_J.php|title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Elton John|publisher=infodisc.fr|language=French|format=PHP|accessdate=2012-02-29}} Note: user must select 'Elton JOHN' from drop-down</ref> |3 |- |align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend">{{cite web |url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1980.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1980|language=Italian | publisher = hitparadeitalia.it| accessdate =2012-02-29}}</ref> |25 |- |align="left"|[[Oricon|Japanese Oricon LP Chart]]<ref name="Jachart">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=[[Roppongi]], [[Tokyo]]|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref> |56 |- |align="left"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="NZchart">{{cite web|title=charts.org.nz Elton John – ''21 at 33''|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=21+at+33&cat=a|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> |3 |- |align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart]]<ref name="Nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Elton John – ''21 at 33''|work=Hung Medien|publisher=VG-lista|format=ASP|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=21+at+33&cat=a|accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> |6 |- |align="left"|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="sechart">{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Elton John – ''21 at 33''|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|format=ASP|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Elton+John&titel=21+at+33&cat=a|accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> |16 |- |align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=39264| title= Chart Stats - Elton John – ''21 at 33''| publisher=''[[UK Albums Chart]]''|format=PHP| accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> |12 |- |align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="USchart">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( 21 at 33 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r10477/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> |13 |- |align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|West German Media Control Albums Chart]]<ref name="dechart">{{cite web | url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Elton+John&title=21+at+33&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Elton John – ''21 at 33''| language=German| publisher=Media Control|format=ASP| accessdate=2012-02-28}}</ref> |21 |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !Chart (1980) !Position |- |align="left"|[[List of Top 25 albums for 1980 in Australia|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="auchart" /> |25 |- |align="left"|[[RPM Year-End|Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="CAYearend">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0275&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062|title=RPM Top 100 Albums of 1980|publisher=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]''|accessdate=2011-10-03}}</ref> |42 |- |align="left"|French Albums Chart<ref name="frayearend">{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1980.php|title=Les Albums (CD) de 1980 par InfoDisc|language=French|format=PHP|publisher=infodisc.fr|accessdate=2012-02-24}}</ref> |58 |- |align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend" /> |73 |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Elton John}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}} [[Category:Elton John albums]] [[Category:1980 albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by Elton John]] [[Category:English-language albums]] [[Category:MCA Records albums]] [[Category:The Rocket Record Company albums]]'