Crazy Water

1977 single by Elton John

"Crazy Water/Chameleon"

Single by Elton John

from the album Blue Moves

B-side

"Chameleon"

Released

4 February 1977

Recorded

March 1976

Genre

Pop rock, disco

Length

5:42

Label

MCA (US)
DJM (UK)

Songwriter(s)

Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Producer(s)

Gus Dudgeon

Elton John singles chronology

"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)"
(1977)

"Crazy Water/Chameleon"
(1977)

"The Goaldigger's Song"
(1977)

"Crazy Water" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. It is the seventh track on his 1976 album, Blue Moves. It was released as a single in the UK in February 1977. The single reached No. 27 in the UK singles charts.^[1]

"Crazy Water" was sporadically performed by John during his concert tours with percussionist Ray Cooper from 1977 until 2012.^[2]

Personnel

Elton John – piano, vocals
Paul Buckmaster – conductor
Cindy Bullens – backing vocals
Ray Cooper – percussion
Martyn Ford – strings
Ron Hicklin – backing vocals
Bruce Johnston – backing vocals
Davey Johnstone – electric guitar
Jon Joyce – backing vocals
Gene Morford – backing vocals
James Newton-Howard – clavinet
Kenny Passarelli – bass guitar
Roger Pope – drums
Caleb Quaye – electric guitar
Toni Tennille – backing vocals

References

^ "Elton John – Crazy Water". Discogs. 4 February 1977. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
^ "Crazy Water by Elton John song statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 9 April 2022.

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Discography

1960s

1970s

"Border Song" (1970)
"Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970)
"From Denver to L.A." (1970)
"Take Me to the Pilot" (1970)
"Your Song" (1970)
"Come Down in Time" (1970)
"Friends" (1971)
"Levon" (1971)
"Indian Sunset" (1971)
"Tiny Dancer" (1972)
"Rocket Man" (1972)
"Honky Cat" (1972)
"I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972)
"Crocodile Rock" (1972)
"Elderberry Wine" (1972)
"Daniel" (1972)
"Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972)
"Teacher I Need You" (1973)
"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973)
"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973)
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973)
"Step into Christmas" (1973)
"Candle in the Wind" (1974)
"Bennie and the Jets" (1974)
"Harmony" (1974)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974)
"The Bitch Is Back" (1974)
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974)
"Philadelphia Freedom" (1975)
"I Saw Her Standing There" (1975)
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975)
"We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975)
"Island Girl" (1975)
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976)
"I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976)
"Pinball Wizard" (1976)
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976)
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976)
"Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977)
"Crazy Water" (1977)
"The Goaldiggers Song" (1977)
"Ego" (1978)
"Part-Time Love" (1978)
"Song for Guy" (1978)
"Are You Ready for Love" (1979)
"Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979)
"Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s

"Little Jeannie" (1980)
"Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980)
"Dear God" (1980)
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981)
"Blue Eyes" (1982)
"Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982)
"Ball and Chain" (1982)
"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982)
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983)
"I'm Still Standing" (1983)
"Kiss the Bride" (1983)
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984)
"Passengers" (1984)
"Nikita" (1985)
"That's What Friends Are For" (1985)
"Wrap Her Up" (1985)
"Heartache All Over the World" (1986)
"Slow Rivers" (1986)
"Take Me to the Pilot" (1988)
"I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988)
"Town of Plenty" (1988)
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988)
"Healing Hands" (1989)
"Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s

"Club at the End of the Street" (1990)
"You Gotta Love Someone" (1990)
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991)
"The One" (1992)
"Runaway Train" (1992)
"The Last Song" (1992)
"Simple Life" (1993)
"True Love" (1993)
"Shakey Ground" (1994)
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994)
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994)
"Circle of Life" (1994)
"Believe" (1995)
"Made in England" (1995)
"When the Money's Gone" (1995)
"You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996)
"Live Like Horses" (1996)
"The Madness of King Scar" (1997)
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997)
"Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997)
"Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s

"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000)
"I Want Love" (2001)
"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002)
"Original Sin" (2002)
"Are You Ready for Love" (2003)
"Ghetto Gospel" (2005)
"Electricity" (2005)
"The Bridge" (2006)
"Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008)
"Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)

2010s

"All of the Lights" (2010)
"Good Morning to the Night" (2012)
"Sad" (2012)
"Looking Up" (2015)
"(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)

2020s

"Ordinary Man" (2020)
"Sine from Above" (2020)
"The Pink Phantom" (2020)
"It's a Sin" (2021)
"Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021)
"Merry Christmas" (2021)
"Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021)
"Hold Me Closer" (2022)

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