• Tumbleweed Connection (Deluxe Edition), 2008
• Elton John (Deluxe Edition), 2008
• Rocket Man - Number Ones, 2007
• Karaoke - Elton John - Billy Joel, 2007
• The Captain and The Kid, 2006
• Chartbusters Go Pop!! 16 Legendary Covers from 1969/70 as sung by Elton John, 2006
• The Legendary Covers Album, 2004
• Peachtree Road, 2004
• WDAS 105.3 FM: Classic Soul Hits, Vol. 8, 2003
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Deluxe Edition], 2003
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Bonus DVD], 2003
• A World of Love, 2003
• Greatest Hits 1970-2002, 2002
• Songs From The West Coast, 2001
• Chartbusters Go Pop! 16 Legendary Covers from 1969/70 as Sung by Elton John, 2001
• One Night Only, 2000
• The Road To El Dorado, 2000
• Aida - Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2000
• The Muse, 1999
• Aida, 1999
• Keep It Real, 1999
• The Big Picture, 1997
• Love Songs, 1996
• Made in England, 1995
• The Lion King, 1994
• Duets, 1993
• Rare Masters, 1992
• Greatest Hits 1976-1986, 1992
• The One, 1992
• No Sweat, 1991
• To Be Continued…, 1990
• Sleeping With The Past, 1989
• Reg Strikes Back, 1988
• Live In Australia, 1987
• Leather Jackets, 1986
• Your Songs, 1985
• Ice On Fire, 1985
• Breaking Hearts, 1984
• Too Low For Zero, 1983
• Jump Up!, 1982
• The Fox, 1981
• 21 At 33, 1980
• Victim Of Love, 1979
• A Single Man, 1978
• Greatest Hits Volume II, 1977
• Blue Moves, 1976
• Here & There, 1976
• Captain Fantastic - Deluxe Edition, 1975
• Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975
• Rock Of The Westies, 1975
• Caribou, 1974
• Greatest Hits, 1974
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
• Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player, 1973
• Honky Chateau, 1972
• 11-17-70, 1971
• Madman Across The Water, 1971
• Tumbleweed Connection, 1970
• Elton John, 1970
• Empty Sky, 1969

Elton John Singles

• Electricity, 2009
• Spirit In The Sky - Rare Sessions 1969-70, 2009
• The Bridge, 2006
• Remixed, 2004
• Ages and Seasons, 2003
• Are You Ready for Love [2003], 2003
• Written in the Stars [CD5/Cassette Single], 1999
• Recover Your Soul, 1998
• Something About Way You Look Tonight / Candle 1997, 1997
• Blessed, 1995
• You Can’t Run, 1995
• Made in England [#2], 1995
• Believe [Polygram CD Single #2], 1995
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight, 1994
• Circle of Life, 1994
• The Complete Thom Bell Sessions, 1979
• Greatest Hits, 1974

Elton John Compilations

• Queer Eye For The Straight Guy Soundtrack / What’s That Sound?
• Before They Were Famous, 2009
• Smash Hits Of The ’70s (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions), 2009
• Mind Blowing ’60s Rock Classics, 2009
• Classic Love / The Ultimate Ballads Album, 2009
• The Greatest Singers Of All Time, 2009
• Super Bowl Anthems, 2009
• Soft Rock Radio Hits (Re-Recorded Versions), 2009
• 100 Greatest Sports Moments, 2008
• Pavarotti - The Duets, 2008
• Jock Anthems, 2008
• Billy Elliot: The Original Cast Recording, 2008
• Classic Rock Monsters, 2008
• The Essential NOW That’s What I Call Christmas, 2008
• Classic Rock, 2008
• Veteran’s Day, 2008
• 100 Classical Favorites, 2008
• American Patriotic Classics, 2008
• The Most Relaxing Piano Classics Ever Made, 2008
• Soft Rock Greats, 2008
• All Time Summer Greats, 2008
• Best of UBB, 2008
• 4th Of July: Music For Independence Day, Volume 1, 2008
• 7 Hours Of Super Hits Of The ’70s, 2008
• Covered In Classic Rock - Rock Legends, 2008
• Super Hits Of The ’70s Vol. 4, 2008
• Super Hits Of The ’70s Vol. 1, 2008
• Super Hits Of The ’70s Vol. 2, 2008
• A Mother’s Day Tribute, 2008
• The Pavarotti Story, 2008
• Classic Soft Rock, 2008
• Bubble Gum Jukebox Hits, 2008
• Road Music, 2008
• Coffee House Blend, 2008
• Have A Nice Day - ’70s In A Can, 2008
• A Tribute To Creedence Clearwater Revival, 2008
• 60s Hit Makers, 2007
• Valentine’s Greatest Collection, 2007
• Now That’s What I Call Christmas! The Signature Collection Volume 2, 2007
• 70s Box: The Sound Of A Decade, 2007
• Temptation: Music From The Showtime Series Californication, 2007
• Goin’ Home: A Tribute To Fats Domino, 2007
• Christmas #1’s, 2007
• Ridin’ The Hits Of The ’60s & ’70s Vol. 2, 2007
• Classic Rock Number 1’s, 2007
• Trucker’s Greatest Hits, 2007
• Northern Soul Box - ’60s & ’70s Gold Acts & Rare Grooves, 2007
• 70s Rock Icons, 2007
• This Is Stadium Anthems, 2007
• Monster Mullet Rock, 2007
• An Homage To Princess Diana, 2007
• 70s Classics, 2007
• ’70s Pop #1’s, 2007
• Gold - Soft Rock, 2007
• This Is Trucker’s Jukebox Anthems, 2007
• Inolvidables Para Siempre,Las Mejores Baladas De Tu Vida, 2007
• Brady Days - Music Inspired By The Brady Bunch, 2007
• This Is Mullet Rock, 2007
• 60s Greatest Moments, 2007
• This Is Rock Anthems, 2006
• Running With Scissors (Soundtrack), 2006
• Voices From The FIFA World Cup, 2006
• Rocky V (15th Anniversary Soundtrack), 2005
• So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross, 2005
• Elizabethtown - Music From The Motion Picture, 2005
• Garfield Soundtrack, 2004
• Casey Kasem Presents: America’s Top Ten - The 70s #1 Pop Hits, 2004
• Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, 2004
• Gentle Dreams: The Best of Julian Lloyd Webber, 2004
• Gotta Love The Holidays, 2003
• Ministry Of Sound: The Annual 2004, 2003
• Leonard Maltin’s Favorite Movie Themes, 2003
• Voices Of Hope: Sabera Foundation, 2002
• The Kid Stays in the Picture, 2002
• The Country Bears, 2002
• Legacy: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, 2002
• Party at the Palace: The Queen’s Jubilee Concert, 2002
• Casey Kasem Presents: America’s Top Ten - The 70’s Singer/Songwriters, 2002
• Disney’s Superstar Hits, 2002
• Grammy Nominees 2002, 2002
• The Concert for New York City, 2002
• Good Rockin’ Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records, 2001
• Burning Hearts: New Sad Songs, 2000
• Burning Hearts, Vol. 2, 2000
• 20th Century Masters: Best Of The 70’s…, 2000
• The ’70s, 2000
• The Love Songs Album, 2000
• Almost Famous, 2000
• A Rosie Christmas, 1999
• Dick, 1999
• Glam Goldmine, 1999
• Drop Dead Gorgeous [Original Soundtrack], 1999
• Pure 70s, 1999
• VH1 Divas Live 1999, 1999
• Chef Aid: The South Park Album, 1998
• Celebrate The Season: 1998 T.J…, 1998
• South Park: Chef Aid, 1998
• Tammy Wynette…Remembered, 1998
• Classic Gold [Crimson], 1998
• Sliding Doors, 1998
• Disney’s Greatest Pop Hits: A Decade of Radio Singles, 1998
• Sounds of the Season [Sony 1997], 1997
• Diana: BBC Funeral Service, 1997
• A Rock ‘N’ Roll Christmas, 1997
• Carnival: Rainforest Foundation Concert, 1997
• The Lion King: Original Broadway Cast Recording, 1997
• Breaking the Waves, 1996
• Pavarotti & Friends for War Child, 1996
• Collection: Stage & Screen Classics, 1996
• See You Round: Male and Female Duets (3), 1996
• The Glory Of Gershwin, 1994
• Four Weddings and a Funeral, 1994
• The Lion King, 1994
• My Girl 2, 1994
• Peter’s Friends, 1993
• Baby Boomer Classics: Love 70s, 1993
• Best Love Songs, Vol. 4, 1993
• Ferngully…The Last Rainforest, 1992
• Rock of the 70’s, Vol. 5, 1992
• For Our Children: 10th Anniversary Edition, 1991
• Rocky V, 1990
• Nobody’s Child: Romanian Angel Appeal, 1990
• Days Of Thunder, 1990
• Rock, Rhythm & Blues, 1989

Elton John Guest Appearances

• Joseph, Better You Than Me, The Killers, 2008
• Pavarotti - The Duets, Luciano Pavarotti, 2008
• Simply The Best Sax: The Hits Of Elton John, Elton John, 2008
• Twenty Five, George Michael, 2008
• Hope & Glory, Ann Wilson, 2007
• Thanks For The Memory — The Great American Songbook Vol. IV, Rod Stewart, 2005
• Dream #29, Cindy Bullens, 2005
• B.B. King & Friends - 80, B.B. King, 2005
• Genius Loves Company, Ray Charles, 2004
• Gettin’ In Over My Head, Brian Wilson, 2004
• Mona Lisa Smile, 2003
• The Album, Bob The Builder, 2002
• Greatest Hits, Rick Astley, 2002
• Earl Scruggs & Friends, Earl Scruggs, 2001
• I Need You, LeAnn Rimes, 2001
• Blender, Collective Soul, 2000
• Almost Famous, 2000
• VH1 Divas Live 1999, 1999
• Mary, Mary J. Blige, 1999
• Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael, George Michael, 1998
• The Lion King [Original Broadway Cast], 1987 Casts, 1997
• Espresso Logic, Chris Rea, 1994
• Best Of Chris Rea, Chris Rea, 1994
• Days of Thunder, 1991
• Storyteller, Complete Anthology: 1964-1990, Rod Stewart, 1989
• Tribe, Bernie Taupin, 1987

In the meanwhile, though, I looked around to see where Elton John was playing in the Spring of 2001. I thought the further away from Boston the better. He was in Europe at the time, playing in the UK, Germany, Italy and in many other cities but it was Paris that caught my eye. This was the opportunity I sought. In April of 2001, he was scheduled to play at The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris which had opened only 17 years earlier in 1984. The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy is also used as an indoor sports arena and is located in the 12th arrondisement, a beautiful section of Paris on the Right Bank of the River Seine.

Midwives March in Paris, 2001

I had been to Paris a couple of times before that and found it to exude an enticing and addictive energy, an energy that a photographer, among other artists, senses and wants to capture. The first images of Paris to come to mind were Boulevard St. Germain on the Left Bank, Le Cafe de Flore (made famous by Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and other post-war intellectuals such as photographer Robert Capa, and authors Ernest Hemingway and Truman Capote), the Eiffel Tower and the sights and smells of Rue Mouffetard, a cobblestoned hilly street where fresh fish, meats, vegetables and so much more line this street for sale. It is one of the oldest streets in Paris and is also a great place to buy some of the best made crepes in the world. The name “mouffetard” is derived form the French word for “mouffette” which means “skunk”, an apt name for the smell of the street in the evening after meats, poultry and vegetables have had hours to bake in the long, hot sun - similar to Haymarket Square in Boston. Rue Mouffetard is located on the Left Bank in the 5th arrondisement along with the Latin Quarter, The Pantheon, and the Sorbonne.

Some of the top Paris attractions that I visited were:

• The Eiffel Tower
• The Arc de Triomphe
• Rodin Museum
• Notre Dame Cathedral
• Versailles
• The Louvre
• Hotel National des Invalides
• The d’Orsay Museum
• The Basilica at Sacre Coeur
• The Luxembourg Garden
• Tuileries Garden

In the end, though, the appeal of Paris lay not in the restaurants or food markets but in the Parisians themselves. Parisians seem to own soft, knowing smiles and determined ethics. They certainly know how to enjoy good coffee, they don’t mind walking and they love to debate politics. In fact, it’s the latter that enticed me to follow a parade of women marching for the rights of midwives to be granted equal employment rights. I didn’t understand the extent of the entire debate but it was fun to photograph this non-violent march through the streets of Paris for about 2 hours. Women with placards and painted faces marched (sometimes strolled as if amazed that hand in hand while the police - almost too expectant, as if this sort of thing happens frequently (it does!) - calmly redirected traffic and stood guard by their motorcycles ensuring that nothing got out of hand. It didn’t.

The singer-songwriter established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in the United States and the United Kingdom to support HIV prevention programs, efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with the disease, and care and support services for people living with the condition. The foundation has raised more than $150 million. John has said that Ryan White, an Indiana teenager who died of HIV/AIDS in 1990, inspired him to create this foundation. He was in Atlanta to speak at the Bio International Convention and beforehand spoke with CNN.

CNN: What are you doing here today?

Elton John: I’m doing a speech about the situation with AIDS in America basically, and how we need to address what’s going on. We seem to be falling a little behind in America.

I find this disease very cyclical. Every 10 years or so, after we spend a lot of money trying to educate people — a new generation of people — and we tell them to have safe sex and to abstain sometimes but have safe sex, wear condoms, we find that after 10 years another whole group of people come along. And we have to start all over again, which is really, really frustrating because it takes money for education. And we find that if we could get into the schools at a grass-roots levels, which we do in places like Africa where we get to kids at a young age and we tell them about preventive measures for not getting HIV, we find the success rate is tremendous.

CNN: Sometimes in medicine, you can actually be a victim of your own success. When the medications are pretty good, you see a resurgence of high-risk behavior. How do you affect that?

Elton John: I’m a recovering alcoholic and drug addict. I know that when I used to use and drink, that my mind situation was altered completely. Your caution goes out the window and you think, “Oh, well, we’ll gamble, we’ll have…” and luckily, I was so lucky enough to not be HIV infected.

Once you have that drink and that drug, your mind-set goes out the window and a lot of people think, “Oh yeah, because there’s medicine available now,” as you say, “We’re going to be OK, and we have to take now one pill a day maybe,” which is incredible, because initially people had to take God knows how many pills a day, various cocktails to get them through this disease.

Now, people are going back into the work force, they’re becoming alive again, they live for a much longer time, which is great. But, this is incredibly toxic medicine you’re taking, and it doesn’t work for everybody, and you’re really playing… Russian roulette with your life. And it’s sad — you think that after all this time, and all of this education that has gone down, and with all the statistics and deaths that people have seen, and the Ryan White situation going down, that people would be a little bit more careful. But we’re finding they’re not.

CNN: When you look at your foundation, and you’re talking to the people who work with you, how do you measure your success?

Elton John: We’re very small, and I’ve kept it small because I’ve always wanted to keep an eye on what was going on. We have two people basically running the organization in America and about seven or eight in Britain plus volunteers. In America for the last four years, I’ve measured the success by the fact that we have a four-star rating from the Charity Navigator for the last four years, which means that we are doing a fantastic job. We don’t waste any money, we don’t gamble with our money.

CNN: You go to South Africa every year, I understand?

Elton John: Every year at the beginning of the year, we start the year on safari, we go and visit our AIDS projects, and as soon as you go there and see — and you have to visit your projects from time to time, wherever they are, whether it’s in America, South America, West Indies, whatever — we go and visit these projects on a regular basis to see the results that we’re doing, to see if it’s working, to see if our money’s being spent the right way, and to come back and feel “yes, we’re working, its working, so let’s do more.” When you see something that’s working, you want to do more. You say, “This is fantastic.”

CNN: What are some of those success stories?

Elton John: Well, in Kalicha, in Cape Town, there was a woman we visited about five years ago. Somebody left a baby on her doorstep one night, and the mother had thrown herself in front of a train, the baby was orphaned, and they gave it to Rosalia. And she took it in, and then everyone started leaving babies on their doorstep.

So there were about 120 kids sleeping in a shack, her home, like six to a bed. And we were reduced to tears — one woman and volunteers were looking after all of these kids. We said, “One day, this whole street where you’re living, we’ll build you some homes, proper homes for these kids to live in.” Now there are six “cluster homes,” they call them, where they have running water, showers, proper bedrooms, they’re like beautiful little houses. So that street now, there’s no original shack left, it’s got all beautiful houses for these kids to live in. You go there, you see how happy they are, and you think, God this is amazing.

We were inspired because of this one woman. We do good work, but these people on the ground, these people that are actually in the trenches every day who are looking after AIDS patients, who are looking after orphans, they’re the heroes — we’re not. We’re just trying to make their lives a bit easier, and because they’re doing such great humanitarian work.

CNN: What is your routine like?

Elton John: Well lets put it like this: I have a musical nominated for 15 Tonys, I’m doing an animation movie for Disney that I’m writing the music for, I’m producing, we have a show called “Spectacle” which is on Sundance which is with Elvis Costello, which is an incredibly well-received show.

I’m going to do an album with Leon Russell next year, I have a ballet going to be done by the Alberta Ballet, I have the AIDS foundation, I have my management company [in] which we manage lots of young artists, and I still have free time. I love my life and I’m 62, I’ve never felt better. I’ve never had more joy than I have in my life right now, and the AIDS foundation is a huge part of that.

Reprinted from CNN.

The Red Piano Concert production, whose artistic complement was developed by David LaChapelle, elevated the bar set by previous Las Vegas performers in that it featured a multi-colored neon sculpture, pop art, inflatables dolls and animals, baubles, balloons, Elton’s Band and, of course, the shining gem: a high gloss red piano as the centerpiece.

If you didn’t get a chance to witness Elton John in Las Vegas, you can still buy your own front row ticket tomorrow, May 5, 2009, when The Red Piano Concert Spectacular is released on DVD & Blu-Ray HD. It contains the 14-song performance of The Red Piano show including “Candle in the Wind,” “Your Song,” “Rocket Man” and “Tiny Dancer.” If you buy the Blu-Ray disc you get a special bonus: a 50-minute documentary titled “The Life and Legacy Of Elton John” which has behind-the-scenes views of David LaChapelle’s set artistry and stage projections as well as unique raw videos produced and edited solely for the backdrop of the stage on only a few chosen songs.

Elton John’s career has spanned four decades and he is one of the top-selling solo artists of all time. With more than 50 Top 40 hits, and more than 250 million albums sold, an Oscar and five Grammy awards, he has one of the most successful and sustained careers in music history.

DVD & Blu-ray: Red Piano Live From Las Vegas [104 mins]

[Band Instrumental Performance]

1. Bennie and the Jets

2. Philadelphia Freedom *

3. Believe *

4. Daniel *

5. Rocket Man *

6. Answer In The Sky *

7. Tiny Dancer

[Band Introduction]

8. Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On *

9. Candle In The Wind *

[Elton Suit Change / Vegas Montage Footage]

10. Pinball Wizard *

11. Bitch Is Back *

12. I’m Still Standing *

13. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting *

[Encore]

14. Your Song
Blu-ray Only:

Documentary [50 mins]

The Life and Legacy of Elton John, with behind-the-scenes of David LaChapelle’s ‘Red Piano’ treatment of Elton’s live stage show.