Jump Up! (Elton John album)

Jump Up! is the sixteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1982 by The Rocket Record Company except in the US and Canada, where it was released by Geffen Records.

Jump Up!
Studio album by
Elton John
Released9 April 1982
RecordedSeptember–October 1981
StudioAIR Studios, Montserrat
Pathé Marconi, Paris
GenreRock, soft rock, pop rock
Length42:31
LabelGeffen (US), Rocket (UK)
ProducerChris Thomas
Elton John chronology
The Fox
(1981)		 Jump Up!
(1982)		 Too Low for Zero
(1983)
Singles from Jump Up!
  1. "Blue Eyes"
    Released: March 1982
  2. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"
    Released: May 1982
  3. "Princess"
    Released: 1982
  4. "Ball and Chain"
    Released: September 1982
  5. "All Quiet on the Western Front"
    Released: November 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Background

The album includes "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)", a tribute to John Lennon (who had also signed to Geffen for the release of Double Fantasy, which is now owned by EMI). This is one of the first few LPs that showcases John singing in a deeper voice, as can be heard in songs such as "Blue Eyes", "Princess", "Ball and Chain" and "Spiteful Child". "Legal Boys" was written by John and Tim Rice, who later wrote lyrics for The Lion King and The Road to El Dorado. This is the last studio album in which James Newton Howard played keyboards (although he would play keyboards with John again on the soundtrack of Gnomeo & Juliet almost 30 years later).

In a 2010 Sirius radio special, John's lyricist, Bernie Taupin, talking about Jump Up!, said it was "one of our worst albums". He added, "It's a terrible, awful, disposable album, but it had 'Empty Garden' on it, so it's worth it for that one song." In the United States, it was certified gold by the RIAA in November 1982. The album's inner sleeve artwork shows John's lifelong friend Vance Buck and Gary Osborne's then 5-year-old son Luke.[4]

Since 1982, only "Empty Garden" and "Blue Eyes" have been performed live in concert.

Recording

It was recorded and mixed digitally at AIR Studios in Montserrat,[5] and Pathe Marconi Studios in France.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dear John"John, Gary Osborne3:31
2."Spiteful Child"John, Taupin4:15
3."Ball & Chain"John, Osborne3:27
4."Legal Boys"John, Tim Rice3:05
5."I Am Your Robot"John, Taupin4:43
6."Blue Eyes"John, Osborne3:25
7."Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"John, Taupin5:09
8."Princess"John, Osborne4:56
9."Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"John, Taupin4:00
10."All Quiet on the Western Front"John, Taupin6:03

Previously available since 1983 on CD in Europe on the Rocket/Phonogram label, in 2003, John's company, Rocket, in association with Mercury/Universal Records, reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. It had no bonus tracks but did include many new and previously released photographs of John during the early 1980s, full lyrics and snapshots of the cover art for the album's singles, along with liner notes by John Tobler.

Two slightly different covers exist.

Outtakes

Outtakes from Jump Up! include "At This Time in My Life", "Desperation Train", "I'm Not Very Well", "Jerry's Law", "Moral Majority", "Waking Up in Europe" and "The Ace of Hearts and the Jack of Spades". They all have yet to see circulation, either on bootlegs or officially.[6]

However, "Desperation Train" was later recorded and released by John's lyricist Bernie Taupin on his 1987 album, Tribe, with a new melody written by Martin Page.

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Jump Up! at AllMusic
  2. "CG: elton john". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2006.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. http://www.eltonjohnworld.com/index.php/cheryl-s-specials/4818-from-little-jeannie-to-little-monsters-gary-osborne-s-rich-and-enduring-career
  5. "AIR MONTSERRAT". Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  6. Rocket Man: Elton John From A-Z (ISBN 0275956989)
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. Library and Archives Canada Archived 29 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 May 2013
  9. "dutchcharts.nl Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  10. "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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  12. "norwegiancharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!". Hung Medien. VG-lista. Archived from the original (ASP) on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  13. "swedishcharts.com Elton John - Jump Up!" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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  15. "allmusic ((( Jump Up! > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  16. "Album Search: Elton John - Jump Up!" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  17. "Top 100 Albums '82". RPM. 25 December 1982. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  18. "Les Albums (CD) de 1982 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 29 December 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  19. "Top Selling Albums of 1982 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  20. "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
  21. "New Zealand album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up!". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  22. "British album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Jump Up in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. "American album certifications – Elton John – Jump Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
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