Sad Songs (Say So Much)

	Sad Songs (Say So Much)
	Produced by Chris Thomas
	Released on May 1984
	UK CHART POSITION #7 . . . US CHART POSITION #5
	Find it at GEMM
7-29292 wo. picture sleeve [high resolution scan]

I always found it interesting that Elton didn’t write this as a ballad. Instead, “Sad Songs” is a celebration of music as a common communicator, of the triumph over sadness that sharing allows. Doesn’t depart much from his last couple of hits, but I guess that’s why he’s still standing. The B side is a surprisingly tasty leftover from the Breaking Hearts sessions, “A Simple Man.” It’s a throwback to the piano music of the ‘70s, the last confession of a lone wolf sort of thing.

TRACK LISTING

SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) 4:08
A SIMPLE MAN (Elton John/Gary Osborne) 3:50

12-inch single track listing
SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) (EXTENDED VERSION)
A SIMPLE MAN

CREDITS

Renate -- engineer (1)
Bill Price -- engineer (2)

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REGION	RELEASE DATE	LABEL	MEDIA	ID NUMBER	FEATURES
UK	May 1984	Rocket	7/7PIC	PH/PHPIC-7	picture sleeve, avail. as shaped picture disc
UK	May 1984	Rocket	12	PH7-12
US	May 1984	Geffen	7"	7-29292
US	1984	Geffen	12PRO	PRO-A-2160	feat. A side only
AUSL/BRA/FRA/GER	1984	Rocket	7"/12	822087-7/1	picture sleeve

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