21 at 33, Elton John’s first album of the 1980s and his 14th studio album overall, was his first to be recorded in France since Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It peaked at No. 12 during its third week on the UK Albums Chart and reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top 200. The album’s first single, Little Jeannie, rocketed to a No. 1 position on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, his fifth top title on that list, while also reaching No. 3 on their Hot 100 chart, on which it appeared for 21 weeks.
BPI status: Gold
RIAA status: Gold
Liner Notes
Music & Lyrics by ELTON JOHN, JUDIE TZUKE, BERNIE TAUPIN, GARY OSBORNE & TOM ROBINSON
Produced by ELTON JOHN & CLIVE FRANKS
Orchestral Arrangements by DAVID FOSTER
Horn Arrangements by JERRY HEY & JIM HORN
Vocal Arrangements by BRUCE JOHNSTON
Recorded at Superbear Studios, Paris, FR; Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA, US;
Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA, US