I Wanna Sing With Elton
So Nelly Furtado wants to sing with Elton John. Is there anybody who hasn't sang with him. In recent months we've had Mary J. Blige and Eminem. Of course LeAnn Rimes did a number with him and Tina Turner added her vocals on "The Bitch Is Back" a couple years back for the Divas on VH1.But this got me to thinking. How many people have actually sang with Sir Elton and when did it all start.

After much research I came up with the following list:
  1. Love Song w/Leslie Duncan (1969)
  2. Honey Man w/Cat Stevens (1971)
  3. I Saw Her Standing There w/John Lennon (1974)
  4. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds w/John Lennon (1974)
  5. Don't Go Breaking My Heart w/Kiki Dee (1976)
  6. Snow Queen w/Kiki Dee (1976)
  7. Slow Rivers w/Cliff Richard (1976)
  8. Donner Pour Donner w/France Gall (1980)
  9. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever w/Kiki Dee (1981)
  10. Act Of War w/Millie Jackson (1985)
  11. That's What Friends Are For w/Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight (1985)
  12. Flames Of Paradise w/Jennifer Rush (1987)
  13. Through The Storm w/Aretha Franklin (1989)
  14. Runaway Train w/Eric Clapton (1992)
  15. Tear Drops w/K.D. Lang (1993)
  16. When I Think About Love (I Think About You) w/P.M. Dawn (1993)
  17. The Power w/Little Richard (1993)
  18. Shakey Ground w/Don Henley (1993)
  19. True Love w/Kiki Dee (1993)
  20. If You Were Me w/Chris Rea (1993)
  21. A Woman's Needs w/Tammy Wynette (1993)
  22. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me w/George Michael (1993)
  23. Old Friend w/Nik Kershaw (1993)
  24. Go On And On w/ Gladys Knight (1993)
  25. Don't Go Breaking My Heart w/RuPaul (1993)
  26. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing w/Marcella Detroit (1993)
  27. I'm Your Puppet w/Paul Young (1993)
  28. Love Letters w/Bonnie Raitt (1993)
  29. Born To Lose w/Leonard Cohen (1993)
  30. The Show Must Go On w/Queen (1993)
  31. When The Money's Gone w/Bruce Roberts (1995)
  32. Live Like Horses w/Luciano Pavarotti (1995)
  33. Written In The Stars w/Leann Rimes (1999)
  34. I Know The Truth w/Janet Jackson (1999)
  35. A Step Too Far w/Heather Headley & Sherrie Scott (1999)
  36. The Messenger w/Lulu (1999)
  37. The Bitch Is Back w/Tina Turner (1999)
  38. Proud Mary w/Tina Turner & Cher (1999)
  39. It's Tough To Be A God w/Randy Newman (2000)
  40. Your Song w/Ronan Keating (2000)
  41. Sad Songs (Say So Much) w/Bryan Adams (2000)
  42. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) w/Anastacia (2000)
  43. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues w/Mary J. Blige (2000)
  44. Stan w/Eminem (2001)
Quite an impressive list. Thanks to Eltonography.com where I found most of the information. It is, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the most comprehensive Elton John site on the web. Check it out.

- Richard Blaine
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