The Union (Elton John and Leon Russell album)

The Union
The Union
Studio album by Elton John and Leon Russell
Released	19 October 2010
Recorded	20 November 2009 – March 2010
Studio	The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Rhythm and blues; rock; country rock; blues rock;
Length	63:12 (standard album); 66:28 (iTunes deluxe LP); 71:22 (deluxe CD and vinyl);
Label	Decca (US); Mercury (UK);
Producer	T Bone Burnett
Elton John chronology
Leon Russell chronology

The Union is a collaboration studio album by singer-songwriters Elton John and Leon Russell, released on 19 October 2010 in the US and on 25 October in the UK. This is John's second collaboration album, after 1993's Duets. This is the first studio release by John since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members. It is also his highest charting studio album on the Billboard 200 since 1976's Blue Moves, debuting at No. 3, as well as Russell's highest charting studio album since 1972's Carney. The Union was No. 3 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010.^[1]

The album features appearances by Booker T. Jones (on Hammond B-3), Neil Young (vocals), Robert Randolph (pedal steel), and Brian Wilson (vocal harmonies). This album was dedicated to Guy Babylon, John's keyboard player who died a year before its release.^[2] "If It Wasn't for Bad" was nominated for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and "Hey Ahab" became a staple in John's concert tours.

^ "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (25 December 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011
^ Nick DeRiso, Elton John and Leon Russell’s The Union was marked by this bittersweet sense of loss, Oct. 20, 2015

[bestsongs-1] "The 30 Best Albums of 2010". Rolling Stone (25 December 2010). Retrieved 18 January 2011

[2] Nick DeRiso, Elton John and Leon Russell’s The Union was marked by this bittersweet sense of loss, Oct. 20, 2015

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