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Tumbleweed Connection by Elton John
Tumbleweed Connection is an album by Elton John, released in 1970. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 14 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Burn Down the Mission”, on 9 lists with a best position of #460.
Tumbleweed Connection, Elton John's third album, rolled out on DJM in October 1970, and it's the sound of a British piano man and his lyricist dreaming up the American West. Gus Dudgeon produced it at Trident Studios in London that March, and the whole thing hangs together as a concept record soaked in country and western themes and dusty Americana, with gospel-tinged piano and a band that knows when to stay out of the way.
Bernie Taupin wrote the words and Elton set them to music on every track but one; "Love Song" belongs to Lesley Duncan. "Burn Down the Mission" builds from a hushed opening into a rolling, righteous piano stomp, while "Amoreena" and "Where to Now St Peter" carry a loose, barroom swagger. It climbed to number two in Britain and number five in America, where the gold record came in March 1971.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Tumbleweed Connection on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burn Down the Mission | 9 | #460 | – | 1991–2022 | |
| 2 | Amoreena | 2 | #714 | – | 2001–2020 | |
| 3 | Love Song | 1 | #1068 | – | 2020 | |
| 4 | Come Down In Time | 1 | #1156 | – | 2020 | |
| 5 | Where to Now St Peter | 1 | #711 | – | 2004 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.