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Good Morning to the Night
Remix album by
Elton John vs Pnau
Released13 July 2012
Recorded1969–2012
Genre
Length28:15
Label
Producer
Elton John chronology
Gnomeo & Juliet Soundtrack
(2011) 		Good Morning to the Night
(2012) 		The Diving Board
(2013)
Pnau chronology
Soft Universe
(2011) 		Good Morning to the Night
(2012) 		Changa
(2017)
Singles from Good Morning to the Night
  1. "Good Morning to the Night"
    Released: 6 July 2012
  2. "Sad"
    Released: 20 July 2012

Good Morning to the Night is the first remix album by Elton John and Pnau, released in July 2012. The album's tracks are created from samples of various early John songs mixed together to form completely new songs.[1] The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mediacorp xinmsn (MSN Singapore)[5]
NME[6]

Phil Mongredien from The Guardian wrote "Australian dance duo Pnau have been mentored by Elton John for five years, and it's with his blessing that they have reimagined his early 70s output by splicing together snippets of songs to create something wholly new and oddly affecting... Refreshingly unpredictable, this is a blueprint for what remix albums should aspire to."[4] Joseph Standard from NME opined that "The results range from danceable to unnerving and give off an atmosphere of ghostly melancholy that subtly subverts Elton's reputation as a cosy British institution."[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic felt that "Good Morning to the Night is not a hits-on-parade set [and] is a relief, and even if it's not necessarily the kind of music that would make it into regular rotation, it's inventive and fun, which is more than enough for a project like this."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Good Morning to the Night"3:21
2."Sad"3:21
3."Black Icy Stare"3:12
4."Foreign Fields"3:33
5."Telegraph to the Afterlife"4:45
6."Phoenix"3:30
7."Karmatron"2:41
8."Sixty"3:52
Total length:28:15
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Sad" (Seamus Haji Remix)7:02
10."Sad" (The 2 Bears Remix)9:04
11."Good Morning to the Night" (Siege 'To the Night' Remix)6:16
12."Good Morning to the Night" (Cahill Remix)5:51
13."Good Morning to the Night" (Melé Remix)4:41
Total length:61:09

Samples

Source:[7]

1. "Good Morning to the Night" includes elements from the following original Elton John sound recordings:

2. "Sad" includes elements from:

3. "Black Icy Stare" includes elements from:

4. "Foreign Fields" includes elements from:

5. "Telegraph to the Afterlife" includes elements from:

6. "Phoenix" includes elements from:

7. "Karmatron" includes elements from:

8. "Sixty" includes elements from:

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 188
Croatian Albums Chart[10] 11
French Albums Chart 9
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 1
US Top Electronic Albums 20

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 13 July 2012 CD, LP, Digital download Mercury Records 3707164
North America 2012 CD, LP, DD Casablanca B0016987

References

  1. ^ "Elton John vs Pnau: Good Morning to the Night – review". TheGuardian.com. 14 July 2012.
  2. ^ "BBC News – Sir Elton John and Pnau top album chart". Bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (10 July 2012). "Good Morning to the Night – Elton John, Elton Versus Pnau, Pnau : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b Phil Mongredien (15 July 2012). "Elton John vs Pnau: Good Morning to the Night – review | Music | The Observer". London: Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  5. ^ Salimat, Shah (20 August 2012). "Elton John vs. Pnau – Good Morning to the Night – xinmsn Entertainment". xinmsn. Retrieved 22 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b "Latest reviews from NME.COM – albums, tracks, gig reviews". NME. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Elton versus PNAU – album details in The Crazy Water Forum: Elton John Forum". Thecrazywaterezboard.yuku.com. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – ELTON JOHN VS. PNAU – GOOD MORNING TO THE NIGHT". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – ELTON JOHN VS. PNAU – GOOD MORNING TO THE NIGHT" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Top of the Shops - službena tjedna lista prodanih albuma u Hrvatskoj". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  11. ^ "Elton John vs Pnau | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Morning_to_the_Night

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