Birds Of A Feather
Page One Recordings w. ELTON JOHN
Presenting the nom de plumage of Birds Of A Feather, namely sisters Doreen and Irene Chanter, with their sole album, recorded in April and released in October 1970, the result of an audition with publisher Dick James Music. This subsequently led to an association with a production team, led by Gus Dudgeon, which included arrangers, musicians and writers then concurrently involved in the developing world of Elton John. Assistant to Dudgeon, Stuart Epps sat in the producer's chair, Caleb Quaye the arranger, and Elton John himself as session pianist, backing vocalist & writer providing four of his songs for the LP:
1 Take Me To The Pilot
Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
2 Get It Together
Written-By – Doreen Chanter
3 One More Time
Written-By – Sam Cooke
4 Border Song
Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
5 All God's Children Got Soul
Written-By – Booker T. Jones, William Bell
6 What Is Life
Written-By – Doreen Chanter
7 Take The World
Written-By – Doreen Chanter
8 Bad Side Of The Moon
Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
9 Baby Don't You Bring Me Down
Written-By – Doreen Chanter
10 Gimme Shelter
Written-By – Mick Jagger / Keith Richard*
11 Leaving The Ghetto
Written-By – Doreen Chanter
12 Country Comfort
Written-By – Elton John/Bernie Taupin*
Bonus Tracks
13 Blacksmith Blues
Written-By – Jack Holmes (2)
14 Sing My Song And Pray
Written-By – Doreen Chanter, Irene Chanter