Artist:Elton John f/Dua Lipa
Song:Cold Heart
Album:The Lockdown Sessions
When Elton John's farewell tour was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to record an album of collaborations and call it The Lockdown Sessions. Cold Heart was the first single and it was John's biggest hit in years. John said that recording this album brought him back to his early days as a session musician. There were sixteen songs on the album and about half were previously released. Among the artists on the new recordings were Dua Lipa, Young Thug, Nicki Minaj, Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, Jimmie Allen, Eddie Vedder, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder and Glen Campbell. Obviously the Glen Campbell song was with an old recording. Most of the album was produced by Andrew Watt who has worked with Miley Cyrus among others. Cold Heart was the first single recorded with singer Dua Lipa. The record was written and produced by the Australian production team known as Pnau (Nicholas Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Sam Littlemore). They had worked with Elton John in the past. It interpolates several Elton John songs. But the most obvious is Dua Lipa singing the chorus of Rocket Man. The use of Rocket Man was a very smart decision that made this song a hit. Cold Heart topped the British Singles chart and reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Elton John's first big hit single in years. With the end of the pandemic, Elton John has resumed his farewell tour which is supposed to wrap up later this year. Here's the video for Cold Heart by Elton John featuring Dua Lipa.
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