Some of the top musical artists are collaborating to celebrate Elton John's musical legacy with two albums titled Revamp under Island Records and Restoration under Universal Music Group Nashville. Both the albums will be releasing on April 6. They will record John’s songs which he produced with songwriter Bernie Taupin
Revamp features songs reimagined by Mary J. Blige, Alessia Cara, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Florence and the Machine, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Mumford and Sons, Pink and Logic, Q-Tip and Demi Lovato, Queens of the Stone Age, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith. The album has a pop art cover of John’s photo, recreated in neon.
Speaking about the albums, Elton John stated, “We have two completely different albums; Revamp being the pop one and Restoration being the country one. God, we have so many great artists doing our songs, it's quite incredible. On Revamp I wrote out a wish list of people that I would love and asked them. To my surprise most of them said yes, and we have quite an astonishing eclectic crew.”
He further stated, “Restoration was Bernie's project and he's a huge country fan. Revamp was more my project. He came up with an astonishing list of country performers both new and legendary.”
Taupin stated, “Because of our love of all kinds of music, we're not stuck in one genre. From day one we borrowed from everything that's good about American music, whether it's blues, country, gospel, pop, pure rock, everything got thrown in the mix. I think that's why our music over the years has been so varied. It would be tiring if you just got stuck in one niche your entire career, especially when it's one as long as ours.”
John added, “It's always a huge compliment when an artist loves your song enough to take the time and effort to rework it. As songwriters, Bernie and myself are thrilled when singers we admire and respect as much as those on Revamp and Restoration choose to add their own unique twist in the process. It means that our music is still relevant and ultimately that our songs continue to reach new audiences. We're humbled and thank them all for their generosity.”
