Elton John and Brandi Carlile announce new duets album

Elton John and his new musical bezzie Brandi Carlile have confirmed the April 4 release of their Who Believes In Angels? duets album, which is trailed today by the title-track and a Stories On The Edge Of Creation short film compiled from thousands of hours of candid studio footage.

“This record was one of the toughest I’ve ever made, but it was also one of the greatest musical experiences of my life," Elton reveals. "It has given me a place where I know I can move forward. Who Believes In Angels? feels like going into another era and I’m pushing the door open to come into the future. I have everything I’ve done behind me and it’s been brilliant, amazing. But this is the new start for me. As far as I’m concerned, this is the start of my career Mark 2.”

Echoing those sentiments, Brandi says: “I’m still reeling from the fact that I got to do it. I think all ships rise with Elton John’s standards for songwriting, and it was an incredibly challenging and inspiring environment to work in, everybody throwing in ideas, everybody listening to everybody else’s ideas. It felt like a family. The world is a wild place to live in right now. It’s hard to find peace and triumph. It’s a radical act to seek out joyful and euphoric happenings. And that is what this album represents to me.”

"The concept for Who Believes In Angels? was devised by close friends and regular collaborators Elton John, eleven time GRAMMY winning US superstar Brandi Carlile and multiple GRAMMY Award winning producer and songwriter Andrew Watt," adds the official record company release. "They set out to create a genuinely collaborative studio album between Elton and Brandi. The album would mix Elton-led songs and Brandi-led songs, with long term collaborator Bernie Taupin and Brandi both contributing lyrics, and producer and co-writer Andrew Watt acting as the producer, mediator and creative conduit. Entering Los Angeles’ Sunset Sound Studios in October 2023 with a completely blank slate, they pushed each other out of their comfort zones to write and record an album completely from scratch in just 20 days. They would be backed by a world class band of musicians comprising of Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Pino Palladino (Nine Inch Nails, Gary Numan and David Gilmour) and Josh Klinghoffer (Pearl Jam, Beck)."

Written by Elton, Brandi, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt, the full track-listing is:

1. The Rose Of Laura Nyro
2. Little Richard’s Bible
3. Swing For The Fences
4. Never Too Late
5. You Without Me
6. Who Believes In Angels?
7. The River Man
8. A Little Light
9. Someone To Belong To
10. When This Old World Is Done With Me

The aforementioned 'Never Too Late' has already earned the duo an Oscar nomination for its soundtracking of the documentary of the same name.

Meanwhile, fans pre-ordering the album from https://umi.lnk.to/EJWBIA get the chance to buy tickets for the An Evening With Elton John & Brandi Carlile event at The London Palladium on March 26.