Victim of Love (Elton John album)
1979 studio album by Elton John / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victim of Love is the thirteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. It is a disco album, released in 1979 shortly after the peak of disco's popularity. It was not critically or commercially well-received, and is John's third lowest charting album to date in the US, after 1986's Leather Jackets and 1985's Ice on Fire.
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Released | October 1979 | |||
Recorded | August 1979 | |||
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Length | 35:45 | |||
Label | MCA (US) Rocket (UK) | |||
Producer | Pete Bellotte | |||
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The title track of the album, however, was moderately successful as a single. It reached No. 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 38 in Australia and No. 46 in Canada. It also peaked at No. 11 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart.[1] In addition, all the tracks on the album reached No. 55 on the US Billboard Disco Top 100 chart.[2]
Apart from an appearance on the Australian television series Countdown (he was also a comedy regular on the show during the 1980s), John did little marketing for Victim of Love. He did not tour to promote the album.