Empty Sky

1969 studio album by Elton John

Empty Sky is the debut studio album by Elton John and was released on 6 June 1969. It went to number 6 in the United States and number 30 in Canada.

Empty Sky
Studio album by
Released6 June 1969
RecordedNovember 1968 – April 1969
StudioDick James, London
Genre
Length41:11 (original release)
54:53 (1995 reissue)
Label
ProducerSteve Brown
Elton John chronology
Empty Sky
(1969)
Elton John
(1970)

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Empty Sky"   8:29
2. "Val-Hala"   4:11
3. "Western Ford Gateway"   3:15
4. "Hymn 2000"   4:29
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Lady What's Tomorrow"   3:09
2. "Sails"   3:45
3. "The Scaffold"   3:18
4. "Skyline Pigeon"   3:37
5. "Gulliver / Hay Chewed / Reprise"   6:58
Total length:
41:11
Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)
No. Title Length
10. "Lady Samantha"   3:02
11. "All Across the Havens"   2:52
12. "It's Me That You Need"   4:04
13. "Just Like Strange Rain"   3:44
Total length:
54:53
Notes
  • "Val-Hala" was titled "Valhalla" on the 1975 US reissue.
  • "Hay Chewed" was titled "It's Hay-Chewed" on the 1995 CD reissue.