Voyeur (originally titled The Diving Board) will be Elton's 30th solo album and the second of his studio releases since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular band members. The album was written by John and Bernie Taupin and produced in Los Angeles by T-Bone Burnett. Burnett suggested that John return to the piano, bass and drums format of his very early years and the result, John says, is "the most exciting solo record I've done in a long, long time." The album was written in two days.
Though the record was originally planned for release in the fall of 2012, it was revealed on Taupin's website that it would instead be released in February 2013 due to promotional reasons.
During a concert at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia on 10 November 2012 Elton revealed that Voyeur's release will be pushed back further, to May 2013. The delay in release is because John will be recording more material for the album with Burnett in January 2013.
On January 8 2013 it was revealed by Bernie Taupin's offical website that the title of the album had been changed from The Diving Board to Voyeur.
I can’ wait.
Sooo excited!!! Elton could sing the phone book and I’d buy it!!! People that feel his earlier albums were his best haven’t listened to his new albums, only the released songs. He’s as great today as he was then!!! Can’t get enough of the Rocket Man!!!
I am keen!
I think you should clarify that it was Elton’s music that was written in two days. I think Bernie takes considerably longer to write the lyrics.
Well, it was originally, but now he’s recording new material for it and may leave off some of the original 10 tracks (or maybe release them as b-sides or deluxe edition tracks). So it’s unknown for how long he’s been working on the new tracks.
I’m always excited to hear how Elton will conjure up a new tune..one that has never existed prior to the creation of it