Sleeping with the Past is the twenty-second studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released on 29 August 1989. This item has been hand signed by Elton John on the front cover in black ink. Comes complete with worldwide shipping, a market leading unconditional 90 day money back guarantee and lifetime COA.
It is his best-selling album in Denmark (where it was recorded for tax purposes) and is dedicated to his longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin. The album featured his first solo number-one single, “Sacrifice“, in his home country of the UK, which helped the album also hit number one there, his first since 1974’s Elton John’s Greatest Hits. John and Taupin meant for the songs to reflect the style of 1960s R&B icons such as Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding and Sam Cooke, whom they admired. It also became his first platinum album in the UK since 1983. In the US it was certified gold in October 1989 and platinum in April 1990 by the RIAA. Guy Babylon made his debut on this album and would continue to play keyboards with John for the next 20 years, while Fred Mandel left the band shortly after. John went into rehabilitation in 1990.
