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Caribou is the eighth album by the English singer-songwriter Elton John, released in 1974. It was John’s fourth chart-topping album in the United States and his third in the United Kingdom. The album contains the singles, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, which reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart and number 2 in the US, and “The Bitch Is Back”, which reached number 15 in the UK and number 4 in the US. Both these singles reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM 100 national Top Singles Chart (as did the album itself).
The album was named for the Caribou Ranch recording studio, where the album was recorded. Elton and associates previously recorded three albums at Château d’Hérouville inFrance. In the US the album was certified Gold on 5 July 1974 and was certified Platinum and 2x Platinum on 23 March 1993 by the RIAA.
In addition to the obvious hit singles, John has over the years played several others songs from this album in concert, including “Grimsby”, “You’re So Static”, “Ticking” and “Dixie Lily”. This copy has been signed on the front cover by Elton John in blue ink. We have several items hand signed by Elton John – please click here for further details.