Madman Across The Water  by Elton John

The album Madman Across The Water becomes the fourth studio album by Elton John. It was released in November 1971, following two other record works within the same year, the soundtrack Friends in March and the live recorded 17-11-70 in April. Madman Across The Water, in its musical style, follows the progressive trend of those years. Notably, we can say that in the songs Razor Face and Rotten Peaches, Rick Wakeman of YES was invited to Trident Studios in London, where the recordings took place, and played organ.

The album's producer was Gus Dudgeon. The musicians who played during the recordings were all session musicians because Dudgeon did not trust the band that Elton John had created for his performances. This was the last time this would happen. The nine songs on the album are the result of the collaboration between the duo Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Many believed at the time of the album's release that the title Madman Across The Water referred to the then-President of the US, Richard Nixon, but Taupin has denied this. From the album, Tiny Dancer and Levon stood out as singles.

In the United Kingdom, Madman Across The Water has gone gold, but this happened over the years. In reality, it is one of the two studio albums of the 1970s by Elton John that did not secure a position in the UK Top-10 as it stopped at No. 41. The other was Victim Of Love from 1979, which coincidentally also went to No. 41 (!)