People, now I have his 1990 box set, To Be Continued..., but I really don't want to take out or listen to that big ol' thing. I view To Be Continued... as a collector's item or something. I really need help on this Greatest Hits 1970-2002 double-disc compilation he released in 2002. That 1975 collection, Greatest Hits, which I used to have, is not precise to me. I just need a second Elton compilation that is complete and also compact. Believe it or not, To Be Continued... is more precise and complete, but I just don't want to listen to that whole thing, so can someone please help me?

covering his whole career? i have the tracklist for one, if you want to see it.

here's one i made to take the place of the 1970-2002 set that came out a couple years ago.

DISC ONE:
01 Your Song
02 Friends
03 Levon
04 Tiny Dancer
05 Rocket Man
06 Honky Cat
07 Crocodile Rock
08 Daniel
09 Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
10 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
11 Candle In The Wind
12 Bennie And The Jets
13 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
14 The Bitch Is Back
15 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
16 Philadelphia Freedom
17 Someone Saved My Life Tonight

DISC TWO
01 Pinball Wizard
02 Island Girl
03 Grow Some Funk Of Your Own
04 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
05 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
06 Ego
07 Part-Time Love
08 Song For Guy (edit)
09 Are You Ready For Love (edit)
10 Mama Can't Buy You Love
11 Victim Of Love
12 Little Jeannie
13 Nobody Wins
14 Empty Garden
15 Blue Eyes
16 I'm Still Standing
17 Kiss The Bride
18 I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
19 Cold As Christmas

DISC THREE
01 Sad Songs
02 Passengers
03 Who Wears These Shoes
04 Act Of War
05 Wrap Her Up
06 Nikita
07 Heartache All Over The World
08 I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
09 A Word In Spanish
10 Healing Hands
11 Sacrifice
12 Club At The End Of The Street
13 You Gotta Love Someone
14 The One
15 The Last Song
16 Simple Life
17 True Love

DISC FOUR
01 Can You Feel The Love Tonight
02 Circle Of Life
03 Believe
04 Made In England
05 Blessed
06 Please
07 You Can Make History Young Again
08 Live Like Horses
09 Something About The Way You Look Tonight
10 Recover Your Soul
11 If The River Can Bend
12 Written In The Stars
13 Someday Out Of The Blue
14 Friends Never Say Goodbye
15 I Want Love
16 This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
17 Original Sin

silverchild said:

I have that massive 4-CD box set 'To Be Continued' and I gotta agree with you,it's probably too much of a good thing...lol...I don't like to take it out and have to dig through all those songs! I much prefer these CDs instead...


Elton John Greatest Hits Volume 1
Elton John Greatest Hits Volume 2
Greatest Hits (1976-1986)

The first two CDs focus on his 70s stuff,while the third CD features many of his late-70s and 80s material ("I'm Still Standing"..."Mamam Can't Buy You Love"..."I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues",etc).So all three discs give you a complete collection of his biggest hits.

Oh yeah...that 2-CD set that came out in 2002 (Greatest Hits 1970-2002) is an excellent compilation as well.I bought it as a Christmas present for my sister that year.I don't really need it,since I already have those previously mentioned CDs plus the box set.But it's a superb compilation and,if I'm not mistaken,it comes with a bonus third disc containing several more rare songs.

there's a 2-CD compilation called "The Very Best Of Elton John" that came out in places outside the US (instead of To Be Continued, which was released elsewhere in 1991, i believe) that's very good. it's covers 1970-1990. it's an import in the US, but it's relatively easy to find. or at least it was prior to the release of the that 1970-2002 collection. AFIAK, there isn't a compilation that covers 1992 and on to any decent degree.


speaking of which.... i wonder why they didn't just make 1970-2002 a 3-CD set in the first place, since there are already so many versions with differing bonus discs. in the UK, they basically keep re-releasing the damn thing with more and more bonus tracks.

starting it out as a 3-CD set in the first place would have been a lot more thorough, as the 80's & 90's get pretty short shrift on the standard 2-CD version.