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''Victim of Love'', released in 1979, is the thirteenth official album release for Elton John. It is a disco album, released shortly after the peak of disco’s popularity. It was not critically or commercially well-received, and is Elton John's third lowest charting album to date in the U.S., after 1986’s ''Leather Jackets'' and 1985’s ''Ice on Fire''. The title track of the album, however, was moderately successful as a single. It reached No. 31 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 46 in Canada. ==Background== It is the shortest album of Elton John's career at under 36 minutes. It is atypical of John's recording career in several respects. John neither wrote the songs nor played pianos or keyboards on it; he only provided vocals. It was his first album without any of his original band members, which would not happen again until his 2010 collaboration with Leon Russell, ''The Union''. Along with ''A Single Man'', it is also one of only two studio albums as of 2012 without lyricist Bernie Taupin. There was no tour to promote ''Victim of Love'', and none of its songs have ever been played live by Elton.〔(Elton John setlists by album )〕 The only B-side released on a single, "Strangers", appeared as a bonus track on his previous album, ''A Single Man'', as it was recorded during those sessions. When the album was released as a CD in the 1980s, the track breaks were incorrect. The first 45 seconds of "Spotlight" is part of the previous track, and similar errors occur in other tracks as well. The album was reissued in a digitally remastered format in 2003, with these issues corrected, and with improved sound and instrumental setup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Victim of Love (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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