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"Honky Cat" was also released as the A-side of John's thirteenth [[Single (music)|single]].<ref name=mason /> The single reached {{thinspace|No.| 31}} in the United Kingdom, and fared better in the United States, peaking at {{thinspace|No.| 8}} on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] just as John launched an American tour in September 1972.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rees|first1=Dafydd|last2=Crampton|first2=Luke|year=1991|title=Rock Movers and Shakers: An A-Z of People Who Made Rock Happen|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0874366617}}</ref>
"Honky Cat" was also released as the A-side of John's thirteenth [[Single (music)|single]].<ref name=mason /> The single reached {{thinspace|No.| 31}} in the United Kingdom, and fared better in the United States, peaking at {{thinspace|No.| 8}} on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] just as John launched an American tour in September 1972.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rees|first1=Dafydd|last2=Crampton|first2=Luke|year=1991|title=Rock Movers and Shakers: An A-Z of People Who Made Rock Happen|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0874366617}}</ref>


John has performed this song numerous times in the 41 years since its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honky Cat by Elton John Song Statistics {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/elton-john-63d6be6f.html?songid=43d63b5f |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref> A live version of the song was released on the Here side of the ''[[Here and There (Elton John album)|Here and There]]'' live set in 1976 (and its expanded CD version in 1995), and a solo piano version appeared on the EltonJohn.com ''Live in Madison Square Garden'' Vol. 1 limited edition CD, recorded in October 1999 during [[Medusa Tour|his 1999 solo tour]].{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
John has performed this song numerous times in the 41 years since its release.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honky Cat by Elton John Song Statistics {{!}} setlist.fm |url=https://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/elton-john-63d6be6f.html?songid=43d63b5f |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref> A live version of the song was released on the Here side of the ''[[Here and There (Elton John album)|Here and There]]'' live set in 1976 (and its expanded CD version in 1995), and a solo piano version appeared on the EltonJohn.com ''Live in Madison Square Garden'' Vol. 1 limited edition CD, recorded in October 1999 during [[Medusa Tour|his 1999 solo tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elton John - Live At Madison Square Garden (Volume 1)|website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2581213-Elton-John-Live-At-Madison-Square-Garden |language=en |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==

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"Honky Cat"
File:Honkycat.JPG
Single by Elton John
from the album Honky Château
B-side"Slave"
Released31 July 1972
RecordedChâteau d'Hérouville, Hérouville, France, January 1972
Genre
Length5:13 (album version)
4:07 (single edit)
LabelUni (USA), DJM (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
"Rocket Man"
(1972) 		"Honky Cat"
(1972) 		"Crocodile Rock"
(1972)
Audio
"Honky Cat" on YouTube

"Honky Cat" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was used as the opening track for John's fifth studio album, Honky Château, released in 1972.[3]

"Honky Cat" was also released as the A-side of John's thirteenth single.[3] The single reached No. 31 in the United Kingdom, and fared better in the United States, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 just as John launched an American tour in September 1972.[4]

John has performed this song numerous times in the 41 years since its release.[5] A live version of the song was released on the Here side of the Here and There live set in 1976 (and its expanded CD version in 1995), and a solo piano version appeared on the EltonJohn.com Live in Madison Square Garden Vol. 1 limited edition CD, recorded in October 1999 during his 1999 solo tour.[6]

Reception

Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin called it John's "most underrated" single.[7]

In 2018, Dave Simpson of The Guardian ranked the song #48 on his list of the 50 greatest Elton John songs.[8] The following year, Justin Kirkland of Esquire ranked the song #27 on his list of the 30 best Elton John songs, calling it a "funky, horn-laden hit" and writing that "it's hard to compare the odd mix of electric piano and wheezing saxophone to any other single in Elton's songbook."[9]

Covers

Lee Ann Womack covered the song on the 2018 tribute album Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

Chart performance

Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ a b c Woodstra, Christopher (2008). All Music Guide Required Listening: Classic Rock. Backbeat. p. 105. ISBN 978-0879309176.
  2. ^ Pollock, Bruce (2005). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 148. ISBN 978-0415970730.
  3. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. "Honky Cat - Elton John". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1991). Rock Movers and Shakers: An A-Z of People Who Made Rock Happen. Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0874366617.
  5. ^ "Honky Cat by Elton John Song Statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Elton John - Live At Madison Square Garden (Volume 1)". Discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (31 May 2019). "10 Essential Elton John Deep Cuts". Spin. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  8. ^ Simpson, Dave (13 September 2018). "Elton John's 50 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  9. ^ Kirkland, Justin (29 May 2019). "The 30 Best Elton John Songs, Ranked". Esquire. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  10. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 22 January 1973
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  12. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles 9/30/72". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Pop Annual 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0898201420.


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