Breaking Hearts | 
| Artist: Elton John
Label: Mca
Category: Music
Buy New: $57.13
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 414602
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Media: Audio Cassette
UPC: 008811050146
EAN: 0008811050146
ASIN: B000002OJ8
Release Date: May 19, 1992
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| Tracks:
| • | Restless | | • | Slow Down Georgie (She's Poison) | | • | Who Wears These Shoes? | | • | Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be) | | • | Li'l 'Frigerator | | • | Passengers | | • | In Neon | | • | Burning Buildings | | • | Did He Shoot Her? | | • | Sad Songs (Say So Much) |
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Album Description
Canadian pressing of 1984 album for Geffen that's out-of-print domestically. Ten tracks including three Top 40 hits, 'Sad Songs (Say So Much)', 'Who Wears These Shoes?', & 'In Neon'.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
Beautiful ballads and pop hits January 31, 2005
Antonio M Vazquezpausa (Miami, Fl United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This Lp,released in 1984 as a follow-up to TOO LOW FOR ZERO ,consolidated Taupin's return to his songwriting alliance with Elton John.This was best illustrated in love songs such as IN NEON ,BURNING BUILDINGS and the title track.The main hit single,SAD SONGS(SAY SO MUCH) and the second one WHO WEARS THESE SHOES? proved Elton was still #1 in the pop music world.Some tracks such as RESTLESS and SLOW DOWN also made an appearance on rock charts whilst PASSENGERS made a dent on European territories.
 Solid Elton from the mid-80s January 24, 2002
Quinn Miller (Columbus, OH United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Breaking Hearts is possibly my favorite Elton album from the 80s, at least it stands up well alongside Jump Up! and Too Low for Zero as far as quality of product. That said, it doesn't compete with his finest works of the 70s. We all got used to the fact that Elton wasn't coming up with his old magic on a consistent basis by this time. Rather, the tunes were solid and smooth, with catchy beats, nice choruses and sometimes interesting lyrics from Taupin. The songs that demonstrate these qualities best are Who Wears These Shoes?, the title track, In Neon (yes, it was released as a single, EMc, and reached #38 in the states) and Burning Buildings. The last one mentioned, happens to be my favorite ballad of his from the 80s, love that acoustic guitar solo by Johnstone at the mid-break! A thing of beauty for sure! Overall, a pleasant enough of an experience, but one gets the idea Elton could have tried a little harder. An accusation that he would admit to be true further down the road.
An Underrated 1980's Elton John album April 14, 2001
John Kwok (New York, NY USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Breaking Hearts" is a far cry from Elton John's best work in the 1970's, or his recent resurgence in the late 1980's into the 1990's. Yet there are some great tracks on this album, which was the last one featuring his original band (Bassist Dee Murray died in 1987.). Perhaps the finest song is "In Neon", but I also enjoyed "Slow Down Georgie", and of course, "Sad Songs (Say So Much)". Not to be missed either is the opening track, "Restless"- which could be a decent rock and roll tune if it was played at a faster tempo - nor the whimsical "Passengers".
Very underrated June 23, 2000
EMc (Kentucky)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This album has always had a bad rap but, as with most of Eltons work, it was very good. "In Neon" was not released as a single but is one of my favorite Elton songs. Why? I don't know. He just has a way with that type song. If you are an Elton fan, you'll like it. He is the best male pop artist.
Good ,yet another return to excellence as two low for zero. December 24, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It has In Neon on it ,but wait the rest is good and makes for a good album, so i'd consider buying this one.L'il Frigerator is the weakest track but rocks better than anything on Ice on fire , Leather Jackets or Reg strikes back. Passengers,Did He shoot her,Sad Songs,Breaking Hearts,Burning Buildings and Who Wears these shoes are all excellent.The rest i'd say is either Good or Very Good but not quite Excellent as the tracks i mentioned above,A keeper for sure.
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