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Reg Strikes Back

Reg Strikes Back
Studio album by
Elton John
Released20 June 1988[1]
Recorded1987–88
StudioAIR, London
GenrePop, rock
Length42:04
LabelMCA (US)
Rocket (UK)
ProducerChris Thomas
Elton John chronology
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3
(1987) 		Reg Strikes Back
(1988) 		Sleeping with the Past
(1989)
Singles from Reg Strikes Back
  1. "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"
    Released: May 1988
  2. "Town of Plenty"
    Released: August 1988[2]
  3. "A Word in Spanish"
    Released: November 1988 (UK)
  4. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two) (remix)"
    Released: November 1988 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Chicago Tribune(mixed)[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
The New York Times(unfavourable)[6]
Record Mirror[7]
Rolling Stone[8]

Reg Strikes Back is the twenty-first studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1988. It was his self-proclaimed comeback album, and his own way of fighting back against bad press.[3] The "Reg" in Reg Strikes Back refers to John's birth name, Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

In the US, the album was certified gold in August 1988 by the RIAA. It was also John's third studio album in the 1980s to be placed inside the top 20 of US Billboard 200 (number 16, 1988).[9]

  1. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Elton John singles".
  3. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Reg Strikes Back". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  4. ^ Heim, Chris (12 August 1988). "Elton John Is Back With Fan-pleasing 'Reg Strikes Back'". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ^ Grein, Paul (3 July 1988). "Elton: Second Wind". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  6. ^ Holden, Stephen (17 July 1988). "RECORDINGS; Three Veteran Rock-and-Rollers Spin New Disks". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  7. ^ Smith, Robin (9 July 1988). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 32. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ Harold Goldberg (6 October 1988). "Reg Strikes Back | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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