Complete Thom Bell Session

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McNary, Dave (23 October 2013). "Tom Hardy to Play Elton John in Biopic". Variety . Retrieved 3 June 2019. I'm Still Standing": Elton John's classic video featured leather boys, mimes & kissing clowns". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019 . Retrieved 24 July 2019. Golden Reel Award Winners". www.mpse.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2020 . Retrieved 22 January 2020. In January 2012, John announced that he had named Timberlake as his top choice to play him in the film. Lee Hall was set to pen the screenplay. [7] In March 2013, Michael Gracey was hired to direct, with Tom Hardy cast in October to play John and FilmDistrict (and later Focus Features) acquiring the U.S. distribution rights. [8] Filming was initially planned to start in autumn 2014. [9] [10] However, creative differences between John and Focus, along with budget issues, led him and Furnish to take the project elsewhere. [11] The project was a departure for John, and his band was not used for these sessions. Until that time, he had worked almost exclusively with lyricist Bernie Taupin and record producer Gus Dudgeon. This project brought Elton John together with R&B songwriter and producer Thom Bell, who had previously worked with such artists as The Stylistics, The Delfonics and The Spinners.

Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.117. ISBN 1-85227-745-9. Thom Bell, was classically trained as a musician, and was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to Philadelphia as a child, and as a teenager sang with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall–the latter of whom went on to a legendary career with Hall & Oates. Bell’s first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia where he worked as a session player and arranger. Pilditch, David (27 May 2019). "Elton John: Record mogul's son slams 'character assassination' in new biopic". Express. Are You Ready for Love (US 12-inch single sleeve). Elton John. Ultra Records. 2003. UL 1177-6. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) Find sources: "Are You Ready for Love"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( October 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Bell, classically trained as a musician, sang as a teenager with Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates fame). Bell's first big break in soul music came with Cameo Records in Philadelphia where he worked as a session player and arranger. [2]

Massie, Valerie (7 May 2014). "May 7th 1972, Elton John Legally Changed His Name from Reginald Dwight". A December 2008 interview with Bell featured on the Philly Soul box set, Love Train, stated he would soon compose a piece for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Past Orchestra members played in MFSB, the house band who played on many Bell productions. Are You Ready for Love (UK CD single liner notes). Elton John. Southern Fried Records. 2003. ECB50CDS. {{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link) UK 12-inch single 1 [7] A. "Are You Ready for Love" (full length '79 version) B. "Are You Ready for Love" (Freeform Reform remix) McIntyre, Hugh (22 November 2019). "Hollywood Invades The Grammys: These Actors And Directors Are Nominated For Music's Biggest Honor". Forbes . Retrieved 22 November 2019.

Nordike, Kimberly; Konerman, Kimberly; Howard, Annie (9 December 2019). "Golden Globes: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 9 December 2019. Though not noted on the CD, the mixes of "Are You Ready for Love," "Mama Can't Buy You Love" and "Three Way Love Affair" are not the Elton and Clive Frank remixes from 1979, but the original 1977 Thom Bell mixes. "Are You Ready for Love," for example, now includes Bobby Smith and John Edwards of The Spinners singing the second verse instead of Elton, among other more subtle differences. The original EP remixes of the songs would later re-surface on the 'CD2' edition of Elton's 1992 single for " The Last Song"; [4] an edited version of the remix of "Are You Ready for Love" would be re-released as a single in 2003, and went on to hit #1 on the UK and US Dance charts. Ritman, Alex (6 January 2020). " 'Joker' Leads BAFTA 2020 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 7 January 2020. The Complete Thom Bell Sessions' were made available in the US in the early 90s, yet not in the UK; RSD 2022 means everyone can now enjoy the full recording session on one soulful LP. a b c d e f g h i j Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.117. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.

On December 22, 2022, at the age of 79, Bell died at his home in Bellingham, Washington after what was described as a "lengthy illness." [21] [22] Producing and songwriting [ edit ] The epilogue notes that Elton has been sober for over 28 years. He remains good friends and song-writing partners with Bernie and is happily married to David Furnish, with whom he has two children.Neglia, Matt (25 November 2019). "The 2019 Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Nominations". Next Best Picture . Retrieved 30 November 2019. Thom Bell: Philadelphia soul pioneer dies at 79". BBC News. December 23, 2022 . Retrieved December 26, 2022. In March 2019, it was reported that Paramount Pictures was pressuring director Dexter Fletcher and producer Matthew Vaughn to cut a sex scene between Taron Egerton and Richard Madden, so that the film could receive a PG-13 rating in the United States, as influenced by the financial success of Bohemian Rhapsody the year prior. [27] Fletcher denied the reports, saying that the movie "has and always will be the no holds barred, musical fantasy that Paramount and producers passionately support and believe in" and said the allegations were "nothing but rumours". [28] International Press Academy Editors (2 December 2019). "INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY THE 24TH ANNUAL SATELLITE AWARDS" (PDF). Satellite Awards . Retrieved 3 December 2019. {{ cite web}}: |last= has generic name ( help) This article was amended on 23 March 2023. An earlier version said that Thom Bell was born in Philadelphia. In fact, he moved there as a child after being born in Kingston, Jamaica.