You Gotta Love Someone

You Gotta Love Someone singolo discografico
Screenshot tratto dal video del brano
Artista	Elton John
Pubblicazione	agosto 1990
Durata	4:22
Album di provenienza	The Very Best of Elton John, To Be Continued..., Days of Thunder Soundtrack
Genere	Pop
Etichetta	Rocket Records, MCA Records (Stati Uniti/Canada)
Produttore	Don Was
Elton John - cronologia
Singolo precedente Sacrifice/Healing Hands (1990) Singolo successivo Easier to Walk Away (1990)

You Gotta Love Someone è un brano composto da Elton John con testo di Bernie Taupin ed interpretato dallo stesso cantante britannico, pubblicato come singolo nel 1990.

Il brano

Musicalmente parlando, si presenta come una canzone di chiaro stampo pop: Elton suona il pianoforte, ed è accompagnato da Randy Jackson al basso, Kenny Arnoff alla batteria e David Paich alle tastiere. Micheal Landau e Steve Lukather sono presenti alle chitarre; alle percussioni troviamo Paulinho Da Costa. Si cimentano infine ai cori Julia Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Waters, Phyllis Yvonne Williams, Carmen Twilie, Mona Lisa Young, Sweet Pea Atkinson e Donald Ray Mitchell. Nessun membro della Elton John Band originale suona quindi nel pezzo; il testo di Bernie Taupin significa Devi Amare Qualcuno.

You Gotta Love Someone, facente peraltro parte della colonna sonora del film di Tony Scott Giorni di tuono (Days of Thunder), fu pubblicata come singolo subito dopo il doppio Sacrifice/Healing Hands: non ebbe un grandissimo successo, conseguendo una #33 UK e una #43 USA^[1], ma raggiungse la #1 in Canada e nella classifica statunitense della Adult contemporary music. Fu inoltre inclusa nella raccolta del 1990 The Very Best of Elton John (#1 UK) e nel box set To Be Continued..., sempre del 1990.

I singoli

Singolo 7" (UK)

"You Gotta Love Someone" — 4:23
"Medicine Man" — 4:35

Singolo 7" (promo, UK)

"You Gotta Love Someone" — 4:23
"Medicine Man" — 4:35

Singolo 7" (UK)

"You Gotta Love Someone" — 4:23
"Sacrifice" — 5:07

Maxisingolo 12" (UK)

"You Gotta Love Someone" — 4:23
"Medicine Man" — 4:35
"Medicine Man" (con Adamski) - 5:12

CD (UK)

"You Gotta Love Someone" — 4:23
"Medicine Man" — 4:35
"Medicine Man" (con Adamski) - 5:12

CD (promo, USA)

"You Gotta Love Someone" (Edit) — 4:23
"You Gotta Love Someone" (Album Version) - 4:57

Formazione

Elton John: voce, pianoforte
Randy Jackson: basso
Kenny Aronoff: batteria
Michael Landau: chitarra
Steve Lukather: chitarra
David Paich: tastiere
Paulinho Da Costa: percussioni
Julia Waters: cori
Oren Waters: cori
Maxine Waters: cori
Phyllis Yvonne Williams: cori
Carmen Twilie: cori
Mona Lisa Young: cori
Sweet Pea Atkinson: cori
Donald Ray Mitchell: cori

Note

^ Elton John - classifiche UK e USA

Collegamenti esterni

Testo di You Gotta Love Someone e traduzione in italiano, su eltonjohnitaly.com.

V · D · M Singoli di Elton John
Anni 1960-70	I've Been Loving You/Here's to the Next Time (1968) · Lady Samantha/All Across the Havens (1969) · It's Me That You Need (1969) · Border Song (1970) · Rock n Roll Madonna (1970) · From Denver to L.A. (1970) · Take Me to the Pilot (1970) · Your Song (1970) · Friends (1971) · Levon (1971) · Tiny Dancer (1972) · Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (1972) · Honky Cat (1972) · Crocodile Rock (1972) · Daniel (1973) · Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (1973) · Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) · Step Into Christmas (1973) · Candle in the Wind (1974) · Bennie and the Jets (1974) · Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1974) · The Bitch Is Back (1974) · Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1974) · Philadelphia Freedom (1975) · Someone Saved My Life Tonight (1975) · Island Girl (1975) · Grow Some Funk of Your Own (1976) · I Feel like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford) (1976) · Pinball Wizard/Harmony (1976) · Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976) · Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (1976) · Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!) (1977) · Crazy Water (1977) · The Goaldigger Song (1977) · Ego (1978) · Part-Time Love (1978) · Song for Guy (1978) · Are You Ready for Love (1979) · Mama Can't Buy You Love (1979) · Victim of Love (1979) · Johnny B. Goode (1979)
Anni 1980	Little Jeannie (1980) · Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?) (1980) · Dear God (1980) · Nobody Wins (1981) · Just like Belgium (1981) · Chloe (1981) · Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) (1982) · Blue Eyes (1982) · Ball and Chain (1982) · Princess (1982) · All Quiet on the Western Front (1982) · I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (1983) · I'm Still Standing (1983) · Kiss the Bride (1983) · Cold as Christmas (in the Middle of the Year) (1983) · Sad Songs (Say So Much) (1984) · Passengers (1984) · Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) · In Neon (1984) · Breaking Hearts (Ain't What It Used to Be) (1984) · Act of War (1985) · Nikita (1985) · Wrap Her Up (1985) · That's What Friends Are For (1985) · Cry to Heaven (1986) · Heartache All Over the World (1986) · Slow Rivers (1986) · Your Song (1987) · Candle in the Wind (1987) · Take Me to the Pilot (1988) · I Don't Wanna Go on with You like That (1988) · Town of Plenty (1988) · A Word in Spanish (1988) · Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two) (1988) · Healing Hands (1989) · Sacrifice (1989)
Anni 1990	Club at the End of the Street (1990) · Sacrifice / Healing Hands (1990) · You Gotta Love Someone (1990) · Easier to Walk Away (1990) · Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1991) · The One (1992) · Runaway Train (1992) · The Last Song (1992) · Simple Life (1993) · True Love (1993) · Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1994) · Ain't Nothing like the Real Thing (1994) · Can You Feel the Love Tonight (1994) · Circle of Life (1994) · Believe (1995) · Made in England (1995) · Blessed (1995) · Please (1996) · You Can Make History (Young Again) (1996) · Live like Horses (1996) · Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 (1997) · Recover Your Soul (1998) · If the River Can Bend (1998) · Written in the Stars (1999) · A Step Too Far (1999)
Anni 2000-20	Someday Out of the Blue (2000) · Friends Never Say Goodbye (2000) · I Want Love (2001) · This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (2002) · Original Sin (2002) · Your Song (2002) · Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (2002) · Are You Ready for Love (2003) · The Heart of Every Girl (2003) · All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) (2004) · Turn the Lights Out When You Leave (2005) · Answer in the Sky (2005) · Electricity (2005) · The Bridge (2006) · Tinderbox (2006) · Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) (2007) · Step Into Christmas (2007) · If It Wasn't for Bad (2010) · Eight Hundred Dollar Shoes (2010) · Hey Ahab (2010) · Sad (2012) · Home Again (2013) · Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight) (2013) · Looking Up (2015) · Wonderful Crazy Night (2015) · (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (2019) · Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (2021) · Merry Christmas (2021)
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