The Diving Board is the twenty-ninth studio album by British musician Elton John. It is the second of his studio releases since 1979's Victim of Love without any of his regular Elton John Band members. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013 and debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, his highest-charting studio album in his home country since 2001's Songs from the West Coast, and at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. It is also his highest-charting solo album in the United States since Blue Moves in 1976.
01. Elton John - Oceans Away [3:58]
02. Elton John - Oscar Wilde Gets Out [4:35]
03. Elton John - A Town Called Jubilee [4:30]
04. Elton John - The Ballad of Blind Tom [4:12]
05. Elton John - Dream #1 [0:40]
06. Elton John - My Quicksand [4:47]
07. Elton John - Can't Stay Alone Tonight [4:49]
08. Elton John - Voyeur [4:16]
09. Elton John - Home Again [5:01]
10. Elton John - Take This Dirty Water [4:25]
11. Elton John - Dream #2 [0:43]
12. Elton John - The New Fever Waltz [4:39]
13. Elton John - Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight) [3:34]
14. Elton John - Dream #3 [1:37]
15. Elton John - The Diving Board [5:56]
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Total time [00:57:41]
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Elton John / The Diving Board
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.20 dB -15.71 dB 3:58 01-Oceans Away
DR7 -0.24 dB -9.62 dB 4:35 02-Oscar Wilde Gets Out
DR8 -0.05 dB -9.99 dB 4:30 03-A Town Called Jubilee
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DR11 -0.20 dB -13.36 dB 4:47 06-My Quicksand
DR9 -0.16 dB -10.82 dB 4:49 07-Can't Stay Alone Tonight
DR10 -0.15 dB -12.47 dB 4:16 08-Voyeur
DR11 -0.15 dB -14.26 dB 5:01 09-Home Again
DR8 0.00 dB -10.17 dB 4:25 10-Take This Dirty Water
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DR11 -0.21 dB -13.85 dB 1:37 14-Dream #3
DR9 -0.19 dB -10.74 dB 5:56 15-The Diving Board
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