Honky Château is the fifth studio album by British musician Elton John. It was released on 19 May 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one on the US Billboard 200, the first of John's seven consecutive US number one albums.
01. Elton John - Honky Cat [5:12]
02. Elton John - Mellow [5:33]
03. Elton John - I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself [3:35]
04. Elton John - Susie (Dramas) [3:27]
05. Elton John - Rocket Man [4:42]
06. Elton John - Salvation [3:59]
07. Elton John - Slave [4:22]
08. Elton John - Amy [4:03]
09. Elton John - Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters [5:01]
10. Elton John - Hercules [5:20]
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Total time [00:45:13]
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 2. October 2015, 21:21
Elton John / Honky Chateau
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10 | 39:53.32 | 5:20.23 | 179507 | 203529
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log date: 2026-01-26 06:00:29
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Analyzed: Elton John / Honky Chateau (829 249-2)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -14.98 dB 5:12 01-Honky Cat
DR13 0.00 dB -14.81 dB 5:33 02-Mellow
DR13 0.00 dB -15.68 dB 3:35 03-I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
DR13 0.00 dB -15.21 dB 3:27 04-Susie (Dramas)
DR14 0.00 dB -17.19 dB 4:42 05-Rocket Man
DR12 0.00 dB -15.19 dB 3:59 06-Salvation
DR15 0.00 dB -17.85 dB 4:22 07-Slave
DR12 0.00 dB -13.98 dB 4:03 08-Amy
DR13 -4.33 dB -19.94 dB 5:01 09-Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters
DR13 0.00 dB -15.10 dB 5:20 10-Hercules
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 859 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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