I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues (track)
by Elton John
Year: 1983
From the album Too Low For Zero (track #5)
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I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues appears on the following album(s) by Elton John:
- Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (track #21) (compilation) (2002)
- Too Low For Zero (track #5) (this album) (1983)
- Greatest Hits 1976-1986 (track #9) (compilation) (1992)
- The Very Best Of Elton John (track #21) (compilation) (1990)
- Love Songs (track #3) (compilation) (1995)
- To Be Continued... (track #54) (compilation) (1990)
- Greatest Hits Volume III (1979-1987) (track #1) (compilation) (1987)
- Diamonds (track #21) (compilation) (2017)
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Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/09/2012 21:42 | #48193
An excellent piece of songwriting. "I simply love you more than life itself". One of his better songs.
