My Father’s Gun

~ Recording by Elton John

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • GB1970-10-30
DJM RecordsDJLPS 410
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCA 2014
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
UNI Records (also known as “UNI”)73096
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
DJM RecordsDJLPS 410
1.5My Father's Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
Polydor (British label, see annotation)829 248-2
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)MCAD-31103
1.5My Father’s Gun6:22Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • US1991-02-01
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUDCD 543
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)314-528 155-2
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)528 155-2
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
The Rocket Record Company314-528 155-2
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • JP2001-09-27
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-9102
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • US2004-11-09
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)B0003611-36
2.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • US2004-11-09
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)B0003611-36
1.3My Father's Gun6:21Elton JohnElizabethtown: Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2005-09-13
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)82876 71410-2
1.5My Father’s Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • GB2008-06-02
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)5305255
1.5My Father’s Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed Connection (deluxe edition)Elton JohnAlbum
  • US2008-06-03
Island Mercury (subsidiary of Universal Music Group)B001083902
1.5My Father's Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
  • JP2008-09-24
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-93665/6
1.5My Father’s Gun6:18Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0010839-02
2.5My Father's Gun?:??Elton John5 Classic Albums: 1970–1973Elton JohnAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-07-16
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Rocket Record Company00602537069118
2.5My Father's Gun6:21Elton John5 Classic AlbumsElton JohnAlbum + Compilation
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)B0019409-02
1.5My Father's Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed Connection (Limited Edition)Elton JohnAlbum
  • JP2019-08-07
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)UICY-78957
8.4My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnJewel BoxElton JohnAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-11-13
Universal UMC
8.4My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnJewel BoxElton JohnAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2020-11-13
Universal UMC
8.4My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnJewel Box (8CD super deluxe edition)Elton JohnAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2020-11-13
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)071 590-8
1.4My Father’s Gun?:??Elton JohnJewel Box (And This Is Me...)Elton JohnAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2020-11-13
EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023)0731465
1.33My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnNever Too Late: The Deeper CutsElton JohnAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • XW2024-12-13
1.5My Father's Gun6:19Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbumMCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990)DIDX-377, MCAD-37199
1.5My Father’s Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbumEMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint)
1.5My Father’s Gun6:21Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbum
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder)3145281552 INO2
1.5My Father’s Gun6:20Elton JohnTumbleweed ConnectionElton JohnAlbumThe Rocket Record Company

Relationships

engineer:Robin Geoffrey Cable
producer:Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:Caleb Quaye
bass guitar:David Glover (bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):Roger Pope
piano and lead vocals:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:Madeline Bell
Tony Burrows
Lesley Duncan
Kay Garner
Tony Hazzard (songwriter)
Dusty Springfield
recorded at:Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
has remixes:My Father’s Gun (5.1 mix)
recording of:My Father’s Gun

My Father’s Gun

lyricist:Bernie Taupin
composer:Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.