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Taupin is lyricist Bernie Taupin ' s first solo ___MASK2___ . It is a spoken word ___MASK2___ of his poetry . Taupin was well known for writing the words to many ___MASK36___ songs , and he collaborated with the same musicians John used on his albums in order to create his own . Gus Dudgeon produced the ___MASK2___ and Steve Brown coordinated it . Sir Elton Hercules John , ( born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947 ) is an ___MASK69___ singer , pianist , and composer . He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967 ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date . In his five - decade career ___MASK36___ has sold more than 300million records , making him one of the best - selling music artists in the world . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits , including seven consecutive No . 1 US albums , 58 " Billboard " Top 40 singles , 27 Top 10 , four No . 2 and nine No . 1 . For 31 consecutive years ( 1970  2000 ) he had at least one song in the " Billboard " Hot 100 . His tribute single , re - penned in dedication to the late Princess Diana , " Candle in the Wind 1997 " sold over 33million copies worldwide and is the best - selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . He has also composed music , produced records , and has occasionally acted in films . John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987 , and 1997 to 2002 . He is an honorary Life President of the club , and in 2014 had a stand named after him at the club ' s home stadium . ___MASK92___ ( short for the label ' s legal name Universal City Records and rendered as UNI ) was a record label owned by MCA Inc .. The brand , which long featured a distinctive UNi logo , was established in 1966 by MCA executive Ned Tanen and developed by music industry veteran Russ Regan . Notable artists on Uni included Strawberry Alarm Clock , the Foundations , Hugh Masekela , Brian Hyland , Desmond Dekker , Bill Cosby , Elton John , Neil Diamond , Dave and Ansil Collins , Fever Tree , Olivia Newton - John , Betty Everett and the Factory ( Lowell George , Dallas Taylor ...). In 1967 , Uni took over management of MCA ' s newly acquired Kapp Records . Uni also operated Revue Records , a soul music subsidiary , from about 1966 to 1970 . In 1971 Uni was merged with Kapp and the co - owned American Decca Records , to form MCA Records . The Decca , Kapp , and Uni labels continued to be used for new releases for a short time , but in late 1972 , new releases by their former artists began appearing on the MCA Records label ; before long , their back catalogs were transferred to MCA as well . That year , Regan left MCA to revive 20th Century Records for 20th Century Fox . `` Tiny Dancer '' is a 1971 song by ___MASK36___ with lyrics by Bernie Taupin . It appears on John ' s fourth album , Madman Across the Water , and was released as a single in 1972 . In the U . S . it was certified Gold on 19 May 2005 , and Platinum on 19 August 2011 by the Recording Industry Association of America . It has sold 115 , 501 copies in the UK , despite never being released as a proper single . The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) is a continental North and South American trade organization that represents the recording industry in the United States . Its members consist of ___MASK38___ ___MASK71___ and distributors , which the RIAA says " create , manufacture and / or distribute approximately 85 % of all legally sold recorded music in the United States ." The RIAA headquarters is in Washington , D . C . Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most - popular songs in a particular genre . When used without qualification it refers to the best - selling or most frequently broadcast popular music . The term is derived from ___MASK38___ music charts , a few of which traditionally consist of a total of 40 songs . Top 40 is also an alternative term for the radio format of such music , also known as Contemporary hit radio . " Candle in the Wind 1997 " is a song by ___MASK36___ , a re - written and re - recorded version of his 1973 song " Candle in the Wind ". It was released on 13 September 1997 as a tribute single to the late Diana , Princess of ___MASK64___ , with the global proceeds from the song going towards Diana ' s charities . In many countries , it was pressed as a double A - side with " Something About the Way You Look Tonight ". It was produced by Sir George Martin . Bernard John " Bernie " Taupin ( born 22 May 1950 ) is an ___MASK69___ lyricist , poet , and singer , best known for his long - term collaboration with ___MASK36___ , writing the lyrics for the majority of the star ' s songs , and making his lyrics some of the best known in music history . " Candle in the Wind " is a threnody song with music and lyrics by ___MASK36___ and Bernie Taupin . It was originally written in 1973 , in honour of Marilyn Monroe , who had died 11 years earlier . Madman Across the Water is the fourth ___MASK45___ by ___MASK36___ , released in 1971 through ___MASK15___ and ___MASK92___ .