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}} ''The Diving Board'' is the 31st studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John. It is the second of his studio releases since 1979's ''Victim of Love'' without any of his regular band members. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2013, and debuted at #3 on the UK album chart, his highest charting studio album in that country since 2001's ''Songs from the West Coast'', and at #4 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It is also his highest-charting solo album in the United States since ''Blue Moves'' in 1976. However, after just eight weeks the album fell off the charts completely. The album's premiere single, "Home Again", was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order. On 28 August 2013, a video for "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" was released on YouTube. ==Production == The album was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and produced in Los Angeles by ''The Union'' producer T-Bone Burnett. Burnett suggested that John return to the piano, bass and drums format of his very early years and the result, John says, is "the most exciting solo record I've done in a long, long time." ''The Diving Board'' was initially written in two days. The album's release date was pushed back: though the record was originally planned for release in the fall of 2012, it was revealed on Taupin's website that it would instead be released in February 2013 for promotional reasons. Later, it was pushed back again. It was revealed on 28 September 2012 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that John was unsatisfied with some songs on the album and that he had started to write more new songs for the album. He believed that many of the songs had a theme and that he wanted to write more songs after sitting on the project for so long. During a concert at the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia on 10 November 2012, John revealed that ''The Diving Board''s release would be pushed back further, to May 2013. The delay in release was because John was to record more material for the album with Burnett in January 2013. On 8 January 2013 it was revealed by Taupin's website that the title of the album had been changed from ''The Diving Board'' to ''Voyeur''. An article on ''Billboard'' published on 23 February 2013 revealed that the release date had once again been pushed back, this time until September 2013; the title of the album was back to ''The Diving Board'' again. The article also revealed the revised track list, which includes four new songs mixed in with the original material. A song originally stated for release on the album, titled "5th Avenue" (6:18), had been dropped. John called the revised album "The most piano-oriented album of my career" and said "It's my most adult album". In total the album's release had been pushed back four times. The album's premiere single "Home Again" was released on 24 June 2013, the same day the album became available for pre-order. On 28 August 2013, a video for "Mexican Vacation (Kids in the Candlelight)" was released on YouTube, being the album's second single.〔 The album debuted at #3 on the UK album chart behind indie rock band Arctic Monkeys at #1 and Swedish dance music producer Avicii at #2. In the United States, it entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at #4. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Diving Board」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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