Why this album mattered

Caribou is the eighth studio album by British musician Elton John, released on 24 June 1974 by MCA Records in the US and on 28 June by DJM Records in the UK. Background In the liner notes to the 1995 CD re-release, Elton John described the album as being recorded quickly in January 1974, with only about nine days to get everything recorded, because he and the band "were under enormous pressure" to finish the album and immediately embark on a Japanese tour. The album was named after the Caribou Ranch recording studio in Nederland, Colorado, where part of the album was recorded. It reached #21 and charted for 20 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Bennie And The Jets", "Island Girl", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds".