| To Be Continued... | |
| Type: | box set |
| Artist: | Elton John |
| Cover: | To_be_continued_us.JPG |
| Released: | 8 November 1990 (US) November 1991 (UK) |
| Recorded: | Various locations, 1965–1991 |
| Genre: | Rock, pop rock |
| Length: | 5:01:20 |
| Label: | MCA (US) Rocket (UK) |
| Producer: | Gus Dudgeon (US) Chris Thomas, Elton John, Clive Franks, Don Was, Steve Brown (UK) |
| Prev Title: | The Very Best of Elton John |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | The One |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
To Be Continued... is a four-disc box set by English musician Elton John, originally released in 1990. The box set was compiled by John and Bernie Taupin that same year. It details John's music from his days with Bluesology to the then-present day.[1]
Aside from hit singles, the box set features deep cuts, unreleased music, fan favorites and live performances in John's career. Four new songs ("Made for Me", "You Gotta Love Someone", "I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin'" and "Easier to Walk Away") were recorded for the box set.
Newly sober John was unhappy with the US cover art (it reminded him of his old excesses), so the 1991 UK release was issued with new cover art and also replaced "You Gotta Love Someone" (which had already been released on The Very Best of Elton John the previous year) and "I Swear I Heard the Night Talkin'" with then-unreleased "Suit of Wolves" and "Understanding Women". The former become one of the B-sides to "The One" and the latter was included as a track on the 1992 album The One.
MCA's rights to John's music lapsed in the 1990s, and the Elton John back catalogue was reverted to Polydor Records, which put it back out in upgraded editions on the Island Records label. This set was deleted by 1994, and was soon selling for serious amounts of money as a collector's item. However, in 1999, MCA's parent company, Universal Music, bought Polydor, and suddenly this box set reappeared.
In the US, it was certified gold in June 1992 and platinum in November 2006. In April 2016, it was certified 2 x platinum by the RIAA.
All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.