"Dear God" is a song by British musician Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It's the sixth track on his 1980 album 21 at 33. It is the shortest track on the album, and when released as a single, it failed to break any major charts, but reached No. 82 on the Australian singles chart.
It was originally intended to be released with only the one B-side, "Tactics", but the actual release came as a double-disc set, with the other disc being "Steal Away Child" and "Love So Cold". Two tracks were later used as B-sides for the Too Low for Zero and Breaking Hearts albums, and did not surface on a CD until the release of the 2020 box set Jewel Box where all three B-side tracks were included.
Charts Chart (1980) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 82
Personnel Elton John – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, overdubbed piano James Newton Howard – Fender Rhodes David Paich – organ Steve Lukather – electric guitars Reggie McBride – bass Alvin Taylor – drums Clive Franks – tambourine Venette Gloud – backing vocals Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
Choir Curt Becher Joe Chemay Bruce Johnston (also arrangements) Jon Joyce Peter Noone Toni Tennille
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