Kiki Dee - The Rocket Years [5CD Box Set] (2019)

Five CD box set. When Elton John started up his Rocket Records label in 1973, Kiki Dee was his first signing, and he produced the first album Loving And Free, utilizing his own band and a "who's who" of UK session musicians. In 1974, she formed the Kiki Dee Band, and again hit the charts with the single and album "I've Got The Music In Me". In 1975, she recorded an album in LA, Cage The Songbird - for reasons that will be revealed in the extensive annotation in this book set, this album was shelved and did not see a release until 2008. It now takes it's correct place in this collection of Kiki's recordings for the Rocket label. The summer of 1976 saw Kiki occupy the UK # 1 singles spot for six weeks with her old friend Elton, with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". It was also # 1 in the US, where it sold over a million copies. Further success came with two more albums for Rocket, Kiki Dee (1977) and Stay With Me (1978), featuring the singles "Chicago" and "First Thing In The Morning". Containing all five albums and lavishly illustrated with photos and ephemera from Kiki's own collection, and with annotation by Alan Robinson based on a brand new interview, this media book package also features ten bonus tracks, including "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", and it's B-side "Snow Queen", on CD for the first time outside Australia.