Reg Strikes Back

Reg Strikes Back is the 21st studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1988. It was his self-proclaimed comeback album, and his own way of fighting back against bad press. The "Reg" in Reg Strikes Back refers to John's birth name, Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

Reg Strikes Back
Studio album by
Elton John
Released20 June 1988
Recorded1987–88
StudioAIR, London
GenrePop, rock
Length42:04
LabelMCA (US)
Rocket (UK)
ProducerChris Thomas
Elton John chronology
Elton John's Greatest Hits Vol. 3
(1987)		 Reg Strikes Back
(1988)		 Sleeping with the Past
(1989)
Singles from Reg Strikes Back
  1. "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Town of Plenty"
    Released: September 1988 (UK)
  3. "A Word in Spanish"
    Released: September 1988
  4. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)"
    Released: 1988 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Chicago Tribune(mixed)
Los Angeles Times
The New York Times(unfavourable)
Record Mirror
Rolling Stone

In the US, the album was certified gold in August 1988 by the RIAA. It was also John's third studio album in the 1980s to be placed inside the top 20 of US Billboard 200 (number 16, 1988).

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