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Released on Geffen, also Sweet Child o’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses), White Christmas (V) and Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N’ Roses)
Written by Gary Osborne, also Part Time Love, Little Jeannie and Blue Eyes
Part of Sad Songs (Say So Much), also Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Elton John wrote 484 songs on fono
Elton John’s most frequent co-writer is Bernie Taupin (378 songs together)
Gary Osborne wrote 28 songs on fono
Gary Osborne’s most frequent co-writer is Elton John (22 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Elton John and Gary Osborne
- Part of
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Released on
- Geffen
- Written by
- Elton John and Gary Osborne
- Part of
- Sad Songs (Say So Much)
- Released on
- Geffen
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Gary Osborne
Same label: Geffen
Same release: Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Same writer: Gary Osborne
Same label: Geffen
Same writer: Gary Osborne
Same label: Geffen
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz A Simple Man was written by Elton John
2MusicBrainz A Simple Man was written by Gary Osborne
A Simple Man was written by Gary Osborne
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz A Simple Man is part of the release Sad Songs (Say So Much)
A Simple Man is part of the release Sad Songs (Say So Much)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Geffen is the label of the song A Simple Man
Geffen is the label of the song A Simple Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz A Simple Man was released on 1984-05-01