Elton said it pushed him into very unfamiliar musical territory, dipping into hip-hop, country and electronic dance music, sometimes in the same song.
"I realised there was something weirdly familiar about working like this," he said in a statement announcing the album. "At the start of my career, in the late 60s, I worked as a session musician. Working with different artists during lockdown reminded me of that. I'd come full circle: I was a session musician again. And it was still a blast."
The opening track with Dua Lipa, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix), was released earlier this month.
Elton takes the lead on some of the tracks, including duets with Brandi Carlile and Eddie Vedder, and is a featured guest on others, including previously released recordings with Rina Sawayama and Surfaces.
- AP