Grateful Dead Family Discography: Madman Across The Water

Madman Across The Water

Composer: Elton John / Bernie Taupin

Madman Across The Water was performed by Bruce Hornsby through the 1990s and by The Dead in 2004. Bruce Hornsby recorded a version of the song for the 1991 album Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin.

The song was initially recorded by Elton John in 1970 for Tumbleweed Connection album but was not included on the final released version of that album. It was re-recorded in 1971 and released on the Madman Across the Water album.

The Dead

San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Phoenix, AZ, June 22, 2004, The Dead, 2004
Boise, ID, July 1 , 2004, The Dead, 2004
Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004, The Dead, 2004

Bruce Hornsby

Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin, Various Artists, 1991
Intersections, Bruce Hornsby, 2006

Elton John recordings

no info Madman Across the Water, Elton John, 1971
no info Elton John Box Set (5 LPs), Elton John, 1979
no info Tumbleweed Connection / Madman Across The Water, Elton John, 1983
no info Live in Australia With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Elton John, 1987
no info To Be Continued..., Elton John, 1990
no info Rare Masters, Elton John, 1992
no info Classic Elton John, Elton John, 1994
no info The Classic Years, Elton John, 1995
no info Tumbleweed Connection (Expanded CD), Elton John, 1995
no info Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums, Elton John, 2005
no info Live +, Elton John, 2005
no info Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden, Elton John, 2007
no info Tumbleweed Connection (Deluxe Edition), Elton John, 2008
no info Live 2010 Corpus Christi, Elton John, 2010
no info 5 Classic Albums, Elton John, 2014
no info Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story, Various Artists (Elton John), 2018

Other recordings

no info Live Bait, Caroline Aiken, 1995
no info Bohemia, Tommy Elskes, 2000
no info Live, Sandra Bernhard, 2005
no info Something, Jeff Cosco, 2006
no info New Orleans' Seventh Ward Griot, Carl LeBlanc, 2008
no info Songs I Wish I Wrote, Rich Wyman, 2011
no info Hiding Under The Covers, Alison Scott, 2012
no info Stolen Songs 3, Sam Wartenbee & Friends, 2014
no info Alternative History Vol. 2, CIA Hippie Mind Control, 2021
no info Single (The Libation Bearers / Madman Across The Water), CIA Hippie Mind Control, 2021