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Who Believes in Angels?

Who Believes in Angels? is a collaborative studio album by British musician Elton John and American musician Brandi Carlile. It was released on 4 April 2025, through Interscope Records. The album is produced by Andrew Watt, and was recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles. The record was announced on 5 February 2025, alongside the release of its title track. It is John's thirty-third studio album and Carlile's eighth.

Background
Recording for the album began in October 2023, a process in which John, Carlile and Watt "pushed each other out of their comfort zones to write and record an album completely from scratch in just 20 days", according to a press release. Musicians contributing to the album include Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer, and session bass guitarist Pino Palladino. John described the album as "one of the toughest I've made" and "one of the greatest musical experiences of my life." Carlile described the recording process as being in "an incredibly challenging and inspiring environment to work in, everybody throwing in ideas, everybody listening to everybody else's ideas." ==Promotion==
Promotion
The album's title track was released as the first single on 5 February 2025 alongside the announcement of the album. In addition to the single, a short film documenting the making of the song was released to YouTube on the same day. John and Carlile performed a concert at the London Palladium for the CBS special An Evening with Elton & Brandi. Its soundtrack was released on vinyl as part of Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 in November. ==Critical reception==
Commercial performance
Who Believes in Angels? debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 with 40,000 album-equivalent units, becoming John's twenty-second top-ten album and a fourth for Carlile. The album also debuted at number one on both the Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums' charts. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 22,843 album-equivalent units, becoming John's tenth album to achieve it and Carlile's first. John also joined Kylie Minogue and Michael Jackson as the fifth artist with the most topper albums on the chart. ==Track listing==
Track listing
Note • "The Rose of Laura Nyro" contains elements of "Eli's Comin'" by Laura Nyro. ==Personnel==
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. MusiciansElton John – vocals, piano (tracks 1–4, 6–10); Rhodes piano (5) • Brandi Carlile – vocals (1–9), acoustic guitar (3, 8, 9), guitar (5) • Andrew Watt – electric guitar (1–4, 6–9), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6, 7), background vocals (3, 6–9), bass (5, 9), drums (8), pump organ (9) • Chad Smith – drums (1–4, 6, 7, 9), percussion (2–4, 6–9) • Pino Palladino – bass (1–4, 6–8) • Josh Klinghoffer – synthesizers (all tracks), keyboards (1–9), organ (1, 4–9), electric guitar (1) • James King – saxophone (1, 2, 10), flute (10) • Ron Blake – trumpet (1, 2, 10), flugelhorn (10) Technical and visuals • Andrew Watt – production, Polaroids • Paul Lamalfa – engineeringSerban GheneamixingMatt Coltonmastering • Marco Sonzini – additional engineering, keyboard engineering • Nate Haessly – engineering assistance • Zack Zajdel – engineering assistance • Bryce Bordone – mix engineering assistance • Marc VanGool – studio technician • Chris Warren – studio technician • Chelsea Fodero – production coordination • Andrew Koenig – production coordination • Laura Ramsay – production coordination • David LaChapelle – photography • Peggy Sirota – Bernie Taupin photograph • Mat Maitland – design • Markus Bagå – design ==Charts==
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