Elton John's fifth studio album, Honky Château, was released in 1972 as the fifth studio album by Elton John, including the singles ‘Rocket Man’ and ‘Honky Cat’. It was produced by Gus Dudgeon and featured John's road band, which included Dee Murray on bass, Nigel Olsson on drums, and Davey Johnstone, a new member who played electric and acoustic guitars, among other instruments. The album reached number one in the US, becoming the first of John's seven consecutive number-one albums there.

It's titled after the Château d'Hérouville, a French country house located 18 miles north of Paris in the Val-d'Oise département. Elton John was among the first artists to record his music there, followed by David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, and others. Composer Michel Magne bought the property in 1962, and seven years later, he converted it…