" Cage the Songbird" was a tribute to legendary French songstress Edith Piaf, and a year or so later was covered by Kiki Dee on an unreleased Rocket album, which finally was issued in 2008. In the U.S., it was certified gold in October and platinum in December 1976 by the RIAA. The cover art is from a painting by British artist Patrick Procktor, called "The Guardian Readers". It was the last album Gus Dudgeon produced with John for almost a decade. John has stated that Blue Moves is one of his favourites of the albums he has recorded. Only Davey Johnstone and Ray Cooper returned for roles on John's next album, A Single Man and beyond. Howard would briefly rejoin John's touring band in 1980, and work with him on the 1986 Tour De Force (tour) shows in Australia and New Zealand. The shows were the last time Pope, Passarelli, Quaye and John played together. Kenny Passarelli, Caleb Quaye, James Newton Howard and Roger Pope played their last shows together as part of the Elton John Band during John's seven-night engagement at Madison Square Garden at the conclusion of the Louder Than Concorde Tour, and formally were let go from the band after the album's release. There's a lot more to me than playing on the road." He accordingly left the touring/live performing scene for a brief period. I've made a decision tonight – this is going to be the last show. It's been a painful decision, whether to come back on the road or not. The lineup contained no bonus tracks.Having completed what he described as a "gruelling American tour", John only gave a handful of performances at the time of release, and later announced (during a charity concert at Wembley Arena the following year), "I haven't been touring for a long time. In 2003, Mercury/Universal and The Rocket Record Company reissued the album on CD, remastered by Gary Moore. They would appear on John's next release, The Fox.