Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy

Artist: Elton John

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Average Rating: (See all reviews) Label: Rocket Records (USA) Usually ships within 6-11 days (83 available) 1  Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 2  Tower of Babel 3  Bitter Fingers 4  Tell Me When the Whistle Blows 5  Someone Saved My Life Tonight 6  (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket 7  Better Off Dead 8  Writing 9  We All Fall in Love Sometimes 10  Curtains 11  Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - (featuring John Lennon) 12  One Day at a Time 13  Philadelphia Freedom Performer Notes Personnel: Elton John (vocals, electric piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, Mellotron, ARP synthesizer); John Lennon (guitar); Davey Johnstone (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, piano, background vocals); David Henschel (ARP synthesizer); Dee Murrey (bass guitar, background vocals); Nigel Olsson (drums, background vocals); Ray Cooper (congas, bongos, cymbals, Jew's harp, tambourine, triangle, bells, hand bells, gong). Audio Remasterer: Tony Cousins. Liner Note Author: John Tobler. Recording information: Caribou Ranch, Colorado (06/1974 - 07/1974). One of Elton John's many 1970s pop gems, CAPTAIN FANTASTIC & THE DIRT BROWN COWBOY is a classic album filled with well-written, catchy tunes. The most famous song from this record is the radio hit, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." A bitter tune about a badly entangled relationship, John's lyric rejoices in an 11th-hour triumph of freedom. CAPTAIN FANTASTIC also features John's well-known version of the Lennon/McCartney favorite "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." John maintains the eccentric sonic elements of this tune, but makes it more dramatic and operatic, particularly as the song's refrain loops on and on towards the ending. "Writing" is another highlight on this disc; Latin-influenced, upbeat, and bubbly, this number contains some quirky bongo playing and a light, care-free lyric centered on the actual process of composing songs. Without a doubt, John and partner Bernie Taupin were one of the best songwriting duos in rock history, and many of their finer collaborations are captured on this 1975 release. Professional Reviews Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.134) - Ranked #158 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" Producer: Gus Dudgeon Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Quantity Available: 83 UPC: 731452816023 Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 14 May 1996

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1975. It debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Pop Albums chart, the first ever to do so, and stayed there for seven weeks. It has gone on to be certified as triple platinum. On the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 2. In 2003, the album was ranked number 158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Another classic album of Elton John I often toss up which I prefer the most this or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, this album is also a good example of Eltons vocal dexterity and talant that has led him to world wide fame it includes a couple of his well known songs and all the others are also very listenable I enjoy all the songs which is rear in any album so I have to give it top marks it is often Etons voice that makes the songs so good.