- rock, pop rock, pop, album rock
- 47 min
- 10 tracks
- DJM Records
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British musician Elton John, released on 23 May 1975 by DJM Records in the UK and MCA Records in the US. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John and his long-term lyricist Bernie Taupin.
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Grave, spare, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy5:46
- A2Tower of Babel4:29
- A3Bitter Fingers4:34
- A4Tell Me When the Whistle Blows4:22
- A5Someone Saved My Life Tonight6:48
- B1(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket4:03
- B2Better Off Dead2:38
- B3Writing3:42
- B4We All Fall in Love Sometimes4:18
- B5Curtains6:16
10 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Elton John
- Label
- DJM Records
- Released
- 1975
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
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