Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is a 1975 concept album by Elton John that chronicles his and lyricist Bernie Taupin’s early careers through autobiographical songs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
rock album
studio album
artist Elton John
chartPositionUKAlbumsChart 2
chartPositionUSBillboard200 1
chronicles early career of Bernie Taupin
early career of Elton John
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtBy Alan Aldridge
criticalReception widely acclaimed
featuresMusician Davey Johnstone
Dee Murray
Nigel Olsson
Ray Cooper
followsAlbum Caribou
format compact disc
digital download
vinyl LP
hasGenre pop rock
rock
soft rock
hasLinerNotes autobiographical commentary on Elton John and Bernie Taupin
hasTrack (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket
Better Off Dead
Bitter Fingers
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Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
Tower of Babel
We All Fall in Love Sometimes
Writing
label DJM Records
MCA Records
language English
length approximately 46 minutes
narrativeFocus Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s early careers
notableFor being one of the first albums to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200
notableSingle Someone Saved My Life Tonight
precededByAlbum Rock of the Westies
primaryLyricist Bernie Taupin
producer Gus Dudgeon
recordedIn 1974
releaseDate 1975-05-19
releaseYear 1975
theme autobiographical

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Elton John notableAlbum Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
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this entity surface form: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (song)