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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is a 1975 rock album by Elton John. It runs 10 tracks across 47 minutes on EMI.

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79 /100
3 critics: 10
Tracks: 47 min
Runtime: 132 bpm
Tempo: F minor
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The Village VoiceB
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5

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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy album cover

The Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy cover was designed by Bernie Taupin, David Larkham and David Larkham & Friends, photographed by David Larkham, Emerson/Loew, Ian Vaughan, Michael Ross and Terry O'Neill, and illustrated by Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock and John Hair.

Design: Bernie Taupin, David Larkham, David Larkham & Friends
Photography: David Larkham, Emerson/Loew, Ian Vaughan, Michael Ross, Terry O'Neill
Illustration: Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock, John Hair

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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition)Anniversary edition · 2025 · 27 tracks
1. 1Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Remastered 2016)
2. 2Tower Of Babel (Remastered 2016)
3. 3Bitter Fingers (Remastered 2016)
4. 4Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Remastered 2016)
5. 5Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Remastered 2016)
6. 6(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Remastered 2016)
7. 7Better Off Dead (Remastered 2016)
8. 8Writing (Remastered 2016)
9. 9We All Fall In Love Sometimes (Remastered 2016)
10. 10Curtains (Remastered 2016)
11. 11Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Remastered 2025)
12. 12One Day At A Time (Remastered 2025)
13. 13Philadelphia Freedom (Remastered 2025)
14. 14House Of Cards (Remastered 2025)
15. 15Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Session Demo)
16. 16Captain Fantastic (Take 1 / Session Demo)
17. 17Writing (Session Demo)
18. 18We All Fall In Love Sometimes (Session Demo)
19. 19Captain Fantastic (Take 2 / Session Demo)
20. 20Bitter Fingers (Session Demo)
21. 21Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
22. 22Bitter Fingers (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
23. 23Tell Me When The Whistle Blows (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
24. 24Someone Saved My Life Tonight (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)
25. 25(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket (Captain Fantastic Live / 2005)

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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer/musician Elton John, released in 1975. It debuted at number 1 on the U.S. Pop Albums chart, the first album ever to do so, and stayed there for seven weeks. It was certified Gold on 21 May 1975 and was certified Platinum and 3x Platinum on 23 March 1993 by the RIAA. In Canada, it also debuted at number 1 on the RPM national Top Albums chart and only broke a run of what would have been fifteen consecutive weeks at the top by falling one position to number 2 in the ninth week (May 31 - September 6). 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. This was the last album until Too Low For Zero that Elton John and his classic band would play together.

In brief

When was Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy released?: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was released in 1975 on EMI.
How many tracks are on Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy?: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.
What genre is Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy?: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is catalogued under Rock, Pop Rock, Pop.
What BPM is Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy?: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy runs at a median tempo of 132 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy?: Listeners of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy also rate Abbey Road by The Beatles, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, Imagine by John Lennon.

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy at a glance

Labels: DJM Records, MCA Records
Recorded at: Caribou Ranch
Produced by: Gus Dudgeon

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