Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

~ Release by Elton John (see all versions of this release, 33 available)

Annotation

Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered

Tracklist

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#	Title	Length
1	Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar, electric guitar and mandolin: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray congas, gong, shakers and tambourine and quijada [jawbone]: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson Rhodes piano and piano and lead vocals: Elton John phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	5:45
2	Tower Of Babel assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone piano and lead vocals: Elton John tambourine: Ray Cooper phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Tower of Babel lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	4:28
3	Bitter Fingers assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray bell, bell tree, congas and tambourine: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone piano and lead vocals: Elton John background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Bitter Fingers lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	4:34
4	Tell Me When The Whistle Blows assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray congas and tambourine: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone Rhodes piano and clavinet and lead vocals: Elton John orchestrator: Gene Page phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Tell Me When the Whistle Blows lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	4:21
5	Someone Saved My Life Tonight assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar and electric guitar [Lesie guitar]: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray cymbal, shakers and tambourine: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson Rhodes piano, piano and string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble] and lead vocals: Elton John background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: MCA Records (in 1975) and This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Someone Saved My Life Tonight lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and WB Music Corp.	6:45
6	(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray clavinet and piano and lead vocals: Elton John drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson tambourine: Ray Cooper background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: (Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John	4:01
7	Better Off Dead assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson piano and lead vocals: Elton John triangle: Ray Cooper background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Better Off Dead lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	2:37
8	Writing assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar and piano: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray bongos, shakers and triangle: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson Rhodes piano and lead vocals: Elton John background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Writing lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	3:40
9	We All Fall In Love Sometimes assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon acoustic guitar and electric guitar: Davey Johnstone bass guitar: Dee Murray bell, congas and tambourine: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson harpsichord, mellotron and piano and lead vocals: Elton John string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]: David Hentschel background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: We All Fall in Love Sometimes lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Big Pig Music Ltd., Leeds Music Corp. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	4:16
10	Curtains assistant engineer: Mark Guercio engineer: Jeff Guercio producer: Gus Dudgeon bass guitar: Dee Murray bell, congas and tambourine: Ray Cooper drums (drum set): Nigel Olsson electric guitar: Davey Johnstone harpsichord, mellotron and piano and lead vocals: Elton John string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]: David Hentschel background vocals: Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson phonographic copyright (℗) by: This Record Co. Ltd. (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011) recorded at: Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States recording of: Curtains lyricist: Bernie Taupin composer: Elton John publisher: Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.	6:16

Credits

Release

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/13973711 [info]

Release group

part of:	Billboard Decade End Chart: Billboard 200 (number: 23) (order: 23) Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (number: 41) (order: 41) Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1976) (order: 67) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 158) (order: 158) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 158) (order: 158)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/30569 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Elton-john/Captain-fantastic-and-the-brown-dirt-cowboy [info]
reviews:	https://laut.de/Elton-John/Alben/Captain-Fantastic-And-The-Brown-Dirt-Cowboy-50th-Anniversary-126099 [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/mw28 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/elton_john/captain_fantastic_and_the_brown_dirt_cowboy/ [info] https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-5966 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000194334 [info]
Wikidata:	Q1754335 [info]

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