Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

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Paul Flynn in The Observer was similarly taken with the album’s candour and authenticity. “Bernie Taupin and Elton have a rare telepathy,” he wrote, “and if Captain Fantastic dealt with their failure to cope with failure, the new one is about struggling with success: ‘You couldn’t tell me I was wrong/You couldn’t tell me anything,’ sings Elton on ‘I Must Have Lost It On The Wind.’ His defiance is still arresting.”

I thought, That’s good, because it gives people a sense of history, a time period. From then, I just took the issues that were larger than life to us, songs that dealt with the people we lost and continue to lose, our personal relationships and the pressures.” ‘His defiance is still arresting’ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Between the start of the sessions and the album’s appearance there came another few months of momentous releases and events. Elton’s first greatest hits collection, released in November, became a prodigious success, soaring to what is now estimated at 24 million worldwide sales. A US chart-topper for ten weeks, it was certified 17-times platinum by the RIAA for its American sales in 2016, and is comfortably his biggest-selling album of all. Keeping a bargain American album certifications – Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy". Recording Industry Association of America.In 1976, Bally released a Capt. Fantastic pinball machine with artwork by Dave Christensen of Elton John in his "pinball wizard" character from the movie Tommy. In 1977, Bally released a "home model" version with artwork by Alan Aldridge. Before, I just used to write melodies to Bernie’s experiences and fantasies,” he told Melody Maker. “I identify with this album so much more than anything else I’ve done. For me it will always be my favorite album. But that’s from a purely selfish point of view. Whether it will stand the test of time, who knows? You can only tell in retrospect.” Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1sted.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

Traumafessions:: Reader Bigwig on Captain Fantastic & Hieronymus Bosch". kindertrauma. 24 February 2009 . Retrieved 16 October 2017. I’ve often wondered just what the common, crucial element has been in the artistic downfall of so many different artists. What’s the process by which otherwise talented musicians — Bowie, the Stones, U2, Stevie Wonder, and especially Elton John and Bernie Taupin — go from frightening acuity to rote professionalism? After considering the matter for some time the only answer that makes any sense is hunger. Everyone starts from the same point of hunger. Desire propels the artist through the stratosphere at frightening velocities, enabling them to accomplish Herculean feats of artistic mastery for as long as they remain in motion. A home version of this game was also produced; see Bally's 1977 'Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy'. British album certifications – Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy". British Phonographic Industry. Fifty-nine at the time of the album’s release, John co-produced it himself with the Atlanta-based Matt Still, who had engineered and mixed the previous set. He was one of only two other names to appear in the tight-knit team that made The Captain And The Kid, along with percussionist John Mahon (that’s if you don’t count Elton’s dog Arthur, who made a cameo appearance barking at the end of “Just Like Noah’s Ark”).From the end of the world to your town. That was the odyssey completed in the title-song lyric from Elton John’s ninth studio album, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy. Put another way, this was the record that describes Elton and Bernie Taupin’s adventures in their first seven years, which took them from their towns all over the world. My initial response was not tremendously enthusiastic, because you’re dealing with a [huge] arc of time, so you can’t get tremendously detailed. The second thing that came to mind was that we’re living in a much more cynical age now, and how are people going to view it?

Offiziellecharts.de – Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 November 2021. As ever, the new album was only one of several projects on Elton’s plate that year. He and Bernie wrote what the superstar pianist described as their most complex songs ever, for the Lestat musical, which opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in April 2006. Based on Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles books, Lestat constituted John’s third time on Broadway as a composer, following The Lion King and Aida ( Billy Elliot: The Musical would transfer to Broadway in 2008). RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014 . Retrieved 24 February 2012. More than anything else, his enthusiasm for the realm of pop stardom, without any of the ironic detachment that has allowed peers such as Bowie to thrive in the public eye without losing a shred of their critical cache, has eroded his credibility as an artist of import almost beyond the vanishing point. For a younger critical establishment raised on the likes of Nirvana and Pavement, it would be almost impossible to reconcile the steely likes of Madman Across the Water with the image of Elton as the self-proclaimed “Queen Bitch” of pop, hobnobbing with the rich and richer, making no effort to hide his own beyond-ostentatious wealth.a b Landau, Jon (17 July 1975). "Elton John: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009 . Retrieved 26 November 2011. I thought, if you’re going to tell stories, tell stories that are accessible to people. It’s got to be about love, life, death, excess, and those are things that everyone is open to, whether they’re a politician or a plumber.” Spencer, Neil (4 October 2008). "Alan Aldridge talks about his ground-breaking work for Penguin, Elton John and the Beatles". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712 . Retrieved 16 October 2017. Top Selling Albums of 1975 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand . Retrieved 8 November 2021. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by English musician Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and his long-term lyricist Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA Records in America and DJM in the UK and was an instant commercial success. The album was certified gold before its release, and reached No. 1 in its first week of release on the US Billboard 200, the first album to achieve both honors. It sold 1.4 million copies within four days of release, and stayed in the top position in the chart for seven weeks. [3] [4]

Christgau, Robert (16 June 1975). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York . Retrieved 27 May 2013. Curtains", among other songs from the album, was sampled in Pnau's 2012 album Good Morning to the Night. That same month, John Lennon’s “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night,” featuring his friend Elton on harmony vocals, went to No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Soon, with considerable trepidation, Lennon was fulfilling his part of the deal – that if Elton appeared on the single, the ex- Beatle would sing with him in concert, as he did at New York’s Madison Square Garden in his last public performance. a b "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012 . Retrieved 18 September 2019. Ray Cooper – shaker (1, 5, 8), congas (1, 3, 4, 9, 10), gong (1), jawbone (1), tambourine (1-6, 9, 10), bells (3, 9, 10), cymbals (5), triangle (7, 8), bongos (8)Spignesi, Stephen; Lewis, Michael (15 October 2019). Elton John - Fifty Years On - Captain Fantastic. Post Hill Press. ISBN 9781642933284– via Google Books. RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013 . Retrieved 3 October 2011. Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p.144. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. a b Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrateded.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4. Austriancharts.at – Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2021.