Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John and was released on 19 May 1975. It topped the album charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States and made the top 10 in Austria, Finland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom. It was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1976.

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Studio album by Elton John
Released	19 May 1975
Recorded	August 1974
Studio	Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	46:32
Label	MCA Records (US) DJM Records (UK)
Producer	Gus Dudgeon
Elton John chronology
Elton John Greatest Hits (1974) Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) Rock of the Westies (1975)
Singles from Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" Released: 23 June 1975

Track listing

All songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"	5:46
2.	"Tower of Babel"	4:28
3.	"Bitter Fingers"	4:35
4.	"Tell Me When the Whistle Blows"	4:20
5.	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"	6:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket"	4:01
7.	"Better Off Dead"	2:37
8.	"Writing"	3:40
9.	"We All Fall in Love Sometimes"	4:15
10.	"Curtains"	6:15
Total length:		46:32

Note: On the original DJM Records CD version, "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" and "Curtains" are both combined into one track, making it a nine-track album. On all other CD versions (MCA Records, Polydor and French label Carrere Records), the two tracks are separated.

Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury and 1996 Rocket reissue)

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"	6:18
12.	"One Day at a Time"	3:49
13.	"Philadelphia Freedom"	5:22
Total length:		62:01

30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Bonus track
No.	Title	Length
14.	"House of Cards"	3:12
Total length:		65:13

Disc two: Live from "Midsummer Music" at Wembley Stadium, 21 June 1975
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"	7:02
2.	"Tower of Babel"	4:38
3.	"Bitter Fingers"	5:06
4.	"Tell Me When the Whistle Blows"	4:39
5.	"Someone Saved My Life Tonight"	7:17
6.	"(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket"	7:19
7.	"Better Off Dead"	3:01
8.	"Writing"	5:30
9.	"We All Fall in Love Sometimes"	3:57
10.	"Curtains"	8:48
11.	"Pinball Wizard"	6:31
12.	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"	7:40
Total length:		71:28