Track Listing 1. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 2. Tower Of Babel 3. Bitter Fingers 4. Tell Me When The Whistle Blows 5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight 6. Gotta Get A Meal Ticket 7. Better Off Dead 8. Writing 9. We All Fall In Love Sometimes 10. Curtains 11. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ('95 CD only) 12. One Day At A Time ('95 CD only) 13. Philadelphia Freedom ('95 CD only)
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Gus Dudgeon | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Universal Music | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," "One Day At A Time" and "Philadelphia Freedom" did not appear on the original version of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC AND THE BROWN DIRT COWBOY.Personnel: Elton John (vocals, piano, electric piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, Mellotron, Arp String Ensemble Synthesizer); Davey Johnstone (acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin, piano, background vocals); Dave Hentschel (Arp synthesizer); Dee Murray (bass, background vocals); Nigel Olsson (drums, background vocals); Ray Cooper (congas, bongos, tambourine, gong, shaker, jawbone, cymbal, bells, belltree, triangle); John Lennon.Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado from June to July, 1974. Includes liner notes by John Tobler.Digitally remastered by Tony Cousins (Metropolis Mastering, London, England).In the pre-punk era, where severely inflated egos and ludricous concept albums were de rigeur, Elton John and Bernie Taupin's account of their rise from struggling penury to the peak of superstardom is one of rock's better attempts at self-mythology. The original vinyl record was an elaborate package in itself, and the music within is on a suitably grandiose and self-indulgent scale. At times, John's music and Taupin's lyrics struggle to gel, but when they come together on tracks such as 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight' and 'Gotta Get A Meal Ticket', John carries the concept with suitable aplomb.
Editorial Reviews Ranked #158 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time Rolling Stone (12/11/2003)
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