Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) Part 1 (Full Album) [Re-upload]

Track List: 1-4 1. Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (0:00) 2. Elton John - Tower of Babel (5:46) 3. Elton John - Bitter Fingers (10:15) 4. Elton John - Tell Me When the Whistle Blows (14:49) Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6wXb-in3HM&t=281s Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gnGm1UF1H4 Part 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MABanANHiRo 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 ever 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. Though they would all appear on later albums, this was the last album of the 1970s with the original lineup of the Elton John Band (guitarist Davey Johnstone, bassist Dee Murray, and drummer Nigel Olsson). Murray and Olsson, who had formed John's rhythm section since 1970, were fired prior to the recording of the follow-up album Rock of the Westies, while Johnstone would leave in 1978. This was the last album until 1983's Too Low for Zero that Elton John and his classic band would play on together. In 2003, the album was ranked number 158 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list. Personnel: Elton John – lead vocals, acoustic piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), Fender Rhodes (1, 4, 5, 8), clavinet (4, 6), ARP String Ensemble (5), harmony vocals (7, 8), harpsichord (9, 10), mellotron (9, 10) David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer (9, 10) Davey Johnstone – acoustic guitar (1, 5-10), electric guitar (1-4, 6, 9, 10), mandolin (1), backing vocals (3, 5-10), Leslie guitar (5), acoustic piano (8) Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals (3, 5-10) Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals (3, 5-10) 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) Gene Page – orchestral arrangements (4) Production: Art Direction – Bernie Taupin, David Larkham Design – Alan Aldridge, Harry Willock Engineer – Jeff Guercio Engineer [Assistant] – Mark Guercio Lettering – Geoff Halpin Mastered By – B.D.I.* Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Terry O'Neill (2) Producer, Remix – Gus Dudgeon Remix – Phil Dunne Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin