Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). It debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart (the first to ever do so).

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Album - British - Singer/songwriter - Elton John - 1975 - 1975 in music - Billboard

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The album is a concept album; an autobiographical look at the struggles John and lyricist Bernie Taupin had in the early years of their career. The song "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a semi-autobiographical story about John's 1969 suicide attempt.

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Lyricist - Bernie Taupin - 1969

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"Philadelphia Freedom" was originally released as a single only but is included as a bonus track on the remastered CD reissue. The song was dedicated to tennis player Billie Jean King, who coached a tennis team called the Philadelphia Freedoms.

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CD - Tennis - Billie Jean King - Philadelphia

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A deluxe 30th Anniversary edition CD was released September 2005, containing the complete album and the bonus tracks included on prior reissues and adding the new to CD B-side "House of Cards". Also included is a second disc containing the complete album performed live at Wembley in 1975.

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