Which Elton John album was released in 1975 as a tribute to his songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin?

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was Elton John's 1975 album about his songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin.

The title presents John and Taupin as paired characters: John is "Captain Fantastic," while Taupin is the "Brown Dirt Cowboy." The album's songs tell a largely autobiographical story about their early struggles, ambitions and eventual breakthrough in the music business.

Released in 1975, it became the first album to enter the US Billboard 200 at number one. That achievement reflected the extraordinary commercial momentum John had built during the first half of the decade.

The record is sometimes confused with The Brown Dirt Cowboy as a standalone title, but that phrase is only one half of the full album name. The album also includes "Someone Saved My Life Tonight," one of John's most acclaimed long-form songs.