<Tr> <Td> Robert Christgau </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rolling Stone </Td> <Td> (favourable) </Td> </Tr> <P> Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is a 1975 album by Elton John . It is John's ninth studio album . </P> <P> The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK . It debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, the first album to do so, reportedly selling 1.4 million copies in its first 4 days of release, and stayed in that position for seven weeks . </P>

Who recorded the1975 album 'captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy'