Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy appear on later albums as guest musicians, this was the last album 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 sacked prior to the recording of the follow-up album "Rock of the Westies", while Johnstone would leave in 1978. It was certified gold in May 1975, two weeks before it was even released, and was certified platinum and 3x platinum in March 1993 by the RIAA. In Canada, it also debuted at number 1 on the "RPM"
The Phantom Cowboy (album) March 2016, K's Choice embarked on their first US tour in a decade in support of "The Phantom Cowboy" with longtime friends and, more recently, labelmates A Fragile Tomorrow. The Phantom Cowboy (album) The Phantom Cowboy is the sixth studio album of the Belgian rock band K's Choice. The album was released on February 5, 2015 in much of Europe by Wallaby Records, LLC and distributed by Sony, and on September 18, 2015 in the US, UK, Canada, and Ireland by MPress Records. Rather than develop music and lyrics individually and then bring them together as they had in past,