Philadelphia Freedom (song) Page, including flutes, horns, and strings. The song made its album debut on 1977's "Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II". The unedited version (without an early fade out) appears on the box set "To Be Continued..." and the 40th anniversary edition of the "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" album. Recorded in the summer of 1974, during breaks between sessions for "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy", the song was at the time the only song Elton John and Bernie Taupin had ever consciously written as a single, as John told journalist Paul Gambaccini. John was looking to
Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (album) grade from critic Robert Christgau), "Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit" only reached #113 on the "Billboard" 200. The first single off the album, "Half a Boy and Half a Man", would become a moderate chart hit in the UK, reaching #53. All songs written by Nick Lowe except as noted. Note: the US and UK versions of the album had different track orders; the above is the US order. However, there are no song differences between the two. Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (album) Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit is a 1984 album by British singer-songwriter Nick