LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Sir Elton John is working with lyricist Bernie Taupin on a sequel to their hit 1975 album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy."
"Captain Fantastic and the Kid" will cover the songwriting duo's works from 1975 to 2005. It is scheduled for release March 20, 2007 -- five days before John's 60th birthday, Billboard.com reported.
"I'm starting writing and recording it in Atlanta in January," John told Billboard. "It was (Sanctuary Group CEO Merck Mercuriadis') idea, because he said, 'You're always saying how Bernie has become the Brown Dirt Cowboy' -- he lives on a ranch in Santa Ynez (Calif.) -- and I'm this guy who plays concert after concert, buying art, buying photographs, living a very lavish lifestyle. I've become Captain Fantastic.
"We would have been together then about 40 years by the time it comes out," John said. "One of the things I'm most proud of in my life is the relationship I've had with Bernie."
