The Captain | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 May 1999 (Australia)[1] 5 June 2000 (US) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 42:13 | |||
Label | EMI (Australia) Asylum (USA) | |||
Producer | Nash Chambers | |||
Kasey Chambers chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [3] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Captain is the solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers.[5] The Captain won the 1999 ARIA Music Award for Best Country Album. Prior to releasing this album, Chambers had performed more than a decade with her family's Dead Ringer Band, a popular Australian country music group. The title track was featured in "He Is Risen", an episode of The Sopranos, while "The Hard Way" was featured in the season 2 episode of Lost, "Two for the Road".
The album has been certified 3× platinum in Australia.
All tracks are written by Kasey Chambers, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Cry Like a Baby" | 03:58 |
2. | "The Captain" | 04:37 |
3. | "This Flower" | 02:47 |
4. | "You Got the Car" | 04:03 |
5. | "These Pines" | 03:59 |
6. | "Don't Talk Back" | 04:45 |
7. | "Southern Kind of Life" | 03:59 |
8. | "Mr. Baylis" | 03:47 |
9. | "The Hard Way" | 02:52 |
10. | "The Last Hard Bible" | 02:20 |
11. | "Don't Go" (K. Chambers, Worm Werchon) | 02:58 |
12. | "We're All Gonna Die Someday" (K. Chambers, Werchon, Bill Chambers, Paul Henning) | 02:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "I Still Pray" | |
2. | "Dam" | |
3. | "Freight Train" | |
4. | "Water in the Fuel" | |
5. | "Another Lonely Day" | |
6. | "Better Be Home Soon" | |
7. | "Heartbreak Heartmend" (with Paul Kelly) |
Chart (1999-2002) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 11 |
Australian Country Chart | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 49 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[7] | 41 |
Chart (2001) | Position |
Australian Country Albums Chart[8] | 4 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
Australian Country Albums Chart[9] | 5 |
Chart (2003) | Position |
Australian Country Albums Chart[10] | 14 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[10] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |