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The Captain (album)

The Captain
Studio album by
Kasey Chambers
Released17 May 1999
GenreCountry, folk
Length42:13
Label
ProducerNash Chambers
Kasey Chambers chronology
The Captain
(1999) 		Barricades & Brickwalls
(2001)

The Captain is the solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers.[1] It was released on 17 May 1999 in Australia,[2] and on 5 June 2000 in the US. 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 album has been certified 3× platinum in Australia.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The Los Angeles Times concluded: "The opening track, "Cry Like a Baby", immediately earns her a place on singer-songwriter Olympus with the likes of John Prine and Iris DeMent. Indeed, hers is the most impressive debut in the folk-country field since DeMent's in 1992."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Kasey Chambers, except where noted

The Captain track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Cry Like a Baby"3:58
2."The Captain"4:37
3."This Flower"2:47
4."You Got the Car"4:03
5."These Pines"3:59
6."Don't Talk Back"4:45
7."Southern Kind of Life"3:59
8."Mr. Baylis"3:47
9."The Hard Way"2:52
10."The Last Hard Bible"2:20
11."Don't Go" (K. Chambers, Worm Werchon)2:58
12."We're All Gonna Die Someday" (K. Chambers, Werchon, Bill Chambers, Paul Henning)2:08
Special limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
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) 

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for The Captain
Chart (1999–2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 11
Australian Country Albums (ARIA) 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] 49

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for The Captain
Chart (2000) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 41
Chart (2001) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[10] 4
Chart (2002) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[11] 5
Chart (2003) Position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[12] 14

Certifications

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Certifications for The Captain
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[12] 3× Platinum 210,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Kasey Chambers: The Captain". The A.V. Club.
  2. ^ "ariaNET New Releases! – Available from 17th May 1999 > Albums (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 481)". Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA).
  3. ^ "The Captain - Kasey Chambers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  5. ^ a b Lewis, Randy (8 October 2000). "Record Rack". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 68.
  6. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (6 January 2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Kasey Chambers – The Captain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Kasey Chambers Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ^ "2000 ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ "2001 ARIA Country Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  11. ^ "2002 ARIA Country Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. ^ a b "2003 ARIA Country Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.


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