The Captain (album)

The Captain
Studio album by Kasey Chambers
Released	17 May 1999
Genre	Country, folk
Length	42:13
Label	EMI (Australia) Asylum (US)
Producer	Nash 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

All tracks are written by Kasey Chambers, except where noted.

The Captain track listing

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

Weekly charts

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

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

Certifications for The Captain

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [12]	3× Platinum	210,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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. 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. "2003 ARIA Country Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 19 January 2020.