The Captain and Me

The Captain and Me
Studio album by
The Doobie Brothers
ReleasedMarch 2, 1973
Recorded1972–73
StudioWarner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length41:53
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerTed Templeman
The Doobie Brothers chronology
Toulouse Street
(1972) 		The Captain and Me
(1973) 		What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
(1974)
Singles from The Captain and Me
  1. "Long Train Runnin'" / "Without You"
    Released: March 28, 1973
  2. "China Grove" / "Evil Woman"
    Released: July 25, 1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Great Rock Discography7/10[3]
MusicHound Rock2.5/5[4]
Record Collector[5]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

The Captain and Me is the third studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released on March 2, 1973, by Warner Bros. Records. It features some of the band's most popular songs, including "Long Train Runnin'", "China Grove" and "Without You". The album has been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was voted number 835 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[8]

  1. ^ Bruce Eder. "The Captain and Me - The Doobie Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2002). "The Doobie Brothers". The Great Rock Discography. The National Academies. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.
  4. ^ Asakawa, Gil (1999). "The Doobie Brothers". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide (second ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 356. ISBN 1578590612.
  5. ^ Paul Rigby. "The Captain & Me - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. ^ Bud Scoppa (1973-05-10). "The Doobie Brothers: The Captain & Me". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  7. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 253. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  8. ^ Colin Larkin (2006). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 259. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.