The Captain and Me

Doobie Brothers

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: March 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KER
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,207 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Limited Edition European pressing of this album comes house in a miniature LP sleeve. WEA. 2006. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Doobies Best Album!, July 28, 2004

By	highway_star (Hallandale, Florida United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Released in 1973, The Doobie Brother's third album "The Captain And Me" was a combination of beautiful acoustic guitar based songs and some of the best rockers of the year. "China Grove" and "Long Train Runnin'" received strong FM radio station airplay and later "Without You" became another hit. The album included other gems such as the beautiful "Ukiah", "South City Midnight Lady", "Clear As The Driven Snow", "Natural Thing" and "Evil Woman". There was absolutely no filler on this album it was that good. The band's sophmore effort "Toulouse Street" released a year earlier was good but "The Captain And Me" far surpassed that in terms of songwriting and musicianship. The Doobie Brothers would continue well into the seventies to release albums going thru various personel changes (Michael McDonald's induction into the band certainly changed their sound to a more jazz rock fm radio friendly sound). If there's one Doobie Brothers album you buy this should be the one.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Captain and Me, January 5, 2000

By	Rhonda Lacey "weredog" (TEXAS) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I owned this album in the "70s and it was one of my favorites. It was on my Christmas wish list this year as a cd . I must say that after 20 plus years I enjoy it as much as I did then.This compliation has something I find lacking in most artists offerings. It doesn't have just one or two songs that have garnered airplay and are popular,with the rest of the album being mediocre renditions. This album represents why the term classic rock was coined.It is solid, not a filler song on it.I am of the conviction it was produced before greedy music execs realized they could get your money with not just a" hook" in the song but then use that song as a hook to sell an album!Maybe I'm a cynic but I long for the days before Frampton when music was a little more artist oriented and not completely money driven.However, if you have never heard this album you've missed a classic. It is a rare example of a "rock" solid piece of music.

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Albums of the 70's, February 6, 2000

By	Doctor Music (Front Royal,Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This my favorite Doobies album. I think this one of the best 10 albums ever made in rock history. The Doobies were at the peak of musical creativity on this one. Every song could have been a hit and many were. The musical style they created was legendary and was displayed at it's best here. China Grove, Long Train Runnin', Natural Thing, and South City Midnight Lady really stand out on this album; but actually every song stands out on this recording. The guitar rythyms of the early Doobies sound just as great today as they did then.