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"I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" is a 1970 song written by American musician Mark Farner and recorded by Grand Funk Railroad as the closing track to their 1970 album Closer to Home. Ten minutes in duration, it is the band's longest studio recording. One of the group's best-known songs, it is composed as two distinct but closely related ...
Closer to Home is the third studio album by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad.The album was released on June 15, 1970, by Capitol Records.Recorded at Cleveland Recording Company, the album was produced by Terry Knight.
Grand Funk Railroad's 1970 song "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" opens with a guitar intro played by Mark Farner that borrows directly from "Pleasant Valley Sunday." The pop punk band The Mr. T Experience covered the song on their 1986 debut album Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion.
Farner was the guitarist and lead singer for Grand Funk Railroad as well as the songwriter for most of their material. His best-known composition is the 1970 epic "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)". [4] He also wrote the 1975 hit "Bad Time", the last of the band's four singles to make the top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. [5]
All songs written and composed by Mark Farner except where noted. ... "I'm Your Captain" – 9:59 "Inside Looking Out" (Eric Burdon/Chas Chandler) – 9:31;
All songs written and composed by Mark Farner except where noted. "Time Machine" – 3:45 "Heartbreaker" – 6:35 "Inside Looking Out" (Eric Burdon/Chas Chandler) – 9:33 "Closer to Home/I'm Your Captain" – 10:10
"Only Happy When It Rains" is an alternative rock song written and produced by American alternative rock band Garbage for their self-titled debut studio album (1995). It was recorded at the band's own studio, Smart Studios , in Madison, Wisconsin , and is known for its tongue-in-cheek lyrics parodying the typically angst-filled themes of mid ...
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