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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 ...
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]
Grand Funk Railroad was formed as a trio in 1969 by Mark Farner and Don Brewer from Terry Knight and the Pack and Mel Schacher from Question Mark & the Mysterians. [5] Terry Knight, after being approached by Brewer, soon became the band's manager and also named the band originally "Grand Trunk Railroad" as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan ...
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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.
Baretta ("Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow") – Dave Grusin and Morgan Ames; Performed by Sammy Davis Jr. The Barkleys – Doug Goodwin; Barnaby Jones – Jerry Goldsmith; Barney & Friends ("Barney is a Dinosaur") – Philip A. Parker; performed by Bob Singleton's Kids' Chorus. ("I Love You" (closing song) – Lee Bernstein; performed by the cast.
Blues Image became the house band at the club, which featured acts like Cream, Grateful Dead, and Blood, Sweat & Tears. Blues Image onstage at The Whisky with Jim Morrison and Eric Burdon in May 1969. The band moved to Los Angeles and signed with Atco Records, releasing their self-titled debut album in February 1969. [1]
In 1976, songs from the television series sung by Weems were released on an album, Debbie Weems Sings Songs from Captain Kangaroo, published by Wonderland Records. She was later featured in an article in the October 23, 1976 edition of TV Guide, called Don’t Tell Your Mom About Debbie, which was about her career on Captain Kangaroo.