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- The Captain And Tennille were a popular American duo in the 1970s. The Captain And Tennille, composed of Captain Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille, rose to fame with their infectious pop music. They met while touring as backup musicians for The Beach Boys.
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They started to become popular in the Los Angeles area and, borrowing on Daryl's Beach Boys nickname, renamed their act to the more dynamic Captain & Tennille. Their early version of the Tennille-penned "The Way I Want to Touch You" became popular on a local radio station which led to several offers from a number of record companies.
Jan 3, 2019 · The death of Daryl Dragon on Jan. 2, 2019, drew a permanent line under the career of the Captain & Tennille, a duo that climbed to pop fame in the ‘70s and became known in some circles as ...
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Oct 2, 2024 · Discover 33 fascinating facts about The Captain and Tennille, the iconic musical duo that dominated the charts in the 1970s. From their romance to their legendary hits, explore the story behind this beloved celebrity couple.
- Shop Around
- Come in from The Rain
- The Way I Want to Touch You
- I’m on My Way
- You Need A Woman Tonight
- Lonely Night
- You Never Done It Like That
- Circles
- Do That to Me One More Time
- Muskrat Love
Captain and Tennille were a band in search of a sound. Their first two albums were filled with covers, mostly pop tunes from artists like Neil Sedaka. But at the same time, they were recording original songs to be played live on piano. The third album would prove pivotal for the duo’s future direction. Daryl Dragon had been playing around with a ch...
The duo had their first proper hit in 1975 with “Love Will Keep Us Together,” written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. A year later, they would continue the success of that song with another tune written by Sedaka and Greenfield, called “Come In From The Rain.” The lyrics are a little sadderthan most of their songs, but there’s still a sense o...
The first single released from Captain and Tennille’s third album was a little too far ahead of its time. “I Write the Songs” is now sung by Barry Manilowin his concerts, but at the time, it didn’t go over well with pop radio or even adult contemporary. But what’s interesting about this song is that Toni Tennille sings lead for the entire piece. Da...
This song is essentially a reprise of “Do That to Me One More Time,” but it works because it brings the listener back to that time and place. Both songs recall an era of big band music in their instrumentation. Still, they’re also tied together by a certain lushness that came from their collaborations with producer Tony Orlando in the mid-1970s. To...
Captain and Tennille recorded songs intended for other artists for their sixth album. The title track was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David especially for them, while “I’m A Lady” came from Rod Stewart’s sessions at the time. These are among the duo’s best songs of the 1970s because they’re slightly slicker than the other tracks on this list....
For their third album, Captain and Tennille released a song that felt like it could have been written for them. Daryl Dragon’s childhood friend Mike Hawker wrote the lyrics about two people who meet at a dance hall one night. This track has sparing production values because of its live recording location in a hotel ballroom, and it works in the son...
This is the first song on which Toni Tennille sang lead. She took over for Daryl Dragon during live performances of this song because her voice was more potent than his, and she had just 15 days to prepare before touring started. So it’s not necessarily better than “Do That to Me One More Time,” but it does recall that song’s sound. It’s also the f...
This song was written and originally recorded by the band Dusty in Memphis, producing Daryl Dragon’s first solo album. The Captain and Tennille version is notable because it has a distinctive sound unheard of on any earlier recordings. When “Circles” was released as a single in 1980, it reached No. Thirty-two on the pop charts and No. 2 on the adul...
This is one of the few songs that Daryl Dragon sings lead on. It’s also unique because it was recorded in Japan, where the duo enjoyed a good deal of success after doing previous tours in Asia. “Do That to Me One More Time” sounds similar to Stevie Wonder’s earlier productions, but with Toni Tennille’s vocals taking the lead. The song’s appeal come...
This track was written by Willis Alan Ramsey, who intended it to be a country and western-style song about an encounter with an anthropomorphic muskrat. The Captain and Tennille version is more pop than country, but it’s also better because of its lyrics which emphasize the strength of attraction between the two characters. This track is a refreshi...
Mar 16, 2020 · The Captain & Tennille, two touring Beach Boys keyboardists who’d met while working on a rock musical, weren’t quite married yet when they first hit #1 with 1975’s putrid “ Love Will Keep Us...
Jul 19, 2019 · The Captain was Darryl Dragon, a touring keyboardist for the Beach Boys. Mike Love had nicknamed him “Captain Keyboard,” and he’d steered into the nickname, wearing captains’ hats onstage.
Jan 3, 2019 · Following the death of Daryl Dragon, the “Captain” in pop duo Captain & Tennille, who died Jan. 2 at age 76, Billboard looks back at the act’s chart career.
