| The Captain | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Kasey Chambers |
| Cover: | KaseyChambersTheCaptain.jpg |
| Released: | 17 May 1999 |
| Genre: | Country, folk |
| Length: | 42:13 |
| Label: | |
| Producer: | Nash Chambers |
| Next Title: | Barricades & Brickwalls |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
The Captain is the solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers.[1] It was released on 17 May 1999 in Australia,[2] and on 5 June 2000 in the US. The Captain won the 1999 ARIA Music Award for Best Country Album. Prior to releasing this album, Chambers had performed more than a decade with her family's Dead Ringer Band, a popular Australian country music group.
The album has been certified 3× platinum in Australia.
The Los Angeles Times concluded: "The opening track, "Cry Like a Baby", immediately earns her a place on singer-songwriter Olympus with the likes of John Prine and Iris DeMent. Indeed, hers is the most impressive debut in the folk-country field since DeMent's in 1992."
| Peak position | |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Position | ||
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chart (2001) | Position | |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[4] | 4 | |
| Chart (2002) | Position | |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[5] | 5 | |
| Chart (2003) | Position | |
| Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[6] | 14 |
