The Captain of Her Heart

"The Captain of Her Heart"
Single by Double
from the album Blue
B-side "Your Prayer Takes Me Off"
Released September 1985
Format 12" maxi single, 7" single
Recorded 1985
Genre Pop rock, sophisti-pop
Length 4:34 (Album Version)
3:59 (Radio Edit)
Label Double City, Metronome, Polydor A&M
Writer(s) Kurt Maloo, Felix Haug
Producer(s) Double
Double singles chronology
"Woman of the World"
(1984)		 "The Captain of Her Heart"
(1985)		 "Devils Ball"
(1987)

"The Captain of Her Heart" is a single by the Swiss duo Double in 1985. Taken from their 1985 album Blue, the song is a ballad about a girl waiting in vain for her absent lover to return. The song was an international success, reaching #8 in the UK Singles Chart and #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also made Double the first Swiss act to hit the Top 40 in the Billboard Hot 100.

In a retrospective review of the song, Allmusic journalist Stewart Mason suggested that the song is "one of the great lost one hit wonders of the mid-1980s." Mason wrote: "The Swiss duo never managed to capitalize on this song's casual sophistication and melodic grace, but it remains a glorious anomaly."[1]

Music Video

"The Captain of Her Heart" music video had Denise Richards appeared when she was only 15 years old, in the US version music video.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by Randy Crawford, Laurent Voulzy, Koto, Roland Kaiser, Ronnie Jones and Beauty & Deep. Contemporary jazz pianist Duncan Millar offered his take on his 2001 album Good to Go.[2]

Track listings

7" single (Polydor)
  1. "The Captain of Her Heart" – 3:59
  2. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" (Part II - Dub) – 4:04
7" single (A&M)
  1. "The Captain of Her Heart" - 3:59
  2. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" (Part II- Dub) - 4:04
7" single (Metronome)
  1. "The Captain of Her Heart" – 4:35
  2. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" (Part II - Dub) – 4:04
12" maxi single
  1. "The Captain of Her Heart" – 4:35
  2. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" (Part II - Dub) – 4:04
  3. "Your Prayer Takes Me Off" (Part I) – 6:30

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 11
Australia (ARIA)[4] 64
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 15
France (SNEP)[6] 9
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Italy (FIMI)[9] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 16
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 4

References

  1. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "The Captain of Her Heart - Double : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Good to Go overview". Allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Double – The Captain of Her Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "australian-charts.com - Forum - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Double – The Captain of Her Heart" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Double – The Captain of Her Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Double > The Captain of Her Heart – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Settimanali Single, 1986, 22-02". Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Double – The Captain of Her Heart". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1986-02-15" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Double Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Double. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Double Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Double. Retrieved 23 March 2013.