''Captain'' is the first release by the

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rock band Idlewild, issued by

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in 1998. Although the number of tracks would normally classify it as an EP, ''Captain'' is commonly known as a mini-album. The guitarist Rod Jones notes that the album "was a sort of introduction to Idlewild". The album was produced by Paul Tipler in the first week of October 1997 at River Studios,

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. In an interview in 2007, Roddy Woomble spoke about the album, saying that he "was singing in an American accent, y’know! Of course it’s how we found our feet – I was deeply into Tom Barman, and even though he’s Belgian he sang in an American accent, and I thought if he could do it so could I. But after the first album, I found another voice, my own voice." The album was played in full alongside '' Make Another World'', on 21 December 2008.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Idlewild. # "Self Healer" - 1:58 # "Annihilate Now!" - 3:32 # "Captain" - 3:35 # "Last Night I Missed All the Fireworks" - 1:24 # "Satan Polaroid" - 3:17 # "You Just Have to Be Who You Are" - 5:57 # "Queen Of The Troubled Teens" - 2:15 (Japan bonus track) # "Faster" - 1:51 (Japan bonus track) # "Self Healer (1st Version)" - 2:24 (Japan bonus track) # "House Alone" - 1:34 (Japan bonus track)

Personnel

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- bass guitar * Rod Jones - guitar *

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- drums * Roddy Woomble - vocals * Paul "The Captain" Tipler - producer * Ian Ritterskamp - photography

References

{{Authority control Idlewild (band) albums 1998 debut EPs