The Captain of Her Heart

"The Captain of Her Heart" is a song by the Swiss duo Double from their debut studio album, Blue (1985). The song is a ballad about a girl who stops waiting for her absent lover to return. The single was an international success, reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, thus making Double the first Swiss act to reach the top 40 on the latter chart.

"The Captain of Her Heart"
Single by Double
from the album Blue
B-side"Your Prayer Takes Me Off"
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Format
  • 7-inch
  • 12-inch maxi
Recorded1985
Genre
Length4:34
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Double
Double singles chronology
"Woman of the World"
(1984)		 "The Captain of Her Heart"
(1985)		 "Devils Ball"
(1987)

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] The prominent saxophone on the song was played by Christian Ostermeier.

Music video

There were two different music videos produced for the song. The original Swiss version features the band performing the song in a darkened room.[2] The US version of the video incorporates more of a storyline, with alternating location shots featuring the band members and various female models.[3] Although 15-year-old Denise Richards appears to be featured early in the video, she stated on the April 10, 2019 broadcast of The Morning Show that she did not appear in the video [4]. The Richards lookalike was model Mickey Monroe. A TV program incorporating elements from the US video made the band appear as having 4 members, with Felix Haug either playing drums or piano depending on the shot, and Kurt Maloo either playing guitar and singing or playing saxophone. Most shots of playing musicians just showed 2 of them at the same time, but a few were composite and showed all 4. The original Swiss video uses a similar idea, but also sometimes makes two incarnations of the same artist appear together and does not attempt at realism. The album cover also represents each artist twice.

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.[5]

A Spanish version called "Ancló su Corazón" was written in August 2016 by Cristian Rosemary.

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

References
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  2. Double - The Captain Of Her Heart (Official Video) on YouTube, Kurt Maloo
  3. Double - The Captain Of Her Heart (Official U.S. Version) on YouTube, Kurt Maloo
  4. The Morning Show (10 April 2019) https://mobile.twitter.com/morningshowon7/status/1116126076118290432?lang=en
  5. "Good to Go overview". Allmusic.com.. A Spanish version called Ancló su Corazón was write by Cristian Rosemary in August 2016.
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