Captain & Tennille

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
You're so terrific ooh
You never done it like that
You've never been this way before
To be specific ooh
You never done it like that
Who went and opened up the door
My lips are burnin' yeah
You never done it like that
I thought the flame was dead and gone
But you've been learnin' yeah
You never done it like that
How long has this been goin' on
Ooh who's been reachin' you
Show me the man and let me shake his hand
Hey look at me
I feel just like Columbus
I did discover you're some kind of lover

My mind is blowin' ooh
You never done it like that
You got me climbin' up the wall
My love is growin' yeah
You never done it like that
You know you make me ten feet tall

Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
You never done it you never done it
You never done it like that
Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
You never done it you never done it
You never done it like that
Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
Ooh what you're doin'
You never done it you never done it
You never done it like that
Oh what a feelin' ooh
You never done it like that
Not since I can remember when
I'm on the ceiling ooh
You never done it like that
Looks like we got it on again

(repeat chorus)

In 1972, Toni Tennille was a co-writer of the musical Mother Earth. Daryl “Captain Keyboard” Dragon, who got his nickname while touring with the Beach Boys from his signature skipper’s cap, took a job as the keyboardist for Mother Earth and the two hit it off romantically and musically, forming a nightclub act that charged $70 a night.

When two radio DJs urged the duo to record their cover of the Beach Boys song “Disney Girls” in 1974, they also recorded an original song “The Way I Want to Touch You” which attracted interest from several record labels. A&M Records, home to the platinum-selling male/female duo The Carpenters who had scored ten top 5 hits in the US from 1970-1974, signed them.

Captain & Tennille’s 1975 debut album featured seven originals, three Beach Boys covers and – at the suggestion of A&M’s A&R man – a cover of Neil Sedaka’s “Love Will Keep Us Together”. The latter was released as their first single and found massive success in North America. It reached #1 in the US & Canada, won a Grammy for Record Of The Year, and was the biggest song of of the year in the US. Even their Spanish version of the song “Por Amor Viviremos” reached #49 in the US. A&M followed it up with “The Way I Want to Touch You” and it reached #4 in both the US and Canada. Both songs also found success in New Zealand and the UK. The two married in November 1975.

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Dream

From the albums

Dream (1978)
High Energy (1979)

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