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I’m on My WayCaptain & Tennille

Back home you'll see those ruby berries shine
Tip your head back, drink that summer wine
Sister, brother tell dad and mom
Not to worry, it won't be too long
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Back home, you'll hear the ring of your telephone
Put your feet up, make yourself at home
Sister, brother tell dad and mom
Not to worry, it won't be too long
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Oh, I'm leaving the city
This time, it's for good
Oh, and my baby's so pretty
If you like him, like him, like him, I'll stay for good

Back home, you'll feel that country feel all the time
When the sun comes, you really want to rise and shine
Sister, brother tell dad and mom
Not to worry, it won't be too long
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Sister, brother tell dad and mom
Not to worry, it won't be too long
I'm on my way
I'm on my way
I'm on my way

Captain & Tennille

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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