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Ride Captain Ride

Joe Lynn Turner has recorded a track for the upcoming tribute album from Cleopatra Records called Yacht Metal — Yacht Rock Goes Heavier & Louder. It is a cover of Ride Captain Ride, originally by Blues Image. The track is now available as a single.

It was 1970 and ‘Ride Captain Ride’ was the big song…it went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but was forever engraved in our lives. I played it in my cover band a thousand times.

It was a real joy to do a new version for Cleopatra…a fun tune with a positive message…hope you enjoy it as much as I still do!

Thanks to Blabbermouth for the info.

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Posted by Nick on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, filed under Blog. You can follow comment on this post through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a comment. Pinging is currently not allowed.

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    Uwe Hornung says:

    I very much like the song, but neither in its original version

    https://youtu.be/HqFFjoRnltg

    nor in the Blood, Sweat & Tears cover

    https://youtu.be/Q52A_M1At1A

    would I ever consider it Yacht Rock. Yes, it’s about people sailing, but if that determined whether it was Yacht Rock, then Mk III’s Sail Away is Yacht Rock too. Or Led Zep’s Immigrant Song and Styx’ Boat On The River not to mention this tune here, popularized, but not written by Rod Stewart:

    https://youtu.be/ErVnD9NvMwM

    May 14th, 2025 at 18:38

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