Album · Captain Sensible
Women and Captains First by Captain Sensible
Women and Captains First is an album by Captain Sensible, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 9 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Wot”, on 8 lists with a best position of #143.
Women and Captains First, Captain Sensible's first solo album, arrived on A&M on 3 September 1982, and anyone expecting another dose of the Damned's punk racket got a sugar rush instead. The man in the red beret and white-framed shades had co-founded the Damned in 1976, but here he goes all the way pop, with Tony Mansfield producing and Robyn Hitchcock and the band Dolly Mixture chipping in.
His cheeky take on Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Happy Talk" had already gone to number one in the UK, and "Wot" followed it into the singles chart, a daft, bouncy novelty that won't sit still. The whole record is bright, playful and deliberately silly, a punk prankster trying on pop and plainly enjoying himself. Cherry Red put it back out on CD in 2009 with six bonus tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Women and Captains First on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wot | 8 | #143 | – | 1988–2003 | |
| 2 | Happy Talk | 1 | #964 | – | 1991 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.