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One of the most successful pop music duos of all time, the Captain & Tennille kept the charts hot selling millions of records. Starting off with a bang, their first single Love Will Keep Us Together went straight to #1 and won the 1975 Grammy Award for "record of the year." The hits just kept on coming with more top 40 singles, including The Way I Want to Touch You, Shop Around, Lonely Night (Angel Face), Muskrat Love and another chart-topper in 1980 with the Toni Tennille composition Do That To Me One More Time. In celebration of this 30th anniversary, their long sought-after 1976-77 ABC variety show is finally making its home video debut ... on DVD! And if the 3-DVD set isn't enough, consumers will also be treated to a bonus CD single of the Captain & Tennille's new 2005 Christmas song, Saving Up Christmas. Never before available on any home video format, this is the first and only Captain & Tennille video collection of any kind. Fans will definitely "shop around" for this DVD set!
Look for The Captain and Tennille - The Ultimate Collection 3-DVD Set to arrive in shops near you on October 11th, at a cost of $49.99 SRP. During this 9-hour spectactular, all kinds of famous folks join the Captain & Tennille, including Hollywood legends Bob Hope Redd Foxx, Dick Clark, Don Knotts, Vincent Price, Tony Randall, George Burns and more, Also included are 70's icons Penny Marshall, John Travolta, Jimmy Walker, David Soul, the original Charlie's Angels, the Sweathogs from Welcome Back Kotter and others. Also featured is an impressive list of musical guests like Dionne Warwick, Leo Sayer, Manfred Mann, Heart, Bread, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Kenny Rogers and B.B. King. Plus, a show featuring the gang from Happy Days!
Who could forget the "Bionic Watermelon" or Daryl's hat jokes? See and hear the Captain & Tennille's musical versatility as Toni sings everything from gorgeous standards to the discofied Boogie Fever! Now, thanks to DVD, you've got the best seat in the house ... right onstage with the audience as Daryl & Toni play and sing - and answer some questions from the audience, too. Plus, there are of course lots of Captain and Tennille music performances, including Love Will Keep Us Together, Shop Around, Lonely Night (Angel Face), Muskrat Love and many more.
There are extras on board this R2 Entertainment release, too, including The Captain & Tennille's national TV debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and the music video of Do That To Me One More Time. And don't forget the aforementioned bonus CD single that's included, with their new 2005 Christmas song Saving Up Christmas! To promote this release, and their new songs, Daryl and Toni will be doing new TV appearances plus a few in-store signings. Also look for this DVD set to be sold via an infomercial direct response TV campaign. Stay tuned for cover art in the not-too-distant future.
  
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