Long Train Running
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| Single by The Doobie Brothers | ||
| from the album The Captain and Me | ||
| Released | 1973 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | 1973 | |
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |
| Label | Warner Brothers | |
| Writer(s) | Tom Johnston | |
| Producer(s) | Ted Templeman | |
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| The Doobie Brothers singles chronology | ||
| "Jesus Is Just Alright" (1972) |
"Long Train Runnin" (1973) |
"China Grove" (1973) |
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| "Long Train Runnin'" (Locomotive Remix) cover | ||
| "Long Train Running" | ||
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| Single by Bananarama | ||
| from the album Pop Life | ||
| B-side(s) | Outta SightṬ | |
| Released | April 1991 | |
| Format | 7" single, 10" Picture Disc, 12" single, CD single | |
| Recorded | 1990 | |
| Genre | Pop, Dance | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Writer(s) | Tom Johnston | |
| Producer(s) | Youth | |
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| Bananarama singles chronology | ||
| "Preacher Man" (1990) |
"Long Train Running" (1991) |
"Tripping on Your Love" (1991) |
"Long Train Running" (or "Long Train Runnin'") is a song written by musician Tom Johnston and recorded by The Doobie Brothers. It was included on the band's 1973 album The Captain and Me and released as a single, becoming a top-ten hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The tune evolved from an untitled and mostly ad-libbed jam that the Doobies developed onstage years before it was finally recorded. Its working title, according to Johnston, was "Rosie Pig Moseley." Johnston performed the signature harmonica solo as well as the lead vocal and the distinctive, rhythmic guitar strumming that propels the song.
"Long Train Runnin'", originally pre-worked as "Osborne" in 1972 and finally released in 1973 under its current title, bears more than a passing resemblance to Led Zeppelin's "Trampled Under Foot" from their February 1975 album Physical Grafitti though neither band has confirmed or denied inspiration from the other.
Nearly twenty years later "Long Train Runnin'" became a hit in the UK twice. In 1991 the song was covered by English girl group Bananarama and in 1993 the Doobie Brothers version was remixed and hit the top ten.
Bananarama's version appeared on their fifth studio album Pop Life and was released as the album's third single in the UK. The group discovered the song when they were browsing through the record collection of Youth, producer of the Pop Life album. They needed one more song recorded to complete Pop Life and decided to go with a cover version. The Gypsy Kings provided flamenco guitar on Bananarama's version, using the pseudonym "Alma de Noche" ("Soul of the Night"). Their music video features them dressed in black Spanish dresses eating at a decadent feast and performing the song on a large bed in a Spanish castle.
[edit] Charts
[edit] The Doobie Brothers version
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
| UK Singles Chart | 7 |
[edit] Bananarama version
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 30 |
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