Fast Train
| "Fast Train" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.png) 45rpm. paper sleeve | ||||
| Single by April Wine | ||||
| from the album April Wine | ||||
| A-side | "Fast Train" | |||
| B-side | "Wench" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Format | 45rpm. single | |||
| Recorded | RCA Studios, Montreal | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | Aquarius | |||
| Writer(s) | Myles Goodwyn | |||
| Producer(s) | Bill Hill | |||
| April Wine singles chronology | ||||
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"Fast Train" is the first single by the Canadian rock band April Wine, from their 1971 self-titled debut album (See 1971 in music). The song was a top 40 hit in Canada, peaking at #38 on the RPM 100 Singles Chart,[1] Canada's then only national singles chart which measured hit singles across Canada. It also peaked at #23 on the Canadian CHUM singles chart, a Top 40 chart that measured hit singles in the Toronto area, on June 26 that year.[2][3] It was the success of this single that first established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter, and made it possible for April Wine to record a second album.[4][5][6]
"Fast Train" appears on the movie soundtrack for Natural Enemy (1997),[4][7][8] a film starring Donald Sutherland and William McNamara.[9]
Chart positions
| Chart (1971) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| CHUM Chart, Canada | 23 |
| RPM 100 Singles Chart, Canada | 38 |
References
- ↑ "RPM Volume 15 No. 21, July 10 1971". CollectionsCanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
- ↑ "April Wine singles at the CHUM Chart (Canada) archives". 1050CHUM.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ www.webfitz.com - Canadian Top-30 Music Chart #753 for Saturday, June 26, 1971
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "April Wine Discography - Fast Train, 1971". AprilWine.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ Eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine: The First Album
- ↑ "April Wine History - The First Decade: Fast Train". AprilWine.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ Dave Buerster (2001-07-14). "the Buerster Collection - Video: Full Length Movies (With soundtracks featuring April Wine), Natural Enemy". www.aprilwine.ws. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ↑ www.eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine Discography, 1971 - Fast Train
- ↑ IMDb.com - The Internet Movie Database - Natural Enemy (1997)