Long Way from Home
This article is about the Whitesnake song. For the album, see Long Way From Home (album). For the song by Krokus, see Change of Address.
| "Long Way from Home" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Whitesnake | ||||
| from the album Lovehunter | ||||
| B-side | "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 4:56 | |||
| Label |
United Artists Geffen | |||
| Writer(s) | David Coverdale | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Birch | |||
| Whitesnake singles chronology | ||||
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"Long Way from Home" is a 1979 single by British hard rock band Whitesnake. The song was written by lead singer, David Coverdale, and "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" is the B-side. The song was the first single from their Lovehunter album, and was the lead-off track. The single charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
The B-Side of the single was "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues", which went onto become a far more popular song than "Long Way from Home," making this a rare instance of a song released as a B-Side becoming more popular than it A-Side counterpart.
The song reached #55 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979.
Track listing
- "Long Way from Home" - 4:56
- "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" - 4:24
Personnel
- David Coverdale – vocals
- Micky Moody – guitars
- Bernie Marsden – guitars
- Jon Lord – keyboards
- Neil Murray – bass
- Ian Paice – drums
- Martin Birch - producer
References
- ↑ "Whitesnake chart stats". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.