Single:
Long Train Runnin’ entered the Australian singles chart* on 10 September 1973 and peaked at #58.
Album:
The song is on the Doobie Brothers album The Captain and Me.
Songwriter:
Tom Johnston
Producer:
Ted Templeman
Record label of Australian release:
Warner Bros
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
Doobie Brothers guitarist and lead singer Tom Johnston wrote this song, which they played live for three years before recording. Johnston told Songfacts: “Generally I write the music first, and sometimes I have a devil of a time getting the words. Sometimes they come right away, and sometimes it’s like pulling teeth. We played Long Train Runnin’ for three years before it got recorded, and it got called several different names, and most of the time I would make up the words as we were playing the song.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/the-doobie-brothers/long-train-runnin
Lyrics:
Down around the corner
A half a mile from here
You see them long trains runnin’
And you watch them disappear
Without love
Where would you be now
Without love
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