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"Long Train RunninTemplate:'-" (or "Long Train Running") is a song recorded by American rock band the Doobie Brothers and written by band member Tom Johnston. It was included on the band's third album, The Captain and Me (1973), and was released as a single by Warner Bros., becoming a hit and peaking at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[1]

It was covered by the Italian band Traks in 1982, and then by the British girl group Bananarama in 1991. In 1993, the Doobie Brothers' version was remixed and charted again in several countries, including reaching No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Origin

The tune evolved from an untitled and mostly ad-libbed jam that the Doobies developed onstage years before it was finally recorded.[2] Its working title, according to Johnston, was "Rosie Pig Moseley" and later "Osborn". "I didn't want to cut it," Johnston later confessed. "...I just considered it a bar song without a lot of merit. Teddy [Templeman], on the other hand, thought it had some." Templeman convinced Johnston to write words to the song.

Johnston performed the lead vocal and the rhythmic guitar strumming that propels the song and also performs the harmonica solo.

Reception

Billboard magazine described it as "good-timey, good-harmony AM cooker."[3] Cash Box named it one of the Picks of the Week, praising the Doobies' "fine harmony and musical prowess."[4] Record World said that the "pulsating rocker should take the honors in 1973."[5] Upon the release of the 1993 remix, Charles Aaron from Spin wrote, "This early-'70s, blue-eyed R&B annoyance always had a hair-raising guitar break (copied by X on 'True Love Pt. #2'), and the raving remix recasts it as the sinuously funky friend you never knew you missed. The harp bite is a setup, along with traced of the proto-techno intro to Sweet's 'Fox on the Run'."[6]

Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated "Long Train Runnin'" the Doobie Brothers' second-greatest song, especially praising the guitar riff.[2] The staff of Billboard rated it as the Doobie Brothers' sixth-best song, noting how Johnston's and Patrick Simmons' "punchy guitars" contrast with "the jammy polyrhythms" in the bass and drums.[7]

Personnel

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Charts

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Traks version

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In 1982, Italian band Traks covered the song. This version charted in France and in West Germany, where it peaked at No. 62 and No. 18, respectively.

Track listing

  • 7" single Polydor 2040 365
  1. "Long Train Runnin'" (short version) – 3:30
  2. "Drums Power" – 4:27

Charts

Chart (1982) Peak
position
France (IFOP)[34] 62
West Germany (GfK)[35] 18

Bananarama version

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English pop trio Bananarama's version of "Long Train Runnin'" appeared on their fifth studio album, Pop Life (1991),[36] 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 tune to complete Pop Life and decided to go with a cover. The song reached No. 10 in Portugal, No. 18 in Ireland and No. 30 in the UK.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Bananarama offers a pop/house version of the Doobie Brothers' classic rocker "Long Train Running". Produced by Youth, this first single from the forthcoming Pop Life album features guitar work from the Gipsy Kings, which provides a tough, rustic edge to an otherwise light and campy track. A fun one that could cross into radio territory."[37] Chuck Eddy from Entertainment Weekly said that "those techno-flamenco gods" help engineer the song "into a scary locomotive blues."[38] Everett True from Melody Maker commented, "They have a new single out. They've thought up a new, crap, out-of-time dance routine and they're gonna have another hit. All in all, Bananarama give this rather chaotic world a reassuring sense of order, don't they?"[39]

Music video

The Bananarama music video for "Long Train Running", directed by Nick Egan, features the group members dressed in Spanish gowns while attending a soirée with various guests at a castle.[40] Scenes at a decorated dining table alternate with shots from bedrooms.

Track listing

  • UK CD single NANCD 24
  1. "Long Train Running" (radio version) – 3:31
    Remixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
  2. "Long Train Running" (Alma De Noche Mix) – 6:40
    Remixed by Mark 'Spike' Stent
  3. "Long Train Running" (Flamenco CD Mix) – 4:57
  4. "Outta Sight" – 4:30

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Long Train Runnin'"
Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[41] 179
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[42] 47
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[43] 13
Germany (GfK)[44] 45
Ireland (IRMA)[26] 18
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[45] 12
Portugal (AFP)[46] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[47] 30
UK Dance (Music Week)[48] 57

References

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