Love's Train

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"Love's Train"
Song by Con Funk Shun
from the album To the Max
Released1982
Genre
Length5:12
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Con Funk Shun
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"Love's Train" is a song by American R&B and funk band Con Funk Shun from their tenth studio album, To the Max (1982). The song was written by Michael Cooper and Felton C. Pilate II, and produced by Con Funk Shun. Cooper wrote the song to a music track created by Pilate, which had different lyrics. It is an R&B, funk and quiet storm song that includes a "steering bass guitar", "glittering keys", and "synth-centric flair of '80s R&B". Lyrically, the song is based on a real-life love triangle, involving Cooper and Pilate. Since its release, the song has received praise from music critics, with the majority commending the band's vocals.

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While the song was never released as a single, it has since become an audience favorite and a signature song for the band. The song has since appeared on multiple compilation albums, and has been re-recorded and remastered in 2010. The song was covered by Dru Hill on their 1996 eponymous album and by Silk Sonic in 2022, as a commemorative song for Valentine's Day; the latter's version peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Background

During an interview with Vibe , Felton Pilate affirmed that he wrote a song called "Baby Please Come Home", which was the original version of "Love's Train", for the To the Max album. [1] After Michael Cooper heard the song, he asked for a copy of the track without the original lyrics. Cooper decided to create new lyrics to the song, these made the final cut of the track. Initially, Pilate didn't enjoy the new lyrics and it "took about a week before the other group members" convinced him. Pilate explained, that the "original version was a softer, more laid-back thing", while Cooper's version "was full of hard, gritty emotion". [1]

Usually, Con Funk Shun would listen to the finished songs together and they voted the songs they wanted to submit to Mercury Records. Initially, they heard Pilate's original track, along with other songs, and only afterward Cooper's reworked version was played. At this point, they affirmed having already listened to the song, but Cooper said that his version was different. Only "halfway through the song" the band noticed the lyrics concerned with "what had happened between Pilate and Cooper". [2] When they counted the votes, "Love's Train" received the most. Later, Pilate wanted to remove his music, which, according to Cooper "would've killed the song." [2] Danny Thomas, Con Funk Shun's keyboard player, told Pilate he was crazy because the song was a hit. [2] Pilate felt was sorry, then "they all began laughing". [2]

Composition and lyrics

Musically, "Love's Train" is a R&B, funk, and quiet storm ballad. [3] [4] [5] Its instrumentation includes a "steering bass guitar", "glittering keys", and "synth-centric flair of '80s R&B". [3] The song was written by Cooper and Pilate II, and produced by Con Funk Shun. It was mastered by Chris Bellman at Allen Zentz in Los Angeles. [6]

"Love's Train" was written about "a love triangle Cooper and Pilate found themselves in, both lovelorn and yearning". [2] The songwriters have acknowledged there was no awkwardness during the writing sessions. [7] One day, a young lady showed up at the studio in San Francisco and Pilate "moved on her quickly". [2] After a month of relationship, she told Cooper that she wanted him, instead of Pilate. At this point, Cooper thought the woman had left Pilate, but she was "juggling" both of them. [2] One night Cooper showed up at her apartment and she was with Pilate. The former told Pilate "[i]f by chance you let me come up, we can talk about this"; these words would become the bridge in "Love's Train". [2] Cooper decided to go home and poured out his sorrow into the lyrics of a song, which started "warm night, can't sleep, too hurt, too weak, gotta call her up". Cooper wrote the song to a music track created by Pilate, but with different lyrics. [2]

Reception and promotion

According to AllMusic's Craig Lytle, "the romance in the song is manifested by the guitar and piano rhythms". Lytle, affirmed the lead tenor, performed by Cooper, was "husky and smooth". [4] Matt Doria from NME described Con Funk Shun's vocals as "ultra-suave and honeyed". [3] Since its release, "Love's Train" has become an audience favorite and a signature song for the band. [8] [2] "Love's Train" was included as the seventh track on Con Funk Shun's tenth studio album To the Max, released in 1982 by Mercury Records. [6] The original recording was never released as a single. [2] "Love's Train" has appeared on numerous compilation albums, including The Best of Con Funk Shun (1993), 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Con Funk Shun (2002), and Touch/Con Funk Shun 7/To the Max (2011). [5] [9] [10] The song was re-recorded and remastered in 2010. [11] Con Funk Shun first performed "Love's Train" on Soul Train in 1983 and later for Funky Nights: United We Funk All Stars, which was released on a DVD in 2003. [1] [12] In 1996, the song was covered by Dru Hill on their eponymous album. [13] After listening to Dru Hill's cover, Pilate was "surprised and honored." [1]

Silk Sonic version

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"Love's Train"
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Musically, the "Love's Train" cover is a "silky and smooth" 1970s funk and soul song. [7] [15] [3] It is composed in the key of A Major with a tempo of 70 beats per minute. The singers' vocal ranges span from the low note of E4 to a high note of E6. [19] According to Rolling Stone 's Larisha Paul, Mars and D'Mile "added the bounce of Silk Sonic's signature groove, picking up the pace of the original". [7] The cover version kept most of the original instrumentation. However, the 1980s R&B synths were replaced with "balmy horns and analogue production", as the Silk Sonic version is centered around the 1970s decade. [3]

Andy Bustard, writing for HipHopDX , said the duo changed "the '80s production for lush, analog instrumentation that would sound at home in the previous decade". Bustard added that they "apply a fresh sonic coat to the love ballad". [20] Uproxx's Aaron Williams described the bass as "buzzing" and the horns as "soaring". [8]

Release

"Love's Train" was released on February 14, 2022, by Aftermath Entertainment and Atlantic Records as a commemorative song for Valentine's Day. [21] [22] On March 18, Warner Music Group (WMG) issued the track for radio airplay in Italy. [23] On April 21, 2022, Billboard reported that "Love's Train" was the album's fourth single, with no official date of release in the United States. [24] In February, the song was added to Silk Sonic's debut album An Evening with Silk Sonic on digital and streaming services and it was also included on the webstore exclusive vinyl recording. [24] [25]

Reception

"Love's Train" was met with acclaim from music critics. The song was included on Under the Radar 's Songs of the Week on February 18, 2022, as part of the Honorable Mentions. [26] Eddie Fu, writing for Consequence , dubbed the song as Silk Sonic's latest "soundtrack for...ahem adult activities". Fu commented that both Mars and .Paak stayed "true" to Con Funk Shun's original and "easily slip into their seductive role". [16] Similarly, Doria also found Silk Sonic to be "largely faithful to the five-minute jam". Doria called Silk Sonic's version "expectedly sensual...soulful and groove-laden". [3] Billboard's Jason Lipshutz compared the best songs on An Evening with Silk Sonic to the cover version of "Love's Train", saying "the homage pops with modern production and two self-assured vocal performances". [27]

Bustar affirmed that "Silk Sonic's rendition stays faithful" to the original version. Bustar praised the merge of Mars "soaring falsetto", and .Paak's "raspy timber" as it "adds more sensuality to the Valentine's Day jam." [20] Jordan Darville of The Fader commented that while "the aesthetic of Silk Sonic may seem tongue-in-cheek, the music and the duo's appreciation for the era they're channeling certainly isn't". [28] In a mixed review, Uproxx's Williams called Silk Sonic's vocals "velvety", and noted that despite being a love song, "it's as much about the messiness as anything on their debut album". [8]

"Love's Train" peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [29] It failed to reach the Billboard Hot 100, though entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100, which acts as an extension of the former chart, peaking at number 111. [30] "Love's Train" spent thirteen weeks on the top spot of the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. [31] It won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) at the 54th NAACP Image Awards. [32]

Live performances

Silk Sonic performed the song live at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. [33] They were joined on stage by a band and two backup singers, both wearing "maroon leisure suits", while the band used "complementing outfits". [34] [35] [36] [37] The performance included a "fully choreographed routine" by Silk Sonic and everyone on stage. [37] It was well received by critics. Entertainment Tonight 's Zach Seemayer‍ dubbed Silk Sonic's performance as one of the show highlights, "flawless '70s crooning that is every bit as smooth as their name wound lead you to expect." [38] Melissa Ruggieri writing for USA Today placed Silk Sonic's performance as the fifth-best of the show. Ruggieri noticed the "pelvic thrusts and Temptations-styled dancing". [39] Austin Williams from Vibe commended Silk Sonic's singing and choreography. [36] Starr Bowenbank of Billboard magazine praised "their smooth dance skills". [34] The duo also sang "Love's Train" during the concert residency, An Evening with Silk Sonic at Park MGM (2022). [40]

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of An Evening with Silk Sonic. [18]

"Love's Train"
Lovestrain.jpg
Single by Silk Sonic
from the album An Evening with Silk Sonic
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2022 (2022-02-14)
Studio Shampoo Press & Curl
Genre
Length5:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Michael Cooper
  • Felton C. Pilate II
Producer(s)
Bruno Mars singles chronology
"Smokin out the Window"
(2021)		"Love's Train"
(2022)		"After Last Night"
(2022)
Anderson .Paak singles chronology
"Smokin out the Window"
(2021)		"Love's Train"
(2022)		"After Last Night"
(2022)

Charts

Chart performance for "Love's Train"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [41] 18
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [30] 11
US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [42] 29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [29] 47
US Radio Songs ( Billboard ) [43] 50

Release history

Release history and formats for "Love's Train"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
VariousFebruary 14, 2022 [21]
ItalyMarch 18, 2022 Radio airplay Warner [23]

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