Toy Train (song)

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"Toy Train"
Song by John Edmond
B-side "Luciana"
Published1973
Genre Country, Pop, Rock
Length2:56
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Songwriter(s) Dewayne Blackwell
Producer(s) Terry Dempsey

"Toy Train" is a country, pop, and rock song written by American Dewayne Blackwell and first performed by Northern Rhodesian-born John Edmond. [1] The song upon release on 13 April 1973 spent 18 weeks on the South African music charts (Springbok Radio Top 20), peaking at number 6; it was Edmond's highest charting single in South Africa. [2] [3] It entered the Rhodesian charts on 2 June, peaking at number 14 in four weeks. [4] [5]

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References

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  2. Billboard Staff (23 June 1973). "Hits of the World" (archived print version). Billboard Magazine: 75. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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