Train, Train

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"Train, Train"
Single by Blackfoot
from the album Strikes
B-side "Baby Blue"
ReleasedOctober 1979
Recorded1979
Genre
Length3:36
Label Atco
Songwriter(s) Shorty Medlocke
Producer(s)
  • Al Nalli
  • Henry Weck
Blackfoot singles chronology
"Highway Song"
(1979)		"Train, Train"
(1979)		"Spendin' Cabbage"
(1980)

"Train, Train" is a song by American Southern rock band Blackfoot and the second single from their third studio album Strikes (1979). It was written by Shorty Medlocke, the grandfather of Blackfoot frontman/guitarist Rickey Medlocke, and peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Background

"Train, Train" was originally recorded in 1971 by Shorty Medlocke and his daughter, as Shorty Medlock & Mickey with the Fla. Plow Hands, and was the B-side of their single "If I Could Live It Over (I'd Be a Different Guy)".

Composition

The song opens with a bluesy harmonica performance from Shorty Medlocke, [1] [2] [3] followed by a guitar riff. [3] The Rolling Stone Album Guide called the song a "truly tough guitar workout". [4]

Covers

The song was covered by metal band Warrant on their 1990 album Cherry Pie and country singer Dolly Parton on her 1999 album The Grass Is Blue .

Charts

Chart (1979–1980)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 38

References

  1. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Strikes - Blackfoot | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ DeRiso, Nick (October 24, 2018). "Top 25 Southern Rock Albums". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Blackfoot: Strikes - Album Of The Week Club review". Classic Rock . July 20, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 62.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of December 22, 1979". Billboard . Retrieved March 14, 2025.
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