Travellers Tune

"Travellers Tune"
Single by Ocean Colour Scene
from the album Marchin' Already
B-side	"Song for the Front Row" "On the Way Home" "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"
Released	25 August 1997 (1997-08-25)
Length	3:41
Label	MCA
Songwriter	Ocean Colour Scene
Producers	Brendan Lynch Martyn "Max" Heyes Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene singles chronology
"Hundred Mile High City" (1997) "Travellers Tune" (1997) "Better Day" (1997)

"Travellers Tune" is a song by English rock band Ocean Colour Scene. American soul singer P. P. Arnold provides additional vocals on the track. The song was released on 25 August 1997 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Marchin' Already (1997), and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listings

UK CD single ^[1]

1. "Travellers Tune"
2. "Song for the Front Row"
3. "On the Way Home"
4. "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"

UK 7-inch and cassette single ^{[2] [3]}

1. "Travellers Tune"
2. "Song for the Front Row"

Japanese mini-album ^[4]

1. "Travellers Tune"
2. "Song for the Front Row"
3. "On the Way Home"
4. "All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes"
5. "The Faces Smiles Back Easily"
6. "Chicken Bones and Stones"

Personnel

Personnel are taken from the UK CD single liner notes and the Marchin' Already album booklet. ^{[1] [5]}

• Ocean Colour Scene – writing, production, recording, mixing, engineering
  • Simon Fowler – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Cradock – guitar, piano
  • Damon Minchella – bass guitar
  • Oscar Harrison – drums
• P. P. Arnold – additional vocals
• Brendan Lynch – production, recording, mixing, engineering
• Martyn "Max" Heyes – production, engineering

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [6]	63
Ireland (IRMA) [7]	30
Scotland Singles (OCC) [8]	3
UK Singles (OCC) [9]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	25 August 1997	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA	[10]
Japan	21 November 1997	CD	Universal	[11]

References

1. Travellers Tune (UK CD single liner notes). MCA Records. 1997. MCSTD 40144.
2. Travellers Tune (UK 7-inch single sleeve). MCA Records. 1997. MCS 40144.
3. Travellers Tune (UK cassette single sleeve). MCA Records. 1997. MCSC 40144.
4. Travellers Tune (Japanese mini-album liner notes). Universal. 1997. MVCE-14002.
5. Marchin' Already (UK CD album booklet). MCA Records. 1997. MCD 60048.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 37. 13 September 1997. p. 12. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Travellers Tune". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 6/9/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
9. "Official Singles Chart on 6/9/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
10. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 23 August 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
11. "トラベラーズ・チューン | オーシャン・カラー・シーン" [Travellers Tune | Ocean Colour Scene] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 11 March 2024.

• Travellers Tune at AllMusic. Retrieved 04:23, 25 December 2020 (UTC).