Locomotive Breath

"Locomotive Breath"
Single by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
B-side"Wind Up" (1971)
"Fat Man" (1976)
Released30 March 1971 (Europe)
  • December 1971 (US)
RecordedDecember 1970 – February 1971
StudioIsland, London
Genre
Length4:23
3:05 (single)
Label
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Hymn 43"
(1971)		 "Locomotive Breath"
(1971)		 "Life Is a Long Song"
(1971)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Minstrel in the Gallery"
(1975)		 "Locomotive Breath"
(1976)		 "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die"
(1976)

"Locomotive Breath" is a 1971 song by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull and was taken from their fourth studio album Aqualung. It was one of their best known songs.

References

  1. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Schick, Elizabeth A. (1998). Current Biography Yearbook, 1998. H.W. Wilson. p. 26. ISBN 9780824209575. Two other songs on Aqualung, 'Cross-Eyed Mary' and 'Locomotive Breath,' have also become hard-rock classics.
  3. ↑ Blistein, Jon (March 27, 2018). "Jethro Tull Detail Massive 50th Anniversary Compilation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo (July 27, 2013). "Top 10 Jethro Tull Songs". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. ↑ Will Romano (1 November 2014). Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music. Backbeat Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-61713-620-7.