Long Train Runnin'

"Long Train Runnin'"
Single by the Doobie Brothers
from the album The Captain and Me
B-side"Without You"
ReleasedMarch 28, 1973
Recorded1972–1973
StudioWarner Bros. Studios, North Hollywood, California
Genre
Length3:27
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Tom Johnston
Producer(s)Ted Templeman
The Doobie Brothers singles chronology
"Jesus Is Just Alright"
(1972)		 "Long Train Runnin'"
(1973)		 "China Grove"
(1973)
Official audio
"Long Train Runnin'" on YouTube

"Long Train Runnin'" (or sometimes Long Train Running) is a 1973 song by The Doobie Brothers and is the leading single from their third studio album The Captain and Me. It went to number 8 in the United States and Canada and number 10 in the Netherlands. The remix version went to number 7 in the United Kingdom, number 15 in Finland and number 14 in Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ "The Doobie Brothers - Long Train Runnin' - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2026-05-15.
  2. ↑ The Captain and Me (liner notes). The Doobie Brothers. Warner Bros. 1994. Retrieved August 16, 2016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ Stuyt, Chelsey (November 17, 2014). "The Doobie Brothers' 'Southbound' a Jukebox of Greatest Hits". Vancouver Weekly. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Molanphy, Chris (July 31, 2021). "What a Fool Believes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Breihan, Tom (July 3, 2019). "The Number Ones: The Doobie Brothers' "Black Water"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 22, 2023. They grew their fanbase...reaching the top 10 with 1973's percussive acoustic boogie jam "Long Train Runnin'".
  6. ↑ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Dancing in the Moonlight: Seventies Pop". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 38. ISBN 031214704X.