Georgia on a Fast Train

"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train"
Single by Billy Joe Shaver
from the album Old Five and Dimers Like Me
B-side"Old Five and Dimers Like Me"
ReleasedJuly 1973 (1973-07)
RecordedJune 1973 (1973-06)
StudioSound Spectrum Recordings, House Of Cash, Hendersonville, TN
GenreCountry, country rock, outlaw country
LabelMonument
Songwriter(s)Billy Joe Shaver
Producer(s)Kris Kristofferson
Audio
"I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train" on YouTube

"Georgia on a Fast Train" (originally titled "I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train") is a song by Billy Joe Shaver from his debut 1973 album Old Five and Dimers Like Me.[1][2][3]

Released as a single that year,[4] it peaked at number 88 on U.S. Billboard's country chart.

In 1994, Shaver released this song as a single again, that time under the shortened title "Georgia on a Fast Train". The new version did not chart.

  1. ^ Alexander, John M. (2018-04-10). The Man in Song: A Discographic Biography of Johnny Cash. University of Arkansas Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-68226-051-7.
  2. ^ Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-85828-534-4.
  3. ^ "Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five And Dimers Like Me". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. ^ "Billy Joe Shaver - I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 2021-10-07.