| "Love Train" | ||||
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| Single by Holly Johnson | ||||
| from the album Blast | ||||
| B-side | "Murder in Paradise" | |||
| Released | 9 January 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Holly Johnson | |||
| Producer(s) | Andy Richards, Steve Lovell | |||
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"Love Train" is a song by English singer Holly Johnson, released on 9 January 1989[1] as the lead single from his debut solo album, Blast (1989). It was written by Johnson and produced by Andy Richards and Steve Lovell with additional production by Stephen Hague. The song reached No. 4 in the United Kingdom, spending 11 weeks on the chart, and was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in February 1989. In the United States, the song reached No. 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"Love Train" features a guitar solo from Queen guitarist Brian May and backing vocals from Don Snow and Lance Ellington. The single's B-side, "Murder in Paradise", is a non-album track exclusive to the single. A music video was filmed to promote the single, directed by Marco Cerere, and Johnson performed the song on the UK music show Top of the Pops.[2]
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 7 January 1989. p. 23. ISSN 0265-1548.
- ^ "HQ - Holly Johnson - Love Train - Top of the Pops 1989". YouTube. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2012.