| The Wichita Train Whistle Sings | ||||
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| Released | July 1968 | |||
| Recorded | November 18–19, 1967 | |||
| Studio | RCA (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 36:54 | |||
| Label | Dot | |||
| Producer | Michael Nesmith | |||
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The Wichita Train Whistle Sings is the de facto first solo album by Michael Nesmith, although the artist credited on the initial release is actually "The Wichita Train Whistle". It was recorded while Nesmith was still a member of the Monkees, and it peaked at No. 144 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.
The album comprises instrumentals performed by a full orchestra. All but one of the songs were also recorded by the Monkees (although a few of them weren't released until the Monkees' Missing Links albums.)