Took the Last Train

"Took the Last Train"
Single by David Gates
from the album Goodbye Girl
B-side"Ann"
ReleasedAugust 1978
GenreSoft rock
Length4:32
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)David Gates, Larry Knechtel
Producer(s)David Gates
David Gates singles chronology
"Goodbye Girl"
(1977) 		"Took the Last Train"
(1978) 		"Where Does the Lovin' Go"
(1980)

"Took the Last Train" is a Yacht rock song by David Gates, lead singer of the group Bread, which was released as a single in 1978 following the premiere of the hit film The Goodbye Girl. It was the follow-up single to the title track hit song from the album of the same name.

The song contains French lyrics, which are then followed by the translation in English. The 'last train' goes to St-Tropez, a town on the French Riviera.

"Took the Last Train" reached number 30 in the U.S., on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It peaked at number 7 for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was similarly successful in Canada.

Personnel

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [1] 29
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 30

Year-end charts

Chart (1978) Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 181

References

  1. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  3. ^ "1978 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.


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