Silver Train (song)
| "Silver Train" | ||||
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| Song by The Rolling Stones from the album Goats Head Soup | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll, blues-rock | |||
| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Rolling Stones/Atlantic | |||
| Writer(s) | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Miller | |||
| Goats Head Soup track listing | ||||
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"Silver Train" is a song by the rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, from their 1973 album, Goats Head Soup.[1] The lyrics deal with the singer's relationship with a prostitute.[2] Recording of the song had already begun in 1970 during sessions for Sticky Fingers. It also was the B-Side to the single "Angie", which went to No. 1 in the US and top 5 in the UK.
Rolling Stone critic Bud Scoppa had this to say of the song:
| “ | Side two begins modestly with "Silver Train," a rock & roll song with a pre-rock flavor. The Stones' approach is like their treatment of "Stop Breaking Down," one of Exile's sleepers: lots of whiny slide guitar and harp. They also emphasize, with their ragged ensemble shouts, the song's appealing chorus. "Train" is the best of the album's secondary songs.[3] | ” |
Johnny Winter had heard a demo of the tune and recorded a cover of it for his album Still Alive and Well in 1973 (Columbia Records). Song written for Johnny Winter by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. His album's version was released even before Goats Head Soup.[2] The Black Crowes have also covered the song live.[4] Silver Train also appears on the Carla Olson / Mick Taylor "Too Hot For Snakes" album first released in 1991 and reissued autumn of 2012.
The song was played 4 times in 1973 and wasn't played again until 2014 in Tokyo and Brisbane on the 14 On Fire tour with Mick Taylor, who played on it originally, as a special guest.[5]
