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Long Black Train (song)
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"Long Black Train"
Single by Josh Turner
from the album Long Black Train
B-side
"Backwoods Boy"
Released
May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)
Format
CD single, 7" single, music download
Genre
Country, Southern gospel, bluegrass
Length
4:10 (album version)
Label
MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Josh Turner
Producer(s)
Mark Wright, Frank Rogers
Josh Turner singles chronology
"She'll Go on You"
(2002) "Long Black Train"
(2003) "What It Ain't"
(2004)
"She'll Go on You"
(2002) "Long Black Train"
(2003) "What It Ain't"
(2004)
"Long Black Train" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Josh Turner. It was released in May 2003 as the second single and title from his debut album of the same name. Having spent more than 30 weeks on the Billboard country charts, "Long Black Train" reached a peak of #13 in early 2004. On June 1, 2006 it was certified Gold by the RIAA.
Contents
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1 Content
2 Critical reception
3 Music video
4 Chart performance
4.1 Year-end charts
5 References
Content[edit]
"Long Black Train" is a mid-tempo song featuring acoustic guitar, fills from dobro guitar and fiddle, and a percussive rhythm reminiscent of a steam locomotive in motion. Using a funeral train as a metaphor,[1] the lyrics tell of resisting temptation from the Devil.
Turner told The Boot that the song was inspired by a vision that he had of a long, black train running down a track in the middle of nowhere. Turner said, "I could see people standing out to the sides of this track watching this train go by. As I was walking, experiencing this vision, I kept asking myself, 'What does this vision mean and what is this train?' It dawned on me that this train was a physical metaphor for temptation. These people are caught up in the decision of whether or not to go on this train" .[2]
"Long Black Train" has also been performed by Scotty McCreery and Randy Travis, with Travis singing it in a duet with Turner. The song is written in B flat major.
Critical reception[edit]
Steve Leggett of Allmusic said of the song, "sung in Turner's deep voice, it rolls across country radio like nothing else on the scene, the ominous breath of hellfire in the lyrics conjuring up the ghost of Johnny Cash."[1] Hank Kalet of PopMatters also described the song favorably: "It is a proudly religious song, almost fiery, defiant."[3]
Music video[edit]
The music video for this song was shot at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in a few different locations along a railroad track. The various shots of Turner include him walking through a tunnel, standing on the tracks singing, and from above while he is playing guitar. The video features various characters, all of who are participating in various sinful activities (including binge drinking, gambling, and prostitution), and are shown on the train tracks as well.
The video also featured ex-Army Class 2-8-0 Consolidation #610 as the locomotive pulling the train.
Chart performance[edit]
"Long Black Train" debuted at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 31, 2003.
Chart (2003–04)
Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 72
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 13
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2004)
Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 50
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Leggett, Steve. "Long Black Train review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
Jump up ^ Turner, Josh (26 March 2008). "Josh Turner, 'Long Black Train' - Story Behind the Lyrics". The Boot. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
Jump up ^ Kalet, Hank. "Long Black Train review". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
Jump up ^ "Josh Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Josh Turner. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Josh Turner – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Josh Turner. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2004: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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Josh Turner
Studio albums
Long Black Train
Your Man
Everything Is Fine
Haywire
Punching Bag
Deep South
Compilations
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Notable singles
"Long Black Train"
"What It Ain't"
"Your Man"
"Would You Go with Me"
"Me and God"
"Firecracker"
"Another Try"
"Everything Is Fine"
"Why Don't We Just Dance"
"All Over Me"
"I Wouldn't Be a Man"
"Time Is Love"
"Lay Low"
"Hometown Girl"
Related articles
Discography
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