Railroad (song)
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| "Railroad" | ||||
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| Single by Maurice Gibb | ||||
| B-side | "I've Come Back" | |||
| Released | April 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 9 December 1969 Nova Sound Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Polydor Atco (United States/Canada) Spin (Australia) Atlantic/Cotillion (Canada) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Maurice Gibb, Billy Lawrie | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice Gibb | |||
| Maurice Gibb singles chronology | ||||
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"Railroad" is the first solo single released by Maurice Gibb, best known as a member of the Bee Gees. It was released in April 1970.[1] Like the Bee Gees' songs from 1967 to 1972, the single was released by Polydor in most parts of the world while in the US and Canada it was released by Atco. In Canada it was also released by Atlantic and Cotillion.[2] Gibb did not release a follow-up single until 1984 when he released "Hold Her in Your Hand".
"Railroad" was written by Maurice Gibb and Billy Lawrie.[3][4] Lawrie was the brother of Lulu, who Maurice married in 1969.[5] The song was originally intended for a Bee Gees album.[6] The single features guitar work by Leslie Harvey of Stone the Crows.
As Gibb explains: "People have said that my single sounds like the Bee Gees, I sang the higher parts usually, and the other vocal parts I've added to 'Railroad' could be the others." Gibb once said that his wife at that time, singer Lulu's reaction to the recording was that the piano was too loud; Gibb remixed it six times to please her.[6]
