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| artist = [[the Rolling Stones]]
| artist = [[the Rolling Stones]]
| album = [[Goats Head Soup]]
| album = [[Goats Head Soup]]
| A-side = [[Angie (Rolling Stones song)|Angie]]
| released = 1973
| released = 1973
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| genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[blues-rock]]
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*[[Rock music|Rock]]
*[[rock and roll]]
*[[blues rock]]
| length = 4:26
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| label = [[Rolling Stones Records|Rolling Stones]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Rolling Stones Records|Rolling Stones]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
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"'''Silver Train'''" is a song by the English [[rock and roll]] band [[the Rolling Stones]], from their 1973 album, ''[[Goats Head Soup]]''.<ref name=AllMusicErlewine>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/goats-head-soup-mw0000650701
"'''Silver Train'''" is a song by the English [[rock and roll]] band [[the Rolling Stones]], from their 1973 album ''[[Goats Head Soup]]''.<ref name=AllMusicErlewine>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/goats-head-soup-mw0000650701
|title=Review: Goat's Head Soup: Reviews, Songs, Credits|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The lyrics deal with the singer's relationship with a prostitute.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/silver-train-mt0058010753|title=Silver Train - The Rolling Stones &#124; Song Info |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref> Recording of the song had already begun in 1970 during sessions for ''[[Sticky Fingers]]''. It also was the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single "[[Angie (song)|Angie]]", which went to No. 1 in the US and top 5 in the UK.
|title=Review: Goat's Head Soup: Reviews, Songs, Credits|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref> The lyrics deal with the singer's relationship with a prostitute.<ref name=AllMusicMaginnis /> Recording of the song had already begun in 1970 during sessions for ''[[Sticky Fingers]]''. It also was the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of the single "[[Angie (song)|Angie]]", which went to No. 1 in the US and top 5 in the UK.


==Reception==
==Reception==
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic Bud Scoppa had this to say of the song:
''[[Rolling Stone]]'' critic Bud Scoppa had this to say of the song:
{{cquote|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064526/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/241801/review/6068195/goats_head_soup] </ref>}}
{{cquote|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.<ref name=RollingStoneArchived>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/241801/review/6068195/goats_head_soup|title=Album Reviews: Goat's Head Soup|last=Scoppa|first=Bud|date=November 8, 1973|website=rollingstone.com|publisher=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064526/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/241801/review/6068195/goats_head_soup|access-date=December 20, 2021|archive-date=2007-10-01}}</ref>}}


==Covers==
==Covers==
After hearing a demo of the tune, [[Johnny Winter]] recorded a cover of it for his album ''[[Still Alive and Well]]'' in 1973, months ahead of the Stones' release of ''Goats Head Soup''.<ref name=AllMusicMaginnis>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/silver-train-mt0007732674|title=Song Review: Silver Train|last=Maginnis|first=Tom|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>
After hearing a demo of the tune, [[Johnny Winter]] recorded a cover of it for his album ''[[Still Alive and Well]]'' in 1973, months ahead of the Stones' release of ''Goats Head Soup''.<ref name=AllMusicMaginnis>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/silver-train-mt0007732674|title=Song Review: Silver Train|last=Maginnis|first=Tom|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>


[[The Black Crowes]] covered the song live.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010408032255/http://www.frayed.org/crowes/tbc-debuts.html] </ref> A cover of "Silver Train" also appears on the [[Carla Olson]]-[[Mick Taylor]] album ''Too Hot For Snakes'', first released in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/too-hot-for-snakes-mw0000787737/releases|title=Too Hot for Snakes - Carla Olson, Mick Taylor &#124; Releases |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>
[[The Black Crowes]] covered the song live.<ref name=BlackCrowes>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPDBhnOk92Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/uPDBhnOk92Y |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=The Black Crowes: Silver Train (The Rolling Stones cover)|website=youtube.com|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A cover of "Silver Train" also appears on the [[Carla Olson]]-[[Mick Taylor]] album ''Too Hot For Snakes'', which was released in 1991.<ref name=AllMusicAnkeny>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/too-hot-for-snakes-mw0000787737|title=Review: Too Hot for Snakes|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|website=allmusic.com|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>


==Live performances==
==Live performances==
The Rolling Stones played the four times in concerts in 1973, and did not perform it again until 2014 in Tokyo and Brisbane, on the [[14 On Fire]] tour with Mick Taylor, who played on the original recording as a special guest.<ref name=Jagger14Tour>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/goats-head-soup-mw0000650701|title=The Rolling Stones 14 on Fire Tour to Rock Singapore on 15 March 2014!|publisher=Mick Jagger|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>
The Rolling Stones played the song in concerts in 1973, but did not perform it again until 2014's [[14 On Fire]] tour with Mick Taylor, who played on the original recording as a special guest.<ref name=Jagger14Tour>{{cite web|url=http://www.mickjagger.com/news/the-rolling-stones-14-on-fire-to-rock-singapore-on-15-march-2014|title=The Rolling Stones 14 on Fire Tour to Rock Singapore on 15 March 2014!|date=13 February 2014|publisher=Mick Jagger|access-date=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

==Personnel==
'''The Rolling Stones'''
*[[Mick Jagger]] – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, harmonica
*[[Keith Richards]] – backing vocals, electric guitar, bass guitar
*[[Mick Taylor]] – backing vocals, electric guitar
*[[Charlie Watts]] – drums

'''Additional personnel'''
*[[Ian Stewart (musician)|Ian Stewart]] – piano


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Songs written by Jagger–Richards]]
[[Category:Songs written by Jagger–Richards]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller]]
[[Category:Songs about prostitutes]]
[[Category:Songs about trains]]
[[Category:Songs about trains]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg]]

Latest revision as of 02:08, 17 January 2024

"Silver Train"
Song by the Rolling Stones
from the album Goats Head Soup
A-side"Angie"
Released1973
Genre
Length4:26
LabelRolling Stones/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
Producer(s)Jimmy Miller
Goats Head Soup track listing
10 tracks
Side one
  1. "Dancing with Mr. D"
  2. "100 Years Ago"
  3. "Coming Down Again"
  4. "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)"
  5. "Angie"
Side two
  2. "Silver Train"
  3. "Hide Your Love"
  4. "Winter"
  5. "Can You Hear the Music?"
  6. "Star Star"

"Silver Train" is a song by the English 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 of the single "Angie", which went to No. 1 in the US and top 5 in the UK.

Reception

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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]

Covers

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After hearing a demo of the tune, Johnny Winter recorded a cover of it for his album Still Alive and Well in 1973, months ahead of the Stones' release of Goats Head Soup.[2]

The Black Crowes covered the song live.[4] A cover of "Silver Train" also appears on the Carla Olson-Mick Taylor album Too Hot For Snakes, which was released in 1991.[5]

Live performances

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The Rolling Stones played the song in concerts in 1973, but did not perform it again until 2014's 14 On Fire tour with Mick Taylor, who played on the original recording as a special guest.[6]

Personnel

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The Rolling Stones

Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Goat's Head Soup: Reviews, Songs, Credits". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Maginnis, Tom. "Song Review: Silver Train". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Scoppa, Bud (November 8, 1973). "Album Reviews: Goat's Head Soup". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Black Crowes: Silver Train (The Rolling Stones cover)". youtube.com. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Review: Too Hot for Snakes". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Rolling Stones 14 on Fire Tour to Rock Singapore on 15 March 2014!". Mick Jagger. 13 February 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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