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Genre called Dance-soul is not existing... I know, ofc guy originally wrote the genre like that must've wanted to explain "this is an soul music with dance elements" but most of this era's soul/motown sound was dance music itself. In this era, 1967, psychedelic and rock music was highly mainstream, and there was motown sound and soul/R&B, early form of Funk (James Brown). But ppl just danced on that. Soul/R&B/Funk itself was black music. See the Soul Train of early 70s before disco era. Ppl d... Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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| "Expressway to Your Heart" | ||||
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| Single by The Soul Survivors | ||||
| from the album When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Gyp" | |||
| Released | July 1967 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Crimson 1010 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
| The Soul Survivors singles chronology | ||||
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"Expressway to Your Heart" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by the Soul Survivors. It appeared on their 1967 album, When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes,[1] which was produced by Gamble and Huff.[2]
The song reached #3 on the R&B chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967,[3] and was ranked #18 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.[4]
Other versions
- Gil Now recorded a cover with French lyrics titled "Les Oiseaux dans la ville" in 1968.[5]
- The Vibrations released a version of the song, again with Gamble & Huff producing, in 1969 on Neptune Records.
- Amen Corner released the song as the B-side to their single "Judge Rumpel Crassila" in 1969 in the Netherlands.[6]
- Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders recorded a version of the song in 1973.
- Margo Thunder released the song as a single in 1975. It reached #25 on the R&B chart.[7]
- Mike Finnigan released the song as a single in 1978.[8]
- The Blues Brothers released the song as a single in 1981.[9]
- Breakfast Club released a version as a single in 1988. It reached #30 on the Dance chart in 1989.[10]
- King Tee sampled The Soul Survivors version on their song "Do Your Thing" which was featured on their 1990 album, At Your Own Risk.
- Bruce Springsteen sang the song on his 2009 Working on a Dream Tour.
- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
In popular culture
- The 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting featured a version of the song performed by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.[11]
- The 1987 Disney Channel TV special D-TV: Doggone Valentine used the Soul Survivors version, shown with clips of Goofy and other Disney cartoon dog characters in their cars, fighting their way through various traffic jams.
- The Soul Survivors version was used in the 1996 movie, Striptease.
References
- ^ The Soul Survivors, When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ The Soul Survivors, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ The Soul Survivors, "Expressway to Your Heart" Chart Positions Retrieved March 31, 2014
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1967". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Gil Now – Mais Ne Pleure Pas Mama / Les Oiseaux Dans la Ville". Discogs. Discogs. 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Amen Corner, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ Margo Thunder, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ Mike Finnigan, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ The Blues Brothers, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ Breakfast Club, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ Adventures in Babysitting soundtrack Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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