Expressway to Your Heart
| "Expressway to Your Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Hey Gyp" |
"Expressway to Your Heart" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and performed by The Soul Survivors. The song reached #3 on the R&B chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.[1] The song appeared on their 1967 album, When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes.[2]
The song was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.[3]
The song was ranked #18 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.[4]
Other versions
- Amen Corner released the song as the B-side to their single "Judge Rumpel Crassila" in 1969 in the Netherlands.[5]
- Margo Thunder released the song as a single in 1975. It reached #25 on the R&B chart.[6]
- Mike Finnigan released the song as a single in 1978.[7]
- The Blues Brothers released the song as a single in 1981.[8]
- Breakfast Club released a version as a single in 1988. It reached #30 on the Dance chart.[9]
- 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.
In media
- The Soul Survivors version was used in the 1996 movie, Striptease.
References
- ^ The Soul Survivors, "Expressway to Your Heart" Chart Positions Retrieved March 31, 2014
- ^ 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
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1967". Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ 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
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