Expressway to Your Heart explained
"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,[2] which was produced by Gamble and Huff.[3]
The song reached No.3 on the R&B chart and No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967,[4] and was ranked No.18 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1967.[5]
Other versions
- Gil Now, with French lyrics, titled "Les Oiseaux dans la ville" in 1968.[6]
- Don Bryant, on his album Precious Soul.
- The Vibrations with Gamble & Huff producing, in 1969 on Neptune Records.
- Amen Corner as the B-side to their single "Judge Rumpel Crassila" in 1969 in the Netherlands.[7]
- Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, in 1973.
- Margo Thunder, as a single in 1975. It reached No.25 on the R&B chart.[8]
- Mike Finnigan, as a single in 1978.[9]
- The Blues Brothers, as a single in 1981.[10]
- Breakfast Club, as a single in 1988. It reached No.30 on the Dance chart in 1989.[11]
- 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 performed it on his 2009 Working on a Dream Tour.
- Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
In popular culture
Notes and References
- Web site: 10 Songs that Define the Philly Sound. Music Aficionado. Tom McNichol.
- http://www.discogs.com/Soul-Survivors-When-The-Whistle-Blows-Anything-Goes/release/3720803 The Soul Survivors, When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes
- http://www.45cat.com/record/cr1010 The Soul Survivors, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Expressway+%28To+Your+Heart%29+by+The+Soul+Survivors&id=44924 The Soul Survivors, "Expressway to Your Heart" Chart Positions
- Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1967 . March 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011046/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1967.php . January 2, 2014 .
- Web site: Gil Now – Mais Ne Pleure Pas Mama / Les Oiseaux Dans la Ville . . 2017 . Discogs . October 9, 2017 .
- http://www.45cat.com/record/dm20020 Amen Corner, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Expressway+to+Your+Heart+by+Margo+Thunder&id=82885 Margo Thunder, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- http://www.45cat.com/record/310712 Mike Finnigan, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- http://www.45cat.com/record/3884us The Blues Brothers, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Expressway+to+Your+Heart+by+Breakfast+Club&id=6784 Breakfast Club, "Expressway to Your Heart" single release
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092513/soundtrack Adventures in Babysitting soundtrack