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"Fast Train"
45rpm. paper sleeve
Single by April Wine
from the album April Wine
A-side "Fast Train"
B-side "Wench"
Released 1971
Format 45rpm. single
Recorded RCA Studios, Montreal
Genre Rock
Length 2:30
3:19 (Album Version)
Label Aquarius
Writer(s) Myles Goodwyn
Producer(s) Bill Hill
April Wine singles chronology
"Fast Train"
(1971)
"You Could Have Been a Lady"
(1972)

"Fast Train" is the first single by the Canadian rock band April Wine, from their 1971 self-titled debut album. It was a top 40 hit in Canada, peaking at #38 on the RPM 100 Singles Chart.[1] It also peaked at #23 on the Canadian CHUM singles chart, on June 26, 1971.[2][3] The success of this single established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter, and made it possible for April Wine to record a second album.[4][5][6]

"Fast Train" appears on the movie soundtrack for Natural Enemy (1997),[4][7][8] a film starring Donald Sutherland and William McNamara.[9]

Chart positions

Chart (1971) Peak
position
CHUM Chart, Canada 23
RPM 100 Singles Chart, Canada 38

References

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  3. www.webfitz.com - Canadian Top-30 Music Chart #753 for Saturday, June 26, 1971[dead link]
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  5. Eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine: The First Album[dead link]
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  8. www.eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine Discography, 1971 - Fast Train[dead link]
  9. IMDb.com - The Internet Movie Database - Natural Enemy (1997)


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