Expressway to Your Heart
| "Expressway to Your Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Soul Survivors | ||||
| from the album When the Whistle Blows Anything Goes | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Gyp" | |||
| Released | July 1967 | |||
| Genre | Dance-Soul | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Crimson 1010 | |||
| Writer(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
- Amen Corner released the song as the B-side to their single "Judge Rumpel Crassila" in 1969 in the Netherlands.[5]
- 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.[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 in 1989.[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 popular culture
- The 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting featured a version of the song performed by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.[10]
- The 1987 Disney Channel TV special D-TV: Doggone Valentine used the 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". 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
- ↑ Adventures in Babysitting soundtrack Retrieved January 16, 2016.
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