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"Took the Last Train"
Single by David Gates
from the album Goodbye Girl
B-side	"Ann"
Released	August 1978
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:32
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	David Gates, Larry Knechtel
Producer(s)	David Gates
David Gates singles chronology
"Goodbye Girl" (1977) "Took the Last Train" (1978) "Where Does the Lovin' Go" (1980)

"Took the Last Train" is a Yacht rock song by David Gates, lead singer of the group Bread, which was released as a single in 1978 following the premiere of the hit film The Goodbye Girl. It was the follow-up single to the title track hit song from the album of the same name.

The song contains French lyrics, which are then followed by the translation in English. The 'last train' goes to St-Tropez, a town on the French Riviera.

"Took the Last Train" reached number 30 in the U.S., on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It peaked at number 7 for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was similarly successful in Canada.

Personnel

• David Gates - vocals, bass
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Larry Knechtel - piano, synthesizer
• Jim Horn - alto saxophone
• Mike Botts - drums

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Year-end charts

References

1. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
3. "1978 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

External links

• Listen to "Took the Last Train" on YouTube

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