"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]
| "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 | [1] | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Crimson 1010 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
| Producer(s) | Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff | |||
| The Soul Survivors singles chronology | ||||
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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 edit
- 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 edit
- The 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting featured a version of the song performed by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes.[12]
- The 1987 Disney Channel TV special D-TV: Doggone Valentine used 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 rendition was used in the 1996 movie, Striptease.
References edit
- ^ Tom McNichol. "10 Songs that Define the Philly Sound". Music Aficionado.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "Gil Now – Mais Ne Pleure Pas Mama / Les Oiseaux Dans la Ville". Discogs. 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ 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.