| "Downtown Train" |
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| B-side | "Tango Till They're Sore" |
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| Released | November 1985 |
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| Recorded | 1985 (1985) |
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| Studio | RCA (New York City) |
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| Length | 3:53 |
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| Label | Island |
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| Songwriter(s) | Tom Waits |
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| Producer(s) | Tom Waits |
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"Hang Down Your Head" (1985)
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"Downtown Train" (1985)
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"Hang on St. Christopher" (1987)
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"Downtown Train" is a song by Tom Waits and taken from his ninth studio album Rain Dogs. In 1989 it was covered by Rod Stewart and topped the single charts in Canada. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 10 in the United Kingdom, number 13 in Ireland, number 16 in Finland, number 29 in Australia and number 30 in New Zealand. It also been covered by Patty Smyth and Bob Seger.
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| Studio albums |
- Closing Time
- The Heart of Saturday Night
- Nighthawks at the Diner
- Small Change
- Foreign Affairs
- Blue Valentine
- Heartattack and Vine
- Swordfishtrombones
- Rain Dogs
- Franks Wild Years
- Bone Machine
- The Black Rider
- Mule Variations
- Blood Money
- Alice
- Real Gone
- Bad as Me
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| Live albums |
- Big Time
- Romeo Bleeding: Live from Austin
- Glitter and Doom Live
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| Soundtracks |
- One from the Heart
- Night on Earth
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| Compilations |
- Bounced Checks
- Anthology of Tom Waits
- Asylum Years
- The Early Years, Volume One
- The Early Years, Volume Two
- Beautiful Maladies
- Used Songs 1973–1980
- Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
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| Notable songs |
- "Ol' '55"
- "Tom Traubert's Blues"
- "The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me) (An Evening with Pete King)"
- "Somewhere"
- "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"
- "Come On Up to the House"
- "Romeo Is Bleeding"
- "Kentucky Avenue"
- "Heartattack and Vine"
- "Jersey Girl"
- "Jockey Full of Bourbon"
- "Downtown Train"
- "Way Down in the Hole"
- "Young at Heart"
- "Bad as Me"
- "Back in the Crowd"
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| Tours | |
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| Musicals | |
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| Related articles |
- Discography
- Kathleen Brennan
- Greg Cohen
- Bones Howe
- Jim Jarmusch
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Marc Ribot
- Larry Taylor
- Chuck E. Weiss
- Big Time (film)
- Wicked Grin
- Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
- New Coat of Paint
- Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits
- Tom Waits for No One
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| 1970s |
- "It's All Over Now" (1970)
- "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971)
- "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only
- "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971)
- "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972)
- "You Wear It Well" (1972)
- "Angel" (1972)
- "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972)
- "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987)
- "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973)
- "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973)
- "Mine for Me" (1974)
- "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces
- "Sailing" (1975)
- "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975)
- "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1976)
- "The Killing of Georgie" (1976)
- "Get Back" (1976)
- "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977)
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990)
- "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978)
- "Hot Legs" (1978)
- "I Was Only Joking" (1978)
- "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997)
- "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979)
- "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)
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| 1980s | |
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| 1990s |
- "It Takes Two" (1990) Stewart/Turner
- "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991)
- "The Motown Song" (1991)
- "Your Song" (1992)
- "Ruby Tuesday" (1993)
- "Have I Told You Lately" (1993)
- "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993)
- "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting
- "Leave Virginia Alone" (1995)
- "Lady Luck" (1996)
- "Ooh La La" (1998)
- "Rocks" (1998)
- "Cigarettes & Alcohol" (1998)
- "Faith of the Heart" (1999)
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| 2000s | |
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| 2010s | |
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- Drew Abbott
- Charlie Allen Martin
- David Teegarden
- Rick Manasa
- Robyn Robbins
- Dawayne Bailey
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| The System albums |
- Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
- Noah
- Mongrel
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| Seger solo albums |
- Brand New Morning
- Smokin' O.P.'s
- Back in '72
- Seven
- Beautiful Loser
- Face the Promise
- Ride Out
- I Knew You When
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| The Silver Bullet Band albums | |
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| Live albums | |
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| Compilation albums |
- The Bob Seger Collection
- Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits 2
- Early Seger Vol. 1
- Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
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| Singles | |
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| Related articles |
- Discography
- Gibson/Miller Band
- Punch Andrews
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| Studio albums |
- Never Enough (1987)
- Patty Smyth (1992)
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| Singles | |
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