Locomotive Breath

"Locomotive Breath"
Single by Jethro Tull
from the album Aqualung
B-side"Wind Up" (1971)
"Fat Man" (1976)
Released30 March 1971 (Europe)
  • December 1971 (US) [1]
RecordedDecember 1970 – February 1971
StudioIsland, London
Genre
Length4:23
3:05 (single)
Label
Songwriter(s)Ian Anderson
Producer(s)
  • Ian Anderson
  • Terry Ellis
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Hymn 43"
(1971)
"Locomotive Breath"
(1971)
"Life Is a Long Song"
(1971)
Jethro Tull singles chronology
"Minstrel in the Gallery"
(1975)
"Locomotive Breath"
(1976)
"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die"
(1976)

"Locomotive Breath" is a 1971 song by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull and was taken from their fourth studio album Aqualung. It was one of their best known songs.

References

  1. Hung, Steffen. "Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. Schick, Elizabeth A. (1998). Current Biography Yearbook, 1998. H.W. Wilson. p. 26. ISBN 9780824209575. Two other songs on Aqualung, 'Cross-Eyed Mary' and 'Locomotive Breath,' have also become hard-rock classics.
  3. Blistein, Jon (March 27, 2018). "Jethro Tull Detail Massive 50th Anniversary Compilation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  4. Rivadavia, Eduardo (July 27, 2013). "Top 10 Jethro Tull Songs". Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  5. Will Romano (1 November 2014). Prog Rock FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Rock's Most Progressive Music. Backbeat Books. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-61713-620-7.