Long Way from Home (EP)

Long Way from Home
EP by Whitesnake
Released	26 October 1979[1]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Hard rock, blues rock
Length	16:27
Label	United Artists
Producer	Martin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
The Time Is Right for Love (1979) Long Way from Home (1979) Fool for Your Loving (1980)
Music video
"Long Way from Home" on YouTube

Long Way from Home is a 1979 EP by British hard rock band Whitesnake. The titular song was written by lead singer David Coverdale, and "Trouble" and "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" are the B-side tracks. The song was taken from the band's album Lovehunter, and was the lead-off track. The song charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979.^[2]

The Japanese release was the single, and its B-side was "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues".

Lyrics

The song uses the lyric "long, long way from home" in its chorus, but the song itself only has one "Long" in the title. This was likely done to avoid confusion with Foreigner's similarly titled 1977 hit, Long, Long Way from Home.

Track listing

UK EP

1. "Long Way from Home" - 4:56
2. "Trouble" – 5:00 (live at Hammersmith 1978)
3. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" – 6:36 (live at Hammersmith 1978)

Japanese release

1. "Long Way from Home" - 4:56
2. "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" - 4:24

Personnel

• David Coverdale – lead vocals
• Micky Moody – guitars, backing vocals
• Bernie Marsden – guitars, co-lead vocals
• Neil Murray – bass
• Dave Dowle – drums
• Jon Lord – keyboards
• Martin Birch - producer

Charts

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1979	"Long Way from Home"	UK Singles Chart[3]	55

References

1. "Music Week" (PDF). p. 52.
2. "Whitesnake The Official Charts Company".
3. "Whitesnake Official singles charts". Official charts. Retrieved 26 August 2021.