Train of Thought (Cher song)

"Train of Thought"
Single by Cher
from the album Dark Lady
B-side"Dixie Girl"
ReleasedMay 1974
Recorded1973–1974
GenreRock
Length2:33
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Alan O'Day
Producer(s)Snuff Garrett
Cher singles chronology
"Dark Lady"
(1973)
"Train of Thought"
(1974)
"I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife"
(1974)
Alternative covers
Alternative cover
Alternative cover
Japanese cover

"Train of Thought" is the second single released by an American singer/actress Cher from her 1974 album Dark Lady. It reached number No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1] AllMusic retrospectively described this song as "raw and fast-moving rock."[2] In 1976, the song was covered by American singer-songwriter and musician Gene Pitney.

Weekly Charts

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[3] 84
Canadian Singles Chart 18
Israeli Singles Chart 3
Quebec (ADISQ)[4] 15
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 27
US Adult Contemporary[6] 9
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 18

References

  1. ^ Dark Lady at AllMusic
  2. ^ Review by AllMusic, Retrieved October 14, 2013
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 61. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Cher". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cher". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cash Box 100 Singles chart