Midnight Train to Georgia
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"Midnight Train to Georgia" is a classic 1973 soul and R&B song by Gladys Knight & the Pips that became one of their signature hits and a Grammy Award–winning standard.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midnight Train to Georgia canonical | 5 |
| Midnight Train to Georgia (Cissy Houston version) | 1 |
| “Midnight Train to Georgia” | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Georgia
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
|
| awardYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| backingBand | The Pips ⓘ |
| basedOn | Midnight Plane to Houston ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles number-one single
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single ⓘ US Hot Soul Singles number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | Jim Weatherly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
R&B standard
ⓘ
classic soul ballad ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Window Raisin' Granny ⓘ |
| hasKeyLyric |
"He’s leaving on that midnight train to Georgia"
ⓘ
"I’d rather live in his world than live without him in mine" ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1973 concept video (performed on TV shows instead) ⓘ |
| includedIn | album Imagination ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:39 ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
background vocals
ⓘ
piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
performed on Soul Train
ⓘ
The Midnight Special ⓘ
surface form:
performed on The Midnight Special
|
| originalTitle | Midnight Plane to Houston ⓘ |
| performer |
Cissy Houston
ⓘ
Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ |
| producer |
Gladys Knight & the Pips
ⓘ
Tony Camillo ⓘ |
| rankedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Buddah Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-08-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
lost dreams in Hollywood
ⓘ
returning home ⓘ romantic loyalty ⓘ |
| vocalist | Gladys Knight ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gospel-influenced ⓘ |
| writer | Jim Weatherly ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Midnight Train to Georgia (Cissy Houston version)
this entity surface form:
“Midnight Train to Georgia”