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"I'm a Train" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood and performed by Hammond. It was first recorded in French, in 1967, by Les Troubadours as "La chaîne". The first English version was recorded in 1968 by a UK group called Colors of Love, which included singer Elaine Paige.

"I'm a Train"
Single by Albert Hammond
from the album Albert Hammond
B-side	"Brand New Day"
Released	March 1974
Genre	Pop rock, soft rock
Length	3:16
Label	Mums Records 2150
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood
Producer(s)	Albert Hammond, Roy Halee
Albert Hammond singles chronology
"Half a Million Miles from Home" (1973) "I'm a Train" (1974) "I Don't Wanna Die in an Air Disaster" (1974)

Albert Hammond recording

Hammond's own version, released in 1974, was the first one to chart. The song reached #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.[1] It also made number 2 in the then West Germany, where it stayed in the Top 20 for 14 weeks.[2] It also reached the Top 3 in Switzerland, the Top 10 in the Netherlands, Norway and the Flemish part of Belgium, and reached number 22 in the French-speaking part of Belgium.[3] The song appeared on Hammond's 1974 album, Albert Hammond.[4] The song was produced by him and Roy Halee[5] and also was featured, along with filmed footage of trains traveling, on Captain Kangaroo.

Charts

Charts (1974)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	85
US Billboard Easy Listening	15
US Billboard Hot 100	31

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