The Train I'm On[1][2] was the fifth album released by Tony Joe White, and the second he released for Warner Brothers. It was produced by Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd and recorded in 1972 at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

The Train I'm On
Studio album by Tony Joe White
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Studio	Muscle Shoals Sound, Muscle Shoals
Genre	Swamp rock[1]
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Tony Joe White chronology
Tony Joe White (1971) The Train I'm On (1972) Homemade Ice Cream (1973)
Singles from Tony Joe White
"I've Got a Thing About You Baby" Released: 1972 "Even Trolls Rock'n'Roll" Released: 1972 "If I Ever Saw a Good Thing" Released: 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony Joe White, except where indicated

Side One

1. "I've Got a Thing About You Baby" 2:42
2. "The Family" (John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins) 3:30
3. "If I Ever Saw a Good Thing" 3:21
4. "Beouf River Road" 3:20
5. "The Train I'm On" 3:09
6. "Even Trolls Love Rock and Roll" 4:56

Side Two

1. "As the Crow Flies" 3:50
2. "Take Time to Love" (Donnie Fritts, Tony Joe White) 3:02
3. "300 Pounds of Hongry" (Donnie Fritts, Eddie Hinton) 2:44
4. "The Migrant" 4:00
5. "Sidewalk Hobo" 3:54
6. "The Gospel Singer" 3:32

Personnel

• Tony Joe White - guitar, harmonica
• Tippy Armstrong - guitar
• John Hughey - pedal steel guitar
• David Hood - bass
• Roger Hawkins - drums
• Barry Beckett - piano, clavinet, organ
• Ronnie Barron - organ, electric piano, vibes, congas
• Charles Chalmers - saxophone
• String arrangements by Arif Mardin
• Background vocal arrangements by Tom Dowd
• Background vocals:
  • Charles Chalmers
  • Donna Rhodes
  • Sandy Rhodes
  • Terry Woodford
  • George Soulé
  • Jerry Masters

References