Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)
"Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)" is a song by British band It's Immaterial. Released as a single in March 1986, it spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 18 in April 1986.[1]
| "Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)" | ||||
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| Single by It's Immaterial | ||||
| from the album Life's Hard and Then You Die | ||||
| B-side | "Trains, Boats, Planes" | |||
| Released | March 1986 | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Siren | |||
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| Producer(s) | Dave Bascombe | |||
| It's Immaterial singles chronology | ||||
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| Official Video | ||||
| "Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune)" on YouTube | ||||
The song has been described by the band as a "British on-the-road song". They initially recorded the song in Milwaukee with Jerry Harrison from the band Talking Heads, but the band was unhappy about Harrison's idea of making the song a country and western pastische and returned to England to record a new version with producer Dave Bascombe. The "Jim's Tune" in the title refers to Jim Lieber, a harmonica-player in a blues band the band saw in a bar in Milwaukee. He was invited to record in the studio and the band was so happy about his playing that they credited him in the title.[2]
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 19 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 37 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 12 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[1] | 18 |
References
- "It's Immaterial: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- It’s Immaterial on recording their classic single Driving Away From Home Super Deluxe Edition June 26, 2016
- "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's Immaterial". Irish Singles Chart.
- "It's Immaterial – Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- "It's Immaterial – Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)". Singles Top 100.
External links
- "Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)" on TopPop, 31 May 1986