Friendship Train (song)

"Friendship Train" is a Grammy Award-nominated[2] 1969 single by Gladys Knight & the Pips. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart.

"Friendship Train"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side"Cloud Nine"
ReleasedOctober 6, 1969[1]
Recorded1969
GenrePsychedelic soul
Length3:30
LabelSoul Records
Songwriter(s)Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong
Producer(s)Norman Whitfield
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"The Nitty Gritty"
(1969)
"Friendship Train"
(1969)
"You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)"
(1970)

Chart performance

Chart (1969–70) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 17
US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard)[4] 2

Cover versions

References

  1. "Gladys Knight and the Pips - Friendship Train".
  2. "Gladys Knight". 23 November 2020.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 471.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 330.
  5. "Psychedelic Shack". Allmusic. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  6. "Hightower". AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2022.


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