"Took the Last Train" is a song by David Gates, lead singer of the band Bread, which was released as a single in 1978 following the premiere of the hit film The Goodbye Girl. It was the follow-up single to the title track hit song from the album of the same name.
The song contains French lyrics, which are then followed by the translation in English. The 'last train' goes to St-Tropez, a town on the French Riviera.
"Took the Last Train" reached number 30 in the U.S., on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It peaked at number 7 for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was similarly successful in Canada.
Personnel David Gates - vocals, bass Dean Parks - guitar Larry Knechtel - piano, synthesizer Jim Horn - alto saxophone Mike Botts - drums
Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart (1978)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles 29Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 11U.S. Billboard Hot 100 30U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks7U.S. Cash Box Top 100 30
Year-end charts Chart (1978)RankU.S. Billboard Hot 100 181
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