Friendship Train (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Friendship Train

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| album = Greatest Hits

| released = October 6, 1969{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/s35068|title = Gladys Knight and the Pips - Friendship Train}}

| recorded = 1969

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Psychedelic soul

| length = 3:30

| label = Soul Records

| writer = Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong

| producer = Norman Whitfield

| prev_title = The Nitty Gritty

| prev_year = 1969

| next_title = You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)

| next_year = 1970

}}

"Friendship Train" is a song by Gladys Knight & the Pips, released as a single in October 1969. It peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Chart performance

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!Chart (1969–70)

!Peak
position

US Billboard Hot 100{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=471}}

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US Best Selling Soul Singles (Billboard){{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=330}}

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Cover versions

The Temptations also recorded the song for their 1970 album Psychedelic Shack,{{cite web|title=Psychedelic Shack|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/psychedelic-shack-mw0000654092|website=Allmusic|access-date=January 19, 2022}} using the same backing track as Knight's version.
Rosetta Hightower recorded the song for her eponymous 1971 album.{{cite web|title=Hightower|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hightower-mw0000401477|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 11, 2022}}

References

Category:1969 songs

Category:1969 singles

Category:Gladys Knight & the Pips songs

Category:Songs written by Norman Whitfield

Category:Songs written by Barrett Strong