Fast Train

"Fast Train"
45rpm. paper sleeve
Single by April Wine
from the album April Wine
A-side	"Fast Train"
B-side	"Wench"
Released	1971
Format	45rpm. single
Recorded	RCA Studios, Montreal
Genre	Rock
Length	2:30 3:19 (Album Version)
Label	Aquarius
Writer(s)	Myles Goodwyn
Producer(s)	Bill Hill
April Wine singles chronology
"Fast Train" (1971) "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972)

"Fast Train" is the first single by the Canadian rock band April Wine, from their 1971 self-titled debut album. It was a top 40 hit in Canada, peaking at #38 on the RPM 100 Singles Chart.^[1] It also peaked at #23 on the Canadian CHUM singles chart, on June 26, 1971.^[2][3] The success of this single established Myles Goodwyn as the band's main songwriter, and made it possible for April Wine to record a second album.^[4][5][6]

"Fast Train" appears on the movie soundtrack for Natural Enemy (1997),^[4][7][8] a film starring Donald Sutherland and William McNamara.^[9]

Chart positions

Chart (1971)	Peak position
CHUM Chart, Canada	23
RPM 100 Singles Chart, Canada	38

References

1. "RPM Volume 15 No. 21, July 10 1971". CollectionsCanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
2. "April Wine singles at the CHUM Chart (Canada) archives". 1050CHUM.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
3. www.webfitz.com - Canadian Top-30 Music Chart #753 for Saturday, June 26, 1971
4. "April Wine Discography - Fast Train, 1971". AprilWine.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
5. Eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine: The First Album Archived September 23, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
6. "April Wine History - The First Decade: Fast Train". AprilWine.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
7. Dave Buerster (2001-07-14). "the Buerster Collection - Video: Full Length Movies (With soundtracks featuring April Wine), Natural Enemy". www.aprilwine.ws. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
8. www.eburg.com - The April Wine Cellar - April Wine Discography, 1971 - Fast Train Archived December 14, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
9. IMDb.com - The Internet Movie Database - Natural Enemy (1997)