Train A Comin’ is a song written by Mike Peters which first appeared as a studio recording on the Breathe album released in October 1994.
A song for my father and sister – Mike Peters 21st Century Fanzine #2
1994 Breathe album recording
Running length
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters –
Field Marshall Slug –
Brychan Llŷr –
Jules Jones Peters –
Emyr Penlan –
Owen Thomas –
Recorded at Sain Studios, Caernarfon, Wales
Produced by Michael Peters
Mixed by Risteard O’Moanaigh and Field Marshall Slug
Engineered by Gethyn Jones
Mastered by Nilesh Patel at The Exchange
Alternative studio recordings
1992 Abbey Road Sessions Recorded Live 7.9.1992
1994 Breathe The Acoustic Sessions
(v) 7th September 1992 : Mike Peters And the Poets Of Justice – Abbey Road Sessions Recorded live 7.9.1992
Running length 4:41
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Voice, Acoustic Guitar
Ethan Johns – Electric Guitar
Jules Jones Peters – Piano, Hammond Organ, Backing Vocals
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Martyn Barker – Drums
Steve Bell – Percussion
Produced by Michael Peters
Engineered by Mike Jarratt
Assistant Engineering by Darren Godwin
Mixed by Andy Taylor
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London NW8, England on 7.9.1992 – Afternoon session (closed)
(v) Summer 1994 : Mike Peters – Breathe The Acoustic Session
Running length 5:25
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Piano, Harmonica
Produced by Michael Peters
Recorded in Wales Summer 1994
Appears on the album Mike Peters – Breathe The Acoustic Sessions
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
The following are Worldwide releases except where stated
10th October 1994 : Mike Peters – Breathe
Released on double vinyl album by CRAI records catalogue number CRAI 47LP
Released on CD album by CRAI records catalogue number CRAI 47CD
Original 1994 album recording
(v) 1995 : Mike Peters – Breathe The Acoustic Sessions
Released on CD by the Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C001
Summer 1994 Wales acoustic recording
(v) March 1997 : Mike Peters and The Poets Of Justice – Abbey Road Sessions Recorded Live 7.9.1992
Released on CD by the Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C003
1992 Abbey Road Non audience session recording
There’s a train
Train a comin’
Coming round the bend
There’s a road up ahead
There’s a night after day
There’s a day after night
There’s a train
Train a comin’ round the bend
Oh yeah
Father, one day we will meet again
Sister, I know we will speak with you
Mother, Mother Mother everything will be all right
In the night after day
In the day after night
There’s a train
Train a comin’ round the bend
oh Yeah
There’s a train
Train a comin’
Coming round, round the bend
There’s a road up ahead
There’s a night after day
There’s a day after night
There’s a train
Train a comin’ round the bend
oh Yeah
Train a comin’
Train a comin’
Train a comin’
Father, there’s a train a comin’
(One two Three)
There’s a train a comin’ round the bend
There’s a road up ahead
There’s a night and a day
There’s a day and a night
There’s a train a comin’ round the bend
Oh yeah
Father, one day we will meet again
Sister, I know we will speak with you
Mother, Mother Mother everything will be all right
In the night after day
In the day after night
There’s a train a comin’ round the bend
oh Yeah
Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Train a comin’
Duh duh duh duh duh duh
There’s a train a comin’
A comin’ round
Comin’ round the bend
There’s a road up ahead
There’s a night after day
There’s a day after night
There’s a train a comin’ round the bend
oh Yeah
Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh
Train a comin’
Duh duh duh duh duh duh
Father, there’s a train a comin’
Duh duh duh duh duh duh
Duh duh duh duh duh duh
Train a comin
Comi’ rund the bound oh yeah
wo ohoo woo hoo
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