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Toy Train (song)

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"Toy Train"
Song by John Edmond
B-side"Luciana"
Published1973
GenreCountry, Pop, Rock
Length2:56
LabelMap
Songwriter(s)Dewayne Blackwell
Producer(s)Terry Dempsey

"Toy Train" is a country, pop, and rock song written by American Dewayne Blackwell and first performed by Northern Rhodesian-born John Edmond.[1] The song upon release on 13 April 1973 spent 18 weeks on the South African music charts (Springbok Radio Top 20), peaking at number 6; it was Edmond's highest charting single in South Africa.[2][3] It entered the Rhodesian charts on 2 June, peaking at number 14 in four weeks.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "John Edmond – Toy Train / Luciana". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. ^ Billboard Staff (23 June 1973). "Hits of the World" (archived print version). Billboard Magazine: 75. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. ^ Currin, Brian (May 2016). "SA Charts 1965 – 1989". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Toy Train". 45cat. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. ^ Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Acts on the Zimbabwe Singles Charts". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
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