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Artwork for The Blue Train Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton

The Blue Train

Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton

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  1. Released on Asylum Records, also Hotel California (Eagles), Shape of You (Ed Sheeran) and Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran)

  2. Written by Jennifer Kimball, also Almost Over You (Sheena Easton), If You See Him / If You See Her (Brooks & Dunn) and I Can Love You Like That (John Michael Montgomery)

  3. Part of Trio II, also Lover’s Return, High Sierra and When We’re Gone, Long Gone

  4. Written by Tom Kimmel, also That’s Freedom (John Farnham), Never Saw Blue Like That (Shawn Colvin) and The One (Joe Cocker)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Jennifer Kimball first appears on fono in 1982, 13 years before this song

  • Tom Kimmel first appears on fono in 1986, 9 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Jennifer Kimball and Tom Kimmel
Performed by
Ben Keith, Dean Parks, Jim Keltner, Leland Sklar, Mark Casstevens and Robbie Buchanan
Part of
Trio II
Released on
Asylum Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Ben Keith

    The Blue Train was performed by Ben Keith

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  2. 2MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Dean Parks

    The Blue Train was performed by Dean Parks

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Jim Keltner

    The Blue Train was performed by Jim Keltner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Leland Sklar

    The Blue Train was performed by Leland Sklar

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Mark Casstevens

    The Blue Train was performed by Mark Casstevens

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz The Blue Train was performed by Robbie Buchanan

    The Blue Train was performed by Robbie Buchanan

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz The Blue Train was written by Jennifer Kimball

    The Blue Train was written by Jennifer Kimball

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz The Blue Train was written by Tom Kimmel

    The Blue Train was written by Tom Kimmel

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz The Blue Train is part of the release Trio II

    The Blue Train is part of the release Trio II

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Asylum Records is the label of the song The Blue Train

    Asylum Records is the label of the song The Blue Train

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz The Blue Train was released on 1995-03-05

    The Blue Train was released on 1995-03-05

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026