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Long Way from Home (EP)

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Long Way from Home
EP by
Released26 October 1979[1]
Recorded1979
GenreHard rock, blues rock
Length16:27
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerMartin Birch
Whitesnake chronology
The Time Is Right for Love
(1979)
Long Way from Home
(1979)
Fool for Your Loving
(1980)
Music video
"Long Way from Home" on YouTube

Long Way from Home is a 1979 EP by British hard rock band Whitesnake. The titular song was written by lead singer David Coverdale, and "Trouble" and "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" are the B-side tracks. The song was taken from the band's album Lovehunter, and was the lead-off track. The song charted at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart in 1979.[2]

The Japanese release was the single, and its B-side was "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues".

Lyrics

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The song uses the lyric "long, long way from home" in its chorus, but the song itself only has one "Long" in the title. This was likely done to avoid confusion with Foreigner's similarly titled 1977 hit, Long, Long Way from Home.

Track listing

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UK EP
  1. "Long Way from Home" - 4:56
  2. "Trouble" – 5:00 (live at Hammersmith 1978)
  3. "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" – 6:36 (live at Hammersmith 1978)
Japanese release
  1. "Long Way from Home" - 4:56
  2. "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues" - 4:24

Personnel

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Charts

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Year Title Chart Position
1979 "Long Way from Home" UK Singles Chart[3] 55

References

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  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 52.
  2. ^ "Whitesnake The Official Charts Company".
  3. ^ "Whitesnake Official singles charts". Official charts. Retrieved 26 August 2021.