''Long Way from Home'' is a 1979 EP by British

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band

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. The titular song was written by lead singer

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, 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 ''

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'', and was the lead-off track. The song charted at number 55 on the

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in 1979. The Japanese release was the single, and its B-side was "Walking in the Shadow of the Blues".

Lyrics

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, ''

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''.

Track listing

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

Personnel

– lead vocals *

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– guitars, backing vocals *

Bernie Marsden Bernard John Marsden (born 7 May 1951) is an English rock and blues guitarist. He is primarily known for his work with Whitesnake, having written or co-written with David Coverdale many of the group's hit songs, such as "Fool for Your Loving", ...

– guitars, co-lead vocals * Neil Murray – bass *

Dave Dowle David 'Duck' Dowle (born 20 October 1953 in London, England) is an English drummer who has played with the bands Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Streetwalkers, Whitesnake, Runner, Midnight Flyer, Bernie Marsden. Biography Dave Dowle started ...

– drums *

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– keyboards *

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- producer

Charts

References

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