How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone

**copley** · 07-10-2015, 03:25 PM

Does anyone have any idea as to who is singing this please? I’ve searched the internet with no luck! It’s not Diana & it’s not Jean!

thomas96 · 07-10-2015, 03:42 PM

I don't know but it's horrible in my opinion. BT's is the only version.

**copley** · 07-10-2015, 03:48 PM

BT's! Who is that?

**snakepit** · 07-10-2015, 04:39 PM

Bobby Taylor

**copley** · 07-10-2015, 05:01 PM

Duh! Lol!

**jobeterob** · 07-10-2015, 05:20 PM

I actually thought the Diana Ross version was super.

**kenneth** · 07-10-2015, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by jobeterob

I actually thought the Diana Ross version was super.

I agree. One of her best performances ever from one of their best albums. The arrangement is superb. I love the train sounds in the music and the way it pushes Diane to sound more and more desperate. A great song!

**sophisticated_soul** · 07-10-2015, 05:47 PM

Could it possibly be The Elgins? It sounds like a demo.

**copley** · 07-10-2015, 07:24 PM

Search is over. I have discovered that it's by a Canadian singer called Katarina Andraskova who appears to be unsigned. She performs in clubs in Montreal.

**sophisticated_soul** · 07-10-2015, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by copley

Search is over. I have discovered that it's by a Canadian singer called Katarina Andraskova who appears to be unsigned. She performs in clubs in Montreal.

I'm guessing she wasn't a member of The Elgins.

**copley** · 07-10-2015, 07:30 PM

You guessed correctly

**marv2** · 07-10-2015, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by copley

Search is over. I have discovered that it's by a Canadian singer called Katarina Andraskova who appears to be unsigned. She performs in clubs in Montreal.

She sounds great. Montreal is a great music city.

**REDHOT** · 07-10-2015, 10:00 PM

I like it,who ever is is,she has a very good voice.

**carole cucumber** · 07-11-2015, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by REDHOT

I like it,who ever is is,she has a very good voice.

Here's a few more by Katarena for your listening pleasure.

https://soundcloud.com/kellafitz

**mowest** · 07-11-2015, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by thomas96

I don't know but it's horrible in my opinion. BT's is the only version.

Never knew that BT & Vancouvers had recorded this great song. Excellent rendition!

thomas96 · 07-11-2015, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by mowest

Never knew that BT & Vancouvers had recorded this great song. Excellent rendition!

I believe it's Bobby solo, but nonetheless, absolutely fantastic. His voice fits the song perfectly. I don't dislike the Supremes' version but I can't listen to it knowing that Bobby's exists.

**marv2** · 07-11-2015, 05:42 PM

Here's Bobby and the Vancouver's version . Love it!

**kenneth** · 07-11-2015, 06:19 PM

Bobby's is okay, but lacks the immediacy of Diane's vocal. I think the arrangement is too slow and leisurely...doesn't sound like there's any urgency which I think misses the point. I have to admit his voice never did much to me; it always reminded me of other Motown vocalists who were more distinctive on their own.

thomas96 · 07-11-2015, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

Here's Bobby and the Vancouver's version . Love it!

Vancouvers aren't on it.

thomas96 · 07-11-2015, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by kenneth

Bobby's is okay, but lacks the immediacy of Diane's vocal. I think the arrangement is too slow and leisurely...doesn't sound like there's any urgency which I think misses the point. I have to admit his voice never did much to me; it always reminded me of other Motown vocalists who were more distinctive on their own.

No other vocalist at Motown could sing even remotely like him.

supremester · 07-11-2015, 09:32 PM

I like Ross' vocal, but not the production anywhere near as much as BT- plus his vocal is superb. I love his voice, but his interp and stylings are also fab.

**thanxal** · 07-11-2015, 09:48 PM

Jean Terrell had a good version.
https://youtu.be/SiPqy-6gEu0

**daviddesper** · 07-11-2015, 11:51 PM

I had never heard Bobby's version but have to admit that it is quite the production. After a few more listens, I might prefer it but for now I will stick with Diana's.

**Philles/Motown Gary** · 07-12-2015, 01:51 AM

I love both Diana's and Bobby's version. If I were forced to choose a favorite, however, it would be Diana's, as hers was the version I heard and grew to love first. Bobby's is a real close second, though. Can't say I'm crazy about the instrumentation on Jean's version. Not sure if her recording is unfinished, or if the acatate makes it seem as such.

**tdoa** · 07-13-2015, 05:21 PM

Both are excellent versions, but i prefer DR's, the orchestral arrangement makes it sound so gloomy and despairing. When I hear it I can just see her slowly sinking into bewildered desperation. Another unparalleled Motown classic.

**marv2** · 07-13-2015, 10:07 PM

I don't like Diane's lead version at all. Too slick. I like Bobby's more from the man's perspective. It's grittier, he sounds authentic.

**marv2** · 07-13-2015, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by thomas96

Vancouvers aren't on it.

Thanks Thomas for clarifying that. Bobby sounds great on this song.

thomas96 · 07-13-2015, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by marv2

I don't like Diane's lead version at all. Too slick. I like Bobby's more from the man's perspective. It's grittier, he sounds authentic.

I agree Marv. One of my favorite songs of Bobby's. "Out in the Country" [[also on the Taylor Made Soul album) has a very similar feel in my opinion and his vocal is just as fantastic [[I just think the band track isn't quite as superb as "How Long"). A rare early writing credit of Rick James' too.

**marv2** · 07-13-2015, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by thomas96

I agree Marv. One of my favorite songs of Bobby's. "Out in the Country" [[also on the Taylor Made Soul album) has a very similar feel in my opinion and his vocal is just as fantastic [[I just think the band track isn't quite as superb as "How Long"). A rare early writing credit of Rick James' too.

Yeah I was aware that Rick James wrote or co-wrote this song. I heard a version by Jean Terrell [[it was only a demo) and she sang the shit out of the song too. But Bobby made it come alive. The lyrics sound like they were written for a man. I like how Bobby builds up the tension in the song.