![]() ![]() Usually, Con Funk Shun would listen to the finished songs together and they would vote the songs they wanted to submit to Mercury Records. Pilate explained, that the "original version was a softer, more laid-back thing", while Cooper's version "was full of hard, gritty emotion". ![]() Initially, Pilate didn't enjoy the new lyrics and it took a week "before the other group members were able to convince" him. Cooper decided to create new lyrics to the song, these made the final cut of the track. After Michael Cooper heard the song, he asked for a copy of the track without the original lyrics. The song was covered by Dru Hill on their 1996 eponymous album and by Silk Sonic in 2022, as a commemorative song for Valentine's Day the latter's version peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.ĭuring an interview with Vibe, Felton Pilate affirmed that he wrote a song called "Baby Please Come Home", which was the original version of "Love's Train", for the To the Max album. The song has since appeared on multiple compilation albums, and has been re-recorded and remastered in 2010. While the song was never released as a single, it has since become an audience favorite and a signature song for the band. ![]() Since its release, the song has received praise from music critics, with the majority commending the band's vocals. Lyrically, the song is about a love triangle, involving Cooper and Pilate. It is an R&B, funk and quiet storm song that includes a "steering bass guitar", "glittering keys", and "synth-centric flair of '80s R&B". Cooper wrote the song to a music track created by Pilate, which had different lyrics. Pilate II, and produced by Con Funk Shun. The song was written by Michael Cooper and Felton C. " Love's Train" is a song by American R&B and funk band Con Funk Shun from their tenth studio album, To the Max (1982). ![]()
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