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End Of The Line by Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys
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Traveling Wilburys Were A Supergroup Formed By George Harrison And Jeff Lynne. Initially An Informal Grouping With Roy Orbison And Tom Petty They Got Together At Bob Dylan's Studio In Malibu California To Record An Additional Track As A B-Side For The Single Release Of Harrison's "This Is Love". The Song They Came Up With Was "Handle With Care" Which The Record Company Immediately Realized Was Too Good To Be Released As A Single "filler". They Enjoyed Working Together So Much That They Decided To Create An Album Together. Co-Written By All The Group Members The Songwriting And Recording Were Accomplished Over A Ten-Day Period At Dave Stewart's House As Dylan Was Due To Go Out On Tour. Their First Studio Album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Was Released On October 18 1988. The Band Members Were Credited Under Various Pseudonyms All Sons Of A Fictional Charles Truscott Wilbury Sr. The Album Was Immediately Dubbed As One Of The Top 100 Albums Of All Time By Rolling Stone And Was A Critical And Commercial Success Spawning Several Successful Singles And Eventually Reaching Triple-Platinum Sales Status In The US. Additionally It Was Nominated For Several Awards And Won The Grammy Award For Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group In 1989. The Death Of Orbison On December 6 1988 Prevented Further Full Collaborations And The Band Continued Without Him. In 1990 They Released A Second Studio Album Titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. The Intentional Misnumbering Is Attributed To Harrison's Sense Of Humor Additionally The Pseudonyms For All Members Were Changed. The Album Met With Less Success Than Its Predecessor And The Group Eventually Disbanded In 1990 Their Final Released Recording Being The Song "Nobody's Child" The Title Track Of A Benefit Album Released To Benefit Romanian Orphans. In 2007 A Compilation Of Both Albums Was Released Entitled The Traveling Wilburys Collection. As Well As Both Of The Original Albums The Release Included Bonus Tracks And Music Videos Additionally Previously Uncredited Session Drummer Jim Keltner Who Appeared In Some Of The Group's Music Videos Was Listed As A Member Of The Group As Was Dhani Harrison The Son Of George Who Had Assisted In Some Parts Of The Overdubbing Of The Previously Unreleased Material.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: End of the Line
Traveling-Wilburys - Volume 1
"End Of The Line" Is The Last Track From Traveling Wilburys' First Album Volume 1 Released In 1988. Its Riding-On-The-Rails Rhythm Suggests Its Theme And The On-The-Move Nature Of The Group. It Features All The Traveling Wilburys Except Bob Dylan As Lead Singers George Harrison Jeff Lynne And Roy Orbison Sing The Chorus In Turn While Tom Petty Sings The Verses. The Song Then Expands Into A "freight Train" Rhythm To Underscore Its Theme. It Was Released As The Second Single From The Album Eventually Peaking At Number 63 In The U.S. On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The Sleeve Cover Of The 45 Rpm Single Photographed Four Days After The Death Of Roy Orbison In December 1988 Features A Guitar In A Rocking Chair. The Same Image Appeared In The Music Video For The Single With The Camera Focusing On The Guitar In The Chair Slowly Rocking Back And Forth During Roy Orbison's Solo Vocal Parts. There Is Also A Brief Close-Up Of A Framed Photograph Of Roy Orbison. The Song Was Used Over The End Credits Of The Final Episode Of The British Sitcom One Foot In The Grave. A Version Sung By Dennis Waterman Was Used As The Theme Tune For The Pilot Of Another BBC Production New Tricks Although This Was Soon Replaced By A Similar-Sounding Song "It's All Right" By Mike Moran Which Is Easily Mistaken For "End Of The Line". Tom Petty Has Been Noted To Play This Song Live In His Most Recent 2008 U.S. Tour. 7" Single Cassette Single A "End Of The Line" LP Version – 3 30 B "Congratulations" LP Version – 3 30 12" Single 3" CD Single A "End Of The Line" Extended Version – 5 34 B "Congratulations" LP Version – 3 29
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Traveling Wilburys Were A Supergroup Formed By George Harrison And Jeff Lynne. Initially An Informal Grouping With Roy Orbison And Tom Petty They Got Together At Bob Dylan's Studio In Malibu California To Record An Additional Track As A B-Side For The Single Release Of Harrison's "This Is Love". The Song They Came Up With Was "Handle With Care" Which The Record Company Immediately Realized Was Too Good To Be Released As A Single "filler". They Enjoyed Working Together So Much That They Decided To Create An Album Together. Co-Written By All The Group Members The Songwriting And Recording Were Accomplished Over A Ten-Day Period At Dave Stewart's House As Dylan Was Due To Go Out On Tour. Their First Studio Album Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 Was Released On October 18 1988. The Band Members Were Credited Under Various Pseudonyms All Sons Of A Fictional Charles Truscott Wilbury Sr. The Album Was Immediately Dubbed As One Of The Top 100 Albums Of All Time By Rolling Stone And Was A Critical And Commercial Success Spawning Several Successful Singles And Eventually Reaching Triple-Platinum Sales Status In The US. Additionally It Was Nominated For Several Awards And Won The Grammy Award For Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group In 1989. The Death Of Orbison On December 6 1988 Prevented Further Full Collaborations And The Band Continued Without Him. In 1990 They Released A Second Studio Album Titled Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3. The Intentional Misnumbering Is Attributed To Harrison's Sense Of Humor Additionally The Pseudonyms For All Members Were Changed. The Album Met With Less Success Than Its Predecessor And The Group Eventually Disbanded In 1990 Their Final Released Recording Being The Song "Nobody's Child" The Title Track Of A Benefit Album Released To Benefit Romanian Orphans. In 2007 A Compilation Of Both Albums Was Released Entitled The Traveling Wilburys Collection. As Well As Both Of The Original Albums The Release Included Bonus Tracks And Music Videos Additionally Previously Uncredited Session Drummer Jim Keltner Who Appeared In Some Of The Group's Music Videos Was Listed As A Member Of The Group As Was Dhani Harrison The Son Of George Who Had Assisted In Some Parts Of The Overdubbing Of The Previously Unreleased Material.
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"End of the Line" is the last track from Traveling Wilburys' first album, Volume 1, released in 1988. Its riding-on-the-rails rhythm suggests its theme and the on-the-move nature of the group. It features all the Traveling Wilburys, except Bob Dylan, as lead singers; George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, and Roy Orbison sing the chorus in turn, while Tom Petty sings the verses.
The song then expands into a "freight train" rhythm to underscore its theme.
It was released as the second single from the album, eventually peaking at number 63 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The sleeve cover of the 45 rpm single, photographed four days after the death of Roy Orbison in December 1988, features a guitar in a rocking chair. The same image appeared in the music video for the single, with the camera focusing on the guitar in the chair, slowly rocking back and forth, during Roy Orbison's solo vocal parts. There is also a brief close-up of a framed photograph of Roy Orbison.
The song was used over the end credits of the final episode of the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave. A version sung by Dennis Waterman was used as the theme tune for the pilot of another BBC production, New Tricks, although this was soon replaced by a similar-sounding song, "It's All Right", by Mike Moran, which is easily mistaken for "End of the Line".
Tom Petty has been noted to play this song live in his most recent (2008) U.S. tour.
7" single, Cassette single
A "End Of The Line" (LP Version) – 3:30
B "Congratulations" (LP Version) – 3:30
12" single, 3" CD single
A "End Of The Line" (Extended Version) – 5:34
B "Congratulations" (LP Version) – 3:29 Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.