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Dixie Flyer
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Soundtrack
Dixie Flyer was released on September 27, 1988 by Warner Records as a part of the album Land of Dreams
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Release DateSeptember 27, 1988
LabelWarner Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM125

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Piano
Leland Sklar
Leland Sklar
Bass
Carlos Vega
Carlos Vega
Drums
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Guitar
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Musician
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Composer
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Arranger
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Schaper
Bob Schaper
Engineer
Elliott Shiner
Elliott Shiner
Engineer
Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf
Mixing Engineer
Jack Puig
Jack Puig
Engineer
Mark Linett
Mark Linett
Engineer
Neil Dorfsman
Neil Dorfsman
Engineer
Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Producer
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Bart Stevens
Bart Stevens
Assistant Engineer
Darryl Dobson
Darryl Dobson
Assistant Engineer
Joe Schiff
Joe Schiff
Assistant Engineer
Karl Gruenewald
Karl Gruenewald
Assistant Engineer
Laura Livingston
Laura Livingston
Assistant Engineer
Michael Mason
Michael Mason
Assistant Engineer
Mike Kloster
Mike Kloster
Assistant Engineer
Sharon Rice
Sharon Rice
Assistant Engineer
Stacy Baird
Stacy Baird
Assistant Engineer
Stephen Shelton
Stephen Shelton
Assistant Engineer
Steve Holroyd
Steve Holroyd
Assistant Engineer
Steven Dewey
Steven Dewey
Assistant Engineer
Wade James
Wade James
Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

I was born right here
November '43
Dad was a captain in the army
Fighting the Germans in Sicily
My poor little mama
Didn't know a soul in L.A.
So we went down to the Union Station
Made our getaway
Got on the Dixie Flyer
Bound for New Orleans
Cross the state of Texas
To the land of dreams
On the Dixie Flyer
Bound for New Orleans
Back to her friends and her family
In the land of dreams
Her own mother came
To meet us at the station
Her dress as black as a crow in a coal mine
She cried when her little girl got off the train
Her brothers and her sisters came down from Jackson, Mississippi
In a great green Hudson driven by a gentiles they knew
Drinking rye whiskey from a flask in the backseat
Trying to do like the gentiles do
Christ they wanted to be gentiles too
Who wouldn't down there? Wouldn't you?
An American Christian
Goddamn
On the Dixie Flyer
Bound for New Orleans
Back to her friends and her family
In the land of dreams
On the Dixie Flyer
Bound for New Orleans
Cross the state of Texas
To the land of dreams
Cross the state of Texas
To the land of dreams
Written by: Randall Stuart Newman
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