“Hitchcock Railway”: Train Line of Liberation

“Hitchcock Railway” – the A-side of a 1968 RCA single by José Feliciano released here and abroad – made the Top 100 here in the US (#77) and Top 40 in Australia (#24):

Musical Personnel

Jose Feliciano – vocals & guitar

Ray Brown – string bass

Jim Gordon – drums

Jim Horn – flute improvisations & recorder

Mike Melvoin – organ & horn arrangements

Milt Holland – percussion (elsewhere on album)

Arranged by Al Capps

“Hitchcock Railway” kicks off side two of 1968’s, Souled — an album that hit #24 on the pop album chart, as well as #4 R&B chart, #34 Soul Album chart, and #5 on Canada’s pop chart.  As with Porter Wagoner, RCA would go on to release multiple albums per year by José Feliciano during the peak of his popularity —

                                       Staggering Output:  An RCA Thing

                                                  Year          # of albums

                                                  1965          1

                                                  1966          2

                                                  1967          3

                                                  1968          3

                                                  1969          4

                                                  1970          2

                                                  1971          4

                                                  1972          3

                                                  1973          2

                                                  1974          2