Midnight Train to Georgia
E179775
"Midnight Train to Georgia" is a classic 1973 soul and R&B song by Gladys Knight & the Pips that became one of their signature hits and a Grammy Award–winning standard.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Midnight Train to Georgia canonical | 5 |
| Midnight Train to Georgia (Cissy Houston version) | 1 |
| “Midnight Train to Georgia” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1575895 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midnight Train to Georgia Context triple: [Gladys Knight, notableWork, Midnight Train to Georgia]
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A.
Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a classic American song, most famously performed by Ray Charles, that has become closely associated with the U.S. state of Georgia and its cultural identity.
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B.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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C.
Always on My Mind
"Always on My Mind" is a classic country ballad popularized by Willie Nelson, renowned for its poignant lyrics about regret and enduring love.
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D.
The Thrill Is Gone
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King that became one of his signature hits and a defining anthem of modern electric blues.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Midnight Train to Georgia Target entity description: "Midnight Train to Georgia" is a classic 1973 soul and R&B song by Gladys Knight & the Pips that became one of their signature hits and a Grammy Award–winning standard.
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A.
Georgia on My Mind
"Georgia on My Mind" is a classic American song, most famously performed by Ray Charles, that has become closely associated with the U.S. state of Georgia and its cultural identity.
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B.
Crossroads
Crossroads is a long-running British television soap opera set in a Midlands motel, known for its melodramatic storylines and iconic status in UK popular culture.
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C.
Always on My Mind
"Always on My Mind" is a classic country ballad popularized by Willie Nelson, renowned for its poignant lyrics about regret and enduring love.
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D.
The Thrill Is Gone
"The Thrill Is Gone" is a classic blues song popularized by B.B. King that became one of his signature hits and a defining anthem of modern electric blues.
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E.
Thunder Road
Thunder Road is a critically acclaimed 1975 rock song by Bruce Springsteen that opens his album "Born to Run" and is celebrated for its cinematic storytelling and anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Georgia
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus
|
| awardYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| backingBand | The Pips ⓘ |
| basedOn | Midnight Plane to Houston ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Canada RPM Top Singles number-one single
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single ⓘ US Hot Soul Singles number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | Jim Weatherly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
R&B standard
ⓘ
classic soul ballad ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasBside | Window Raisin' Granny ⓘ |
| hasKeyLyric |
"He’s leaving on that midnight train to Georgia"
ⓘ
"I’d rather live in his world than live without him in mine" ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1973 concept video (performed on TV shows instead) ⓘ |
| includedIn | album Imagination ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 4:39 ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
background vocals
ⓘ
piano ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| notablePerformance |
performed on Soul Train
ⓘ
The Midnight Special ⓘ
surface form:
performed on The Midnight Special
|
| originalTitle | Midnight Plane to Houston ⓘ |
| performer |
Cissy Houston
ⓘ
Gladys Knight & the Pips ⓘ |
| producer |
Gladys Knight & the Pips
ⓘ
Tony Camillo ⓘ |
| rankedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Buddah Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1973-08-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| side | A-side ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
lost dreams in Hollywood
ⓘ
returning home ⓘ romantic loyalty ⓘ |
| vocalist | Gladys Knight ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gospel-influenced ⓘ |
| writer | Jim Weatherly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Midnight Train to Georgia Description of subject: "Midnight Train to Georgia" is a classic 1973 soul and R&B song by Gladys Knight & the Pips that became one of their signature hits and a Grammy Award–winning standard.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Midnight Train to Georgia (Cissy Houston version)
this entity surface form:
“Midnight Train to Georgia”