Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train (also known as Voices Calling) is the third and final studio album by American baroque pop band the Left Banke and was released in March 1986. Recording Strangers on a Train was recorded in 1978 by a reformed line-up of the Left Banke, featuring three of the original members: Steve Martin, Tom Finn, and George Cameron. Original member Michael Brown had initially been involved in the recording, but left after working on five of the songs. Although Brown played piano and mellotron during the sessions he is not credited on the album, either as a writer or musician. Recording engineer/producer Les Fradkin was also involved with the same recording sessions that featured Brown. He recalls contributing bass, mellotron, slide guitar and vocals, but like Brown, he is not credited on the album. Although they were pleased with the songs on Strangers on a Train, Finn and Cameron were both ultimately dissatisfied with the finished record. Finn has described it as being largely a demo recording, with only two or three of the songs being properly produced. Two songs that were recorded during the album sessions, but didn't make the final track listing, were titled "Poor Boy" and "Right by My Side". The songs "Queen of Paradise" and "And One Day" were released together as a single in late 1978, but failed to chart. The single's lack of success resulted in the album being shelved and the reformed band broke up again shortly afterwards.