"Can I Come Home to You"
Single by Bill Anderson
from the album "Whispering" Bill Anderson
B-side"I'm Happily Married (And Plan on Staying That Way)"
ReleasedMay 1974 (1974-05)
RecordedMarch 6, 1974
StudioBradley's Barn
Genre
Length2:48
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Owen Bradley
Bill Anderson singles chronology
"World of Make Believe"
(1973)		 "Can I Come Home to You"
(1974)		 "Every Time I Turn the Radio On"
(1974)

"Can I Come to You" is a song written by Jerry Crutchfield and Buddy Killen. It was recorded by American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson. It was released as a single in 1974 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.

Background and release

"Can I Come to You" was recorded on March 6, 1974, at Bradley's Barn, located in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. The album's B-side track was recorded during the same session: "I'm Happily Married (And Plan to Stay That Way)."[2]

"Can I Come Home to You" was released as a single by MCA Records in May 1974.[3] The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in August 1974.[4] In Canada, the single became an even larger hit. It reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1974 in Canada.[5] It was released on his 1974 studio album, "Whispering" Bill Anderson.[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[6]

  • "Can I Come Home to You" – 2:48
  • "I'm Happily Married (And Plan to Stay That Way)" – 2:54

Chart performance

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada Country Songs (RPM) 2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 24

References

  1. ↑ "Whispering Bill Anderson: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 Anderson, Bill (June 1974). "Whispering Bill Anderson (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ↑ ""Can I Come Home to You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Bill Andertson -- "Can I Come Home to You" (1974, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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