Can I Come Home to You explained

Can I Come Home to You
Type:single
Artist:Bill Anderson
Album:"Whispering" Bill Anderson
B-Side:"I'm Happily Married (And Plan on Staying That Way)"
Recorded:March 6, 1974
Studio:Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Label:MCA
Producer:Owen Bradley
Prev Title:World of Make Believe
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:Every Time I Turn the Radio On
Next Year: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 studio 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)."[1]

"Can I Come Home to You" was released as a single by MCA Records in May 1974.[2] The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in August 1974.[3] In Canada, the single became an even larger hit. It reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1974 in Canada.[4] It was released on his 1974 studio album, "Whispering" Bill Anderson.[1]

Track listings

7" vinyl single[5]

Notes and References

  1. Anderson . Bill . Whispering Bill Anderson (Album Information and Liner Notes) . . June 1974.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. 2008. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. "Can I Come Home to You" chart history . . 24 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles . . 17 July 2013. 9 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Bill Andertson -- "Can I Come Home to You" (1974, Vinyl) . . 1974 . 24 July 2020.