| When the Morning Comes | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Hoyt Axton |
| Album: | Life Machine |
| B-Side: | Billie's Theme |
| Released: | February 1974 |
| Recorded: | Fall 1973 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 3:31 |
| Label: | A&M 1497 |
| Producer: | Allan McDougall, Hoyt Axton |
| Prev Title: | Sweet Misery |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Boney Fingers |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"When the Morning Comes" is a song by American country music artist Hoyt Axton. Released in February 1974, it was the first single from his album Life Machine.
The song, which featured a brief solo by Linda Ronstadt (who also provided harmony vocals), peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
| Chart (1974) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 10 | |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 54 | |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 31 | |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 | |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 72 | |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 20 |