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Can I Come Home to You

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"Can I Come Home to You"

SinglebyBill Anderson

from the album "Whispering" Bill Anderson

B-side

"I'm Happily Married (And Plan on Staying That Way)"

Released

May 1974

Recorded

March 6, 1974

Studio

Bradley's Barn, Mount Juliet, Tennessee

Genre

Country

Nashville Sound^[1]

Length

2:48

Label

MCA

Songwriter(s)

Jerry Crutchfield

Buddy Killen

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

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"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)."^[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

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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

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

References

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^ "Whispering Bill Anderson: Bill Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

^ ^a ^b Anderson, Bill (June 1974). "Whispering Bill Anderson (Album Information and Liner Notes)". MCA Records.

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

^ ""Can I Come Home to You" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

^ "Search results for "Bill Anderson" -- Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2020.

^ "Bill Andertson -- "Can I Come Home to You" (1974, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

^ "Bill Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

v t e Bill Anderson singles
Albums Singles
1950s	"City Lights" "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" "Ninety-Nine" "Dead or Alive"
1960s	"The Tip of My Fingers" "Walk Out Backwards" "Po' Folks" "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" "Mama Sang a Song" "Still" "8×10" "Five Little Fingers"/"Easy Come – Easy Go" "Me" "Three A.M." "Certain" "Bright Lights and Country Music" "I Love You Drops"/"Golden Guitar" "I Get the Fever" "Get While the Gettin's Good" "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" "For Loving You" (with Jan Howard) "Wild Week-End" "Happy State of Mind" "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" "If It's All the Same to You" (with Jan Howard) "But You Know I Love You"
1970s	"Love Is a Sometimes Thing" "Someday We'll Be Together" (with Jan Howard) "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" "Always Remember" "Quits" "Dis-Satisfied" (with Jan Howard) "All the Lonely Women in the World" "Don't She Look Good" "If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)" "The Corner of My Life" "World of Make Believe" "Can I Come Home to You" "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" "I Still Feel the Same About You" "Country D.J." "Thanks" "Sometimes" (with Mary Lou Turner) "That's What Made Me Love You" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Peanuts and Diamonds" "Liars One, Believers Zero" "Head to Toe" "Where Are You Going, Billy Boy" (with Mary Lou Turner) "Still the One" "I Can't Wait Any Longer" "Double S" "This Is a Love Song" "The Dream Never Dies"
1980s	"Make Mine Night Time" "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back"
1990s	"The Deck of Cards"

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