Honey Come Back (song)
| "Honey Come Back" | ||||
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| Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
| from the album Try a Little Kindness | ||||
| B-side | "Where Do You Go" | |||
| Released | January 1970 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:00 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Writer(s) | Jimmy Webb | |||
| Producer(s) | Al DeLory | |||
| Glen Campbell singles chronology | ||||
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"Honey Come Back" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by the American country music artist Glen Campbell. It was released in January 1970 as the second single from his album Try a Little Kindness. The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
A video was produced for the song, featuring Campbell sitting by a fireplace composing a letter – presumably of his thoughts and feelings for his girlfriend, who has left him. The video has aired on Great American Country.
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Versions by other artists[edit]
The song was first recorded by the Motown singer Chuck Jackson, whose single reached number 43 on the R&B charts in 1969. In December 1969, Don Ho also released it as a single.
Campbell's 1970 single was one of many recordings of the song that year - there were versions by:
- Johnny Mathis (on the album Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head)
- Patti Page (on the album Honey Come Back)
- David Rogers (on the album A World Called You)
- Ray Coniff and The Singers (on the album Bridge Over Troubled Water)
- Roy Drusky (on the album I'll Make Amends)
- Lynn Anderson (on the album Stay There 'Til I Get There)
- Bill Anderson (on his album Love is a Sometimes Thing)
- Jimmy Ruffin (on his album The Groove Governor; it also appeared as a B-side on a 1971 single)
- Junior Walker & the All-Stars (on their album A Gassssssssss!)
- Peggy Sue (on her album All American Husband).
- The Lebron Brothers (on their album Salsa y Control with the name Regresa a mí) .
Chart performance (Glen Campbell version)[edit]
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Go-Set Chart | 6[3] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 6 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| Euro Hit 50 | 13 |
| U.K. Singles Chart | 4 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 2 |
| South African Singles Chart | 16 |
Year-End Chart[edit]
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 83 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for March 14, 1970". RPM. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1970/19700328.html
External links[edit]
| Preceded by "If I Were a Carpenter" by Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single March 14, 1970 |
Succeeded by "Welfare Cadillac" by Guy Drake |
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