Honey Come Back (song)
| "Honey Come Back" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Where Do You Go" |
"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.
Versions by other artists
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)
| 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
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.K. Singles Chart | 15 |
| U.S. Cashbox Top 100 | 83 |
References
- ^ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "RPM Country Singles for March 14, 1970". RPM. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Go-Set Australian charts - 28 March 1970". Poparchives.com.au. 1970-03-28. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
External links
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