Coming Home Soldier
"Coming Home Soldier" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits | ||||
B-side | "Don't Let My Mary Go Round" | |||
Released | 1966 | |||
Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 2:29 | |||
Label | Epic Records | |||
Writer(s) | Bobby Vinton & Gene Allan[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Mersey[2] | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"Coming Home Soldier" is a song co-written and sung by Bobby Vinton, which he released in 1966. The song is sung from the perspective of a man who is returning home to the girl he loves, after having fought in a war overseas. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11,[3] while reaching No. 29 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[4] and No. 89 on Canada's RPM 100.[5]
Chart performance
Chart (1966-1967) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 29 |
Canada - RPM 100 | 89 |
References
- ↑ Coming Home Soldier - By: Bobby Vinton, MusicVF.com. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ↑ "Spotlight Singles", Billboard, October 29, 1966. p. 16. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ↑ Bobby Vinton - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed October 18, 2015
- ↑ CHUM Hit Parade – Week of January 16, 1967 at the Wayback Machine (archived November 7, 2006). Chart No. 517. CHUM. Accessed November 25, 2015.
- ↑ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 6, Ed. 17, December 19, 1966. Accessed October 18, 2015
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