Coming Home Soldier
1966 single by Bobby Vinton
"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 | October 17. 1966 | |||
Recorded | October 4, 1966 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 2:29 | |||
Label | Epic Records | |||
Songwriter(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 a sequel to Vinton's previous hit "Mr. Lonely," sung from the perspective of a man who is returning home to the girl he loves, after having fought in a war overseas, and has survived without serious injury ("no Purple Heart"). 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". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link). 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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Bobby Vinton
Discography
- Roses Are Red
- Bobby Vinton Sings the Big Ones
- The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups
- Blue on Blue
- There! I've Said It Again
- Tell Me Why
- A Very Merry Christmas
- Mr. Lonely
- Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely Nights
- Drive-In Movie Time
- Bobby Vinton Sings Satin Pillows and Careless
- Country Boy
- Bobby Vinton Sings the Newest Hits
- Please Love Me Forever
- Take Good Care of My Baby
- I Love How You Love Me
- Vinton
- My Elusive Dreams
- Sounds of Love
- Ev'ry Day of My Life
- Sealed with a Kiss
- Melodies of Love
- With Love
- Heart of Hearts
- The Bobby Vinton Show
- Serenades of Love
- Party Music – 20 Hits
- The Name Is Love
- 100 Memories
- Encore
- Santa Must Be Polish
- Bobby Vinton
- Timeless
- Great Songs of Christmas
- As Time Goes By
- Live at the Copa
- Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
- More of Bobby's Greatest Hits
- Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits of Love
- Vinton Sings Vinton
- The Love Album'
- Bobby Vinton's All-Time Greatest Hits
- The Many Moods of Bobby Vinton
- Bobby Vinton
- Polka Album
- The Best of Bobby Vinton
- Ballads of Love
- Mr. Lonely: His Greatest Songs Today
- 16 Most Requested Songs
- The Best of Bobby Vinton
- "Roses Are Red (My Love)"
- "Rain Rain Go Away"
- "Trouble Is My Middle Name"
- "Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"
- "Blue on Blue"
- "Blue Velvet"
- "There! I've Said It Again"
- "My Heart Belongs to Only You"
- "Tell Me Why"
- "Clinging Vine"
- "Mr. Lonely"
- "Long Lonely Nights"
- "L-O-N-E-L-Y"
- "Satin Pillows"
- "Tears"
- "Dum-De-Da"
- "Coming Home Soldier"
- "Please Love Me Forever"
- "Just as Much as Ever"
- "Take Good Care of My Baby"
- "Halfway to Paradise"
- "I Love How You Love Me"
- "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
- "The Days of Sand and Shovels"
- "My Elusive Dreams"
- "Why Don't They Understand"
- "Ev'ry Day of My Life"
- "Sealed with a Kiss"
- "Hurt"
- "My Melody of Love"
- "Beer Barrel Polka"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me"
- "Moonlight Serenade"
- "Only Love Can Break a Heart"
- "Make Believe It's Your First Time"
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