"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 (1966-1967) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 29 |
Canada - RPM 100 | 89 |
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"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 | ||||
|
"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 (1966-1967) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade | 29 |
Canada - RPM 100 | 89 |
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cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link). Chart No. 517.
CHUM. Accessed November 25, 2015.