Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home
"Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" | ||||
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Single by Barbara Mandrell | ||||
from the album This Time I Almost Made It | ||||
B-side | "Kiss the Hurt Away" | |||
Released | January 20, 1975 | |||
Recorded | April 1974 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studio | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:10 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology | ||||
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"Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" is a song written by Kermit Goell and Arthur Kent. It was originally recorded by American country artist Barbara Mandrell. It was recorded and released as a single on Columbia Records in 1974. It was one of Mandrell's early single releases in her career and reached the top 40 of the American country songs chart. It later appeared on her third studio album, which was also titled This Time I Almost Made It.
Background and recording[]
Barbara Mandrell made a series of a charting top 40 country singles during her stint with Columbia Records in the early 1970s.[3] Her Columbia recordings cut with producer Billy Sherrill combined country with soul music together.[2] Among these songs was "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home". Sherrill served as the producer for "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home". It was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The session took place in April 1974.[4]
"This Time I Almost Made It" was released as a single on Columbia Records on January 20, 1975. It was backed on the B-side by the song "Kiss the Hurt Away". The track was issued by the label as a seven inch vinyl single.[4] The single peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, peaking at number 39. It among Mandrell's final single releases for Columbia before moving to a different record label in 1975.[5] The song was released on Mandrell's third studio LP, also titled This Time I Almost Made It. The album was released in September 1974.[6]
Track listing[]
7" vinyl single[4]
- "Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home" – 2:10
- "Kiss the Hurt Away" – 2:28
Charts[]
Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 39 |
References[]
- ^ ""Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home": Barbara Mandrell: Song Information". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. London: Penguin Books. p. 438. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Barbara Mandrell Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Mandrell, Barbara (January 20, 1975). ""Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home"/"Kiss the Hurt Away" (7" vinyl single sleeve insert)". Columbia Records. 3-10082.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Mandrell, Barbara (September 1974). "This Time I Almost Made It (LP Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-32959.
- ^ "Barbara Mandrell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- 1975 singles
- 1974 songs
- Columbia Records singles
- Barbara Mandrell songs
- Song recordings produced by Billy Sherrill