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Come Back My Love

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"Come Back My Love"
Single by The Wrens
B-side"Beggin' for Love"
ReleasedJanuary 1955 (1955-01)
Recorded21 November 1954 (1954-11-21)
StudioColumbia Recording Studio, New York City
Genre
Length2:35
LabelRama
Songwriter(s)Bobby Mansfield
The Wrens singles chronology
"Love's Something That's Made For Two"
(1954)
"Come Back My Love"
(1955)
"Hey Girl"
(1955)

"Come Back My Love" is a song by American doo-wop group The Wrens, released in 1955 by Rama Records. The song is best known for the version by the British doo-wop revival band Darts in 1978, which peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

The song was originally released in January 1955, titled "(Will You) Come Back My Love". However, the title was soon shortened and released as "Come Back My Love". In February, the single was then re-released with a different flip side, "Eleven Roses".[3][4] The song achieved some local popularity in New York and is seen as the group's signature song.[5]

Darts version

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"Come Back My Love"
Single by Darts
from the album Darts
B-side"Naff Off"
ReleasedJanuary 1978 (1978-01)
GenreDoo-wop revival
Length2:28
3:03 (album version)
LabelMagnet
Songwriter(s)Bobby Mansfield
Producer(s)
Darts singles chronology
"Daddy Cool" / "The Girl Can't Help It"
(1977)
"Come Back My Love"
(1978)
"The Boy from New York City"
(1978)

Darts released their cover of the song in January 1978 as the second and final single from their 1977 debut album Darts.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 6
Europe (Europarade Top 40)[7] 8
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 17
France (IFOP)[9] 52
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (1978) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 25
UK Singles[16] 20

Other recordings and samples

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References

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  1. ^ a b Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Plume. p. 608. ISBN 0-452-26305-0.
  2. ^ a b "Darts: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  3. ^ The Wrens - Come Back My Love, retrieved September 9, 2020
  4. ^ Come Back My Love / Eleven Roses by The Wrens, retrieved September 9, 2020
  5. ^ "The Wrens | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "Darts – Come Back My Love" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "The Europarade - 1976 to 1979". UKMIX Forums. August 7, 2008. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Timo (August 13, 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit D - DCX". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par D". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Come Back My Love". Irish Singles Chart.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Darts" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. ^ "Darts – Come Back My Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1978". Ultratop. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1978". www.top40.nl. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten - Single 1978". www.dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1979). "Top 200 Singles in 1978". BPI Year Book 1979 (4th ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 186–89. ISBN 0-906154-02-2.
  17. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Gerard Joling - Come Back My Love". hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "NIST WTC Website: 498-WTCI-433-I ("WNYW NIST Dub #1" Tape, Enhanced Audio)" Footage by Jack Taliercio - YouTube