Could You Put Your Light On, Please
"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" | ||||
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Single by Harry Chapin | ||||
from the album Heads & Tales | ||||
B-side | "Mono" | |||
Released | March 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Elektra Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Harry Chapin | |||
Producer(s) | Fred Kewley | |||
Harry Chapin singles chronology | ||||
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"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" is a song written and performed by Harry Chapin. The song was included on his 1972 album, Heads & Tales. It has also been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums.[1]
Record World called it "a flowing, folky ballad with an interesting interlude, and a fine wedding of melody, lyrics and production."[2]
Different Versions
In 2004, a double album called Heads & Tales/Sniper and Other Love Songs was released. It features the full albums with some unreleased tracks. This song was included and showed an unreleased version.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (1972–73) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Top 100 [3] | 76 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [4] | 81 |
Other Uses
In 1973, Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops released an orchestral cover of this song. This was anthologized on the 2007 release Arthur Fiedler Legacy: From Fabulous Broadway to Hollywood's Reel Thing on the Deutsche Grammophon label.[5]
References
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- Ron Palmer
- Tim Scott
- John Wallace
- Stephen Chapin
- Tom Chapin
- Mike Masters
- Doug Walker
- Howie Fields
- Ron Evanuik
- Kim Scholes
- Yvonne Cable
- Heads & Tales
- Sniper and Other Love Songs
- Short Stories
- Verities & Balderdash
- Portrait Gallery
- On the Road to Kingdom Come
- Dance Band on the Titanic
- Living Room Suite
- Sequel
- Rockpalast Live
- Remember When: The Anthology
- "Taxi"
- "Could You Put Your Light On, Please"
- "Sunday Morning Sunshine"
- "A Better Place to Be"
- "W.O.L.D."
- "Cat's in the Cradle"
- "I Wanna Learn a Love Song"
- "What Made America Famous?"
- "Dreams Go By"
- " A Better Place to Be (Live)"
- "Dance Band on the Titanic"
- "Flowers Are Red"
- "Sequel"
- "Remember When the Music"
- "Story of a Life"
- "30,000 Pounds of Bananas"
- "Corey's Coming"
- "Circle"
- "Halfway to Heaven"
- "The Mayor of Candor Lied"
- "Mr. Tanner"
- "Six String Orchestra"
- "Sniper"
- Discography
- The Night That Made America Famous
- Cotton Patch Gospel
- Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something