Please Come to Boston
| "Please Come to Boston" | ||||
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| Single by Dave Loggins | ||||
| from the album Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop) | ||||
| B-side | "Let Me Go Now" | |||
| Released | May 6, 1974 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Loggins | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Crutchfield | |||
| Dave Loggins singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Come to Boston" is a song that was recorded and written by American singer-songwriter
Analysis and history
The three verses of the song are each a plea from the narrator to a woman whom he hopes will join him in, respectively, Boston, Denver, and Los Angeles, with each verse concluding: "She said, 'No โ boy would you come home to me'"; the woman's sentiment is elaborated on in the chorus which concludes with the line: "I'm the number one fan of the man from Tennessee".
Dave Loggins, born and raised in Tennessee, was inspired to write "Please Come to Boston" by a 1972 tour with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band which included stops in Boston, Denver and Los Angeles,[5] cities which were new to Loggins. He stated:
The story is almost true, except there wasn't anyone waiting {here} so I made her up. In effect, making the longing for someone stronger. It was a recap to my first trip to each of those cities and out of innocence. That was how I saw each one. The fact of having no one to come home to made the chorus easy to write. Some 40 years later, I still vividly remember that night, and it was as if someone else was writing the song.[6]
Chart performance
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 47 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
Covers
The song has been covered numerous times, most notably by country music singer
See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- ^ James Christopher Monger. "Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop) โ Dave Loggins | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
- ^ Kuge, Mara (February 7, 2019). "14 Secretly Cruel Soft Rock Love Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of No. 1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "How the Birthplace of Country Music Lost Out to Nashville". January 2009.
- ^ "Please Come to Boston โ Stories Behind the Songs". DaveLogginsMusic.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
