Could You Put Your Light On, Please

1972 single by Harry Chapin
"Could You Put Your Light On, Please"
Single by Harry Chapin
from the album Heads & Tales
B-side"Mono"
ReleasedMarch 1972
Recorded1972
GenreFolk rock
Length3:38
LabelElektra Records
Songwriter(s)Harry Chapin
Producer(s)Fred Kewley
Harry Chapin singles chronology
"Taxi"
(1972) 		"Could You Put Your Light On, Please"
(1972) 		"Sunday Morning Sunshine"
(1972)

"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
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [3] 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Harry Chapin Wiki".
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. July 8, 1972. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ "Cashbox, 1970-1979" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Harry Chapin Wiki".
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