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)
Studio Columbia Recording Studio, New York City
Genre
Length2:35
Label Rama
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]

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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

"Come Back My Love"
Single by Darts
from the album Darts
B-side "Naff Off"
ReleasedJanuary 1978 (1978-01)
Genre Doo-wop revival
Length2:28
3:03 (album version)
Label Magnet
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

Weekly charts

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

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

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