We're All Goin' Home
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| "We're All Goin Home" | ||||
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| Song by Bobby Bloom | ||||
| B-side | "Careful Not to Break the Spell" | |||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Label | MGM K 14246 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry-Bloom-Goldberg | |||
| Producer(s) | Jeff Barry | |||
| Bobby Bloom singles chronology | ||||
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"We're All Goin' Home" was a 1971 single for American singer Bobby Bloom. It became a hit for him registering in the Billboard and Cash Box charts.
Background[edit]
Released in April, 1971, "We're All Goin' Home" was composed by Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom and Neil Goldberg and released on MGM K14246. It was backed with "Careful Not to Break the Spell" which was written by Jeff Barry and Bobby Bloom. Barry produced both sides.[1][2]
The B side song "Careful Not to Break the Spell" was covered by Geno Washington.[3]
Reception[edit]
It was a Top 60 Spotlight single in the 24 April issue of Billboard. With the reviewer calling the song a smooth summertime ballad, heavy sales for the Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts were predicted.[4]
It was reviewed in the April 24 issue of Record World with the reviewer saying it should do some "Montego Bay-type action.[2]
It was one of the Cash Box Picks of the Week in the magazine's May 1 issue. With the reviewer calling the record a comment on peace and brotherhood, the reviewer also said that the record had "all the ingredients necessary for top 40 appeal".[5]
Airplay[edit]
It was noted by Cash Box that the record was added to the playlist of KEYN in Wichita for the week of May 1, 1971.[6] The following week Cash Box noted that it was added to the playlist of WAPE in Jacksonville,[7] and WBBQ in Augusta.[8]
On the KHJ Boss 30 survey chart, the single debuted on May 26, 1971, and peaked at no. 15.[9] The song debuted on KRLA at 24 on 15 June 1971.[10]
Charts[edit]
"We're All Goin' Home" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at no. 95 for the week ending June 26, 1971.[11] It peaked at no. 93 for the week ending 10 July.[12][13]
For the week of May 15, the record made its debut at no. 30 on the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ 45Cat - Bobby Bloom - Discography, USA, We're All Goin' Home
- ^ a b Record World, April 24, 1971 - Page 12 RECORD WORLD SINGLE PRODUCT
- ^ Fono.fi - Låtuppgifter, Careful not to break the spell, (sök)
- ^ Billboard, April 24, 1971 - Page 56 Spotlight Singles, TOP 60 SPOTLIGHT
- ^ Cash Box, May 1, 1971 - Page 24 cashbox / singles reviews, Picks of the Week
- ^ Cash Box, May 1, 1971 - Page 20 New Additions To Radio Piaylists Secondary Markets
- ^ Cash Box, May 8, 1971 - Page 18 Additions To Radio Playlists - Primary Markets
- ^ Cash Box, May 8, 1971 - Page 26 New Additions To Radio Playlists Secondary Markets
- ^ The Music of 93/KHJ Boss Radio - 5/26/71, KJH Debut 93, BB Peak 93, KJH Peak 15, Title We're All Goin' Home, Artist Bloom, Bobby, Label MGM
- ^ L.A. radio - LARP Rewind: June 15., On June 15, 1971, forty-one years ago today,
- ^ Billboard, June 26, 1971 - Page 60 Billboard HOT 100, THIS WEEK 95, LAST WEEK _, Weeks On Chart 1
- ^ Billboard, July 10, 1971 - Page 52 Billboard HOT 100, THIS WEEK 93, LAST WEEK 95, Weeks On Chart 3
- ^ Billboard, July 17, 1971 - Page 52 THIS WEEK 99, LAST WEEK 93, Weeks On Chart 4
- ^ Cash Box, May 8, 1971 - Page 16 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD
- ^ Cash Box, May 15, 1971 - Page 37 Cash Box LOOKING AHEAD, 30
External links[edit]
- Discogs - Bobby Bloom – We're All Goin' Home / Careful Not To Break The Spell
- brico channel, Jun 5, 2015 - Bobby Bloom - We're All Goin' Home (audio)