"Come Back Again" is an Australian rock song, released by Daddy Cool in September 1971 on the

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record label. It reached number 3 in the Australian charts. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.

Composition and recording

Author Wilson said the song, "was based on a

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feel. A A A then kick to D G D and "Zoop Bop". I virtually wrote in my head in Darwin." He later declared it his favourite Daddy Cool song. "I love "Come Back Again" because it's so simple. It's just eight bars repeated." Hannaford noted, "When Ross wrote those songs they were very complete and they were based on a riff. I’m almost playing the same part in "Eagle Rock" and "Come Back Again". Drummer Gary Young said, "The main feel, the thing that made Daddy Cool sound like Daddy Cool was the

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. The shuffle is almost identical to what was called swing in the 1930s. If you slow down a jazz swing shuffle, using the cymbal and the snare, you get the beat and rhythm for "Come Back Again". The single version was a minute shorter than the album recording. Wilson said, "The engineer was John Golden who, together with Robie Porter, did a fabulous job, I think the sound on our first album was really great and the editing on tracks like "Come Back Again" was inspired. We recorded the song as we played it, a live, long extrapolated version that was eventually edited to fit the single and album format, I learnt a lot from that process."

Reception

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said, "The second Australian smash hit from the album was the moseying "Come Back Again", a sort of country lope filtered through an R&B groove.

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described it as a "hugely successful single

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featured Hannaford's twangy guitar solos and the contrasting voices of Wilson (falsetto) and Hannaford (bass)."

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said the song was, "entrenched in the Australian consciousness". Reviewed at the time of release,

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said the song was, "the best track on the album. This is where they really ham up the sentimentality and make the most of Ross Hannaford's incredible bass voice. It's the essence of what Daddy Cool are doing."

Personnel

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– bass guitar, backing vocals *

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– lead guitar, backing vocals * Ross Wilson – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica * Gary Young – drums, backing vocals Additional credits * Robie Porter – producer

References

{{authority control 1971 songs Daddy Cool (band) songs Songs written by Ross Wilson (musician) Wizard Records singles