"Come On In" is a song written by Michael Clark, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group

The Oak Ridge Boys The Oak Ridge Boys are an American country and gospel vocal quartet originating in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The group was founded in the 1940s as the Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel during the 1950s. Their name was change ...

. It was released in December 1978 as the second and final single from their album '' Room Service''. The song spent fifteen weeks on the

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charts between December 1978 and early 1979, peaking at number three. The song was also their last release for

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before the label merged with

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. The song was also covered by Dave & Sugar, who included it on their 1978 ''Tear Time'' album (though they changed the title to "Baby, Take Your Coat Off"). It is not to be confused with the band's 1985 single "

Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do) "Come On In (You Did the Best You Could Do)" is a song written by Rick Giles and George Green, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from the album '' Step On Out''. ...

Chart performance

References

1978 singles 1978 songs Dave & Sugar songs The Oak Ridge Boys songs Songs written by Michael Clark (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Ron Chancey ABC Records singles {{1970s-country-song-stub