"Could You Put Your Light On, Please" is a song written and performed by

Harry Chapin Harold Forster Chapin (; December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy ...

. The song was included on his 1972 album, '' Heads & Tales''. It has also been included on numerous posthumous compilation albums.

Different Versions

In 2004, a double album called '' Heads & Tales/

Sniper and Other Love Songs ''Sniper and Other Love Songs'' is the second studio album by the American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin, released in 1972. The album's Sniper (song), title song is a vaguely fictionalised account of Charles Whitman's shootings from the clocktowe ...

'' was released. It features the full albums with some unreleased tracks. This song was included and showed an unreleased version.

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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.

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