Back Home Again (song)

"Back Home Again"
Single by John Denver
from the album Back Home Again
B-side	"It's Up to You"
Released	September 1974
Format	7" (45 rpm)
Genre	Country
Length	4:42
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	John Denver
Producer(s)	Milton Okun
Certification	Gold
John Denver singles chronology
"Annie's Song" (1974) "Back Home Again" (1974) "Sweet Surrender" (1974)

"Back Home Again" is the title of a popular song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter John Denver. Released as a single from his album of the same name in 1974, "Back Home Again" peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart^[1] in November of that year; it was Denver's fifth Top 10 hit on the pop chart. "Back Home Again" topped the adult contemporary chart for two weeks. The single was the first of three number ones on the country music chart where it stayed for a single week.^[2] The single was certified a gold record by the RIAA. The song won a CMA Award for Denver in 1975 in the category "Song of the Year"; he was also named "Entertainer of the Year" at the same ceremony, prompting country pop singer Charlie Rich to light the envelope on fire after reading that Denver had won—in an apparent insult to Denver's musical style and image.

Chart performance

Chart (1974)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	10
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 173.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 103.