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When the Morning Comes (song)

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"When the Morning Comes"
Single by Hoyt Axton
from the album Life Machine
B-side"Billie's Theme"
ReleasedFebruary 1974
RecordedFall 1973
GenreCountry
Length3:31
LabelA&M 1497
Songwriter(s)Hoyt Axton
Producer(s)Allan McDougall, Hoyt Axton
Hoyt Axton singles chronology
"Sweet Misery"
(1973)
"When the Morning Comes"
(1974)
"Boney Fingers"
(1974)

"When the Morning Comes" is a song by American country music artist Hoyt Axton. Released in February 1974, it was the first single from his album Life Machine.

The song, which featured a brief solo by Linda Ronstadt (who also provided harmony vocals), peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached No. 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (1974) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 54
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 31
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 72
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 20

References

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  1. ^ "Hoyt Axton singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "RPM Country Singles for June 29, 1974". RPM. Retrieved 18 March 2011.