Pat Boone - I'LL Be Home

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, actor and writer who was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold over 45 million albums, had 38 top-40 hits and starred in over 12 Hollywood movies. Boone's talent as a singer and actor, his old-fashioned values contributed to his popularity in the pre-rock and roll era. He continues to entertain and perform.
Boone was successful in multiple ways. He hosted a network television show, The Pat Boone Chevy Show from 1957-1959. He has written many books and had a No. 1 Bestseller in the 1950s ("Twixt Twelve and Twenty", Prentice-Hall). His cover versions of African-American rhythm and blues hits had a noticeable effect on the development of the broad popularity of rock and roll. During his tours in the 1950s, Elvis Presley was one of his opening acts.
According to Billboard, Boone was the second biggest charting artist of the late 1950s, behind only Elvis Presley but ahead of Ricky Nelson and The Platters, and was ranked at No. 9 - behind The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney but ahead of artists such as Aretha Franklin, Chicago and The Beach Boys - in its listing of the Top 100 Top 40 Artists 1955-1995. [1]
In the 1960s, he focused on gospel music and is a member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Many today believe strongly that he should be a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including Mike Curb, a former lieutenant governor of California and the founder of Curb Records. Boone still holds the Billboard record for spending 220 consecutive weeks on the charts with more than one song.
Boone is also a motivational speaker, a television personality, a conservative political commentator and a popular Christian activist, writer and preacher.

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• I'LL
• Be
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[gladietita]

soon? G E J ♪♪♥♪♪

[mariaslide]

@gladietita

Thanks

Have a good 2011

Greeting Maria 

[Rome41jm]

nice, but unfortunately not the original version..

[mariaslide]

Thanks

Can you tell me whits one is the original

[Druffi]

@mariaslide The Flamingos (1955)

Pat Boone was one year later! :)

[mariaslide]

@Druffi Thanks

[mikeyousofine]

You cannot begin ti believe the wonderful memories this song brings back to me,

Thank you for posting it and thank you to Nancy for featuring it

[gih2nedlaw]

All through the late fifties this was the most requested song on the BBCs Family Favourites. I agree though the original is the unforgettable one. Still have it on the old London American label. Well worn!

Thanks.

[sauquoit13456]

Both "I'll Be Home" and the flip side "Tutti Fruitti" entered Billboard's Top 100 on this date {Jan. 28th} in 1956; eventually it would peaked at No. 4 while "Tutti' Frutii" would reach No. 12!!!

{Boone is an 'OK' singer, but his version can't hold a candle to Little Richard's}

[MangoChampion]

One does not need love to hear this song,,,

[0009koko]

なつかしい曲に出会えてうれしい。たしか、この曲は朝鮮戦争で戦­っていた兵士が故郷の家族に「もうすぐ帰るよ」という手紙なんで­す。はたして兵士は無事にかえれたのでしょうか。

[thebigman4444]

Way better than eminem-wait a minute...

[bobu46]

What a voice - what a song - I danced with my later wife - now married 41 y. !!

[leon38588]

thank you for sending This Song , wkwk wkwk , ♪♥♪

[chessiy]

This war one our favourite songs when the house-party slowly came to its end