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Tonight My Baby's Coming Home

"Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in November 1971 as the first single from the album The Midnight Oil. It was one of Mandrell's early single releases in her career and among her first to reach the top ten on the American country songs chart.

Background and recording
In 1969, Barbara Mandrell signed with Columbia Records and recorded a series of singles that reached top 40 charting positions on the American country singles chart. Her earliest recordings cut with producer Billy Sherrill combined country and soul music together. Among her first Columbia songs was "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home". The song's concept was based on a wife who was "lusting" after her truck-driving husband according to writer Kurt Wolff. ==Release and chart performance==
Release and chart performance
"Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" was released as a single on Columbia Records on November 29, 1971. It was backed on the B-side by the song "He'll Never Take the Place of You". The track was issued by the label as a seven inch vinyl single. In Canada, "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" was her among first singles to enter the RPM Country Singles chart, climbing to number 34 in 1971. The song was released on Mandrell's second studio LP titled The Midnight Oil. The album was released in 1973. ==Track listing==
Track listing
7" vinyl single • "Tonight My Baby's Coming Home" – 2:05 • "He'll Never Take the Place of You" – 3:13 ==Charts==
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