"Can I Come to You" was recorded on March 6, 1974, at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The sessions were produced by Owen Bradley, who would serve as Anderson's producer through most of years with Decca Records. The album's B-side track was recorded during the same session: "I'm Happily Married (And Plan to Stay That Way)."[2]
"Can I Come Home to You" was released as a single by MCA Records in May 1974.[3] The song spent 14 weeks on the BillboardHot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in August 1974.[4] In Canada, the single became an even larger hit. It reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1974 in Canada.[5] It was released on his 1974 studio album, "Whispering" Bill Anderson.[2]