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{{Short description|Song written by Leon René}}
"'''When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano'''" is a song written by [[Leon René]] and first recorded by [[The Ink Spots]] featuring [[Bill Kenny (singer)|Bill Kenny]] in May 1940.<ref>[http://inkspots.ca/DISCOGRAPHY.htm#BM40  Ink Spots Discography]</ref>  The Ink Spots' recording of the song reached No. 4 on the US charts.
==Background==
René wrote the song as a tribute to the [[Mission San Juan Capistrano#Return of the swallows|annual springtime return]] of the [[cliff swallow]]s to [[Mission San Juan Capistrano]] in [[Southern California]]. A glassed-off room in the mission was later designated in René's honor, and displays the upright piano on which he composed the tune, the reception desk from his office, several copies of the song's sheet music and other pieces of furniture, all donated by René's family.
==Other 1940 recordings==
*Also in 1940, a recording by [[Glenn Miller]] reached No. 2 the same year.<ref>[http://tsort.info/music/yr1940.htm  Tsort: songs from 1940]</ref>
*Other recordings were made at about the same time by [[Xavier Cugat]] and [[Gene Krupa]].
==Later recordings==
The song was later recorded by among many others including:<ref>[http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/72818  "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" at SecondHandSongs]</ref> [[Fred Waring]], [[Guy Lombardo]], [[Glenn Miller]] and [[Billy May]].
==References==
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