Welcome Back (John Sebastian song)

"Welcome Back"
German cover
Single by John Sebastian
from the album Welcome Back
B-side"Warm Baby"
ReleasedMarch 1976
Recorded1975
GenreFolk rock, blues rock
Length2:51
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)John Sebastian
Producer(s)Steve Barri, John Sebastian
John Sebastian singles chronology
"She's A Lady"
(1969)
"Welcome Back"
(1976)
"Hideaway"
(1976)

"Welcome Back" is a popular record that was the theme song of the 1970s American television sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.[1] Written and recorded by former Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976 after only five weeks on the chart, and also topped the adult contemporary chart[2] (the show itself had become an instant ratings success upon its premiere the previous fall). It also reached No. 93 on the country chart.

  1. ^ Judy, Stephen (1976). "Editor's Page: Welcome Back". The English Journal. 65 (6): 7–8. ISSN 0013-8274. JSTOR 814547. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 217.