It was released as a single in 1974 via MCA Records and became a major hit the same year.
"Can I Come to You" was recorded on March 6, 1974, at Bradley's Barn studio in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.
The album's B-side track was recorded during the same session: "I'm Happily Married (And Plan to Stay That Way).
[3] The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles before reaching number 24 in August 1974.
It reached number two on the RPM Country Songs chart in 1974 in Canada.