When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano

"When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano"
Single by The Ink Spots
B-side"What Can I Do"
ReleasedMay 1940
RecordedMay 13, 1940
GenreTraditional Pop
Length3:00
LabelDecca Records
The Ink Spots singles chronology
"I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You"
(1940)
"When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano"
(1940)
"Whispering Grass"
(1940)

"When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano" is a song written by Leon René and first recorded by The Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny in May 1940. The Ink Spots' recording of the song reached No. 4 on the US charts.