| Come On Home | |
| Cover: | Cyndi Lauer CH..jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cyndi Lauper |
| Album: | Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some |
| B-Side: | "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" |
| Length: | 4:33 |
| Label: | Epic |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | I'm Gonna Be Strong ('94 Version) |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | You Don't Know |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Come On Home" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper and released in August 1995 as the third and final single from her greatest hits album, Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some (1994). It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and at number 39 on the UK Singles chart.
The International version was produced by Cyndi Lauper, Jimmy Bralower and William Wittman, recorded by William Wittman and Jan Pulsford and mixed by William Wittman and is approximately 4:36 in length. It starts with a beat in the opening bar of the song, and includes a distinctive sample (male voice signing "here") throughout the track. The sample is of "Here I Stand" (written by Justin Hinds) as recorded in 1994 by Bitty McLean for his Just to Let You Know... album and "Here I Stand" single.[1]
The US version was produced by Cyndi Lauper and Junior Vasquez, recorded by P. Dennis Mitchell with mix and additional recording from Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo and has a runtime approximately 4:32. The version commences with a reggae-style bass/guitar riff before the beat commences, the song ends with an ad-lib, a cappella chorus.
Steve Baltin from Cash Box described the song as "a perky new number that is infused with a slight reggae beat."[2] In his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic, James Masterton complimented the cod-reggae of "Come On Home".[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Summer in the city demands for beach records. Lauper provides the sunbeams by returning to the basic charm of early reggae records by the likes of Jimmy Cliff and Desmond Dekker."[4] A reviewer from Music Week gave the song three out of five, adding, "This track from the colourful singer's Deadly Cyns album sees her vocals sitting quite comfortably on top of some UB40-style lite reggae. Radio friendly and probably a hit."[5]
A1. "Come On Home" (Techno Vocal) – 9:03
A2. "Come On Home" (Techno Dub) – 4:57
A3. "Come On Home" (Jungle Vox) – 6:43
B1. "Come On Home" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) – 11:43
B2. "Come On Home" (Factory Dub) [Short Version] – 3:52
B3. "Come On Home" (Extended Club Mix) – 5:52
| Chart (1995) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC)[6] | 40 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 39 | |
| US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[8] | 11 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | August 14, 1995 | Epic | [9] | ||
| Japan | August 19, 1995 | Mini-CD | [10] | ||
| August 24, 1995 | Maxi-CD | [11] | |||
| United States | November 21, 1995 | 12-inch vinyl | Epic Dance | [12] |