"Come Home"
1989 single cover
Single by James
from the album Gold Mother
B-side
  • "Promised Land"
  • "Slow Right Down"
  • "Dreaming Up Tomorrow"
  • "Fireaway"
  • "Stutter"
  • "Gold Mother"
Released20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
Recorded1988
GenreMadchester
Length3:53 (1989, 7" version)
5:04 (1989, long version)
3:59 (1990, Flood mix)
6:10 (1990, extended Flood mix)
LabelRough Trade (1989)
Fontana (1990)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jim Glennie
  • Larry Gott
  • Nick Garside
  • Tim Booth
James singles chronology
"Sit Down"
(1989) 		"Come Home"
(1989) 		"How Was It for You"
(1990)

"Come Home" is a song by English rock band James, first released as a single in November 1989 by Rough Trade. Like the preceding single, "Sit Down", it received little attention initially and led to James parting ways with Rough Trade. After Mercury Records had signed the band to the Fontana label and experienced chart success with "How Was It for You" they re-released "Come Home" on 25 June 1990 in a version remixed by Flood.[1]

The original release had artwork by Central Station Design while the re-release repeated the design of the "How Was It for You" singles, with the words "come" and "home" on the front and back covers, respectively, with different background colours marking the various formats. The song featured on the influential 1990 'Madchester' compilation album Happy Daze.

Track listings

1989 release

7" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (7" version)3:53
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Promised Land"3:05

12" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (long version)5:04
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (7" version)3:53
2."Promised Land"3:05
3."Slow Right Down" (demo version)4:03

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (long version)5:04
2."Come Home" (7" version)3:54
3."Promised Land"3:07
4."Slow Right Down" (demo version)4:02

1990 release

7" vinyl and cassette

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (Flood mix)3:56
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dreaming Up Tomorrow"3:07

12" vinyl

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (extended Flood mix)6:07
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Fireaway"3:44
2."Stutter" (recorded live at Manchester Apollo by Piccadilly Key 103 FM)6:30
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (live)5:06
2."Gold Mother" (remixed by Warp)5:43
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (remix; by Andrew Weatherall)8:26

CD

No.TitleLength
1."Come Home" (Flood mix)3:59
2."Come Home" (extended Flood mix)6:10
3."Fireaway"3:46
4."Gold Mother" (remixed by Warp)5:45

Chart performance

1989 chart performance for "Come Home"
Chart (1989) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[2] 84
1990 chart performance for "Come Home"
Chart (1990) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 32

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (23 June 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. ^ "The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. ^ "The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home 1990". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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