"Come On Home"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
B-side"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)"
ReleasedAugust 14, 1995 (1995-08-14)
Length4:33
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Jan Pulsford
Producer(s)
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Jimmy Bralower
  • William Wittman
Cyndi Lauper singles chronology
"I'm Gonna Be Strong ('94 Version)"
(1994) 		"Come On Home"
(1995) 		"You Don't Know"
(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). Different versions of the song appears on the International and US releases of the album.[1] For the single release, an edit of the US version with a runtime of 3:50 was used.[2] It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, and was also a moderate hit in a few countries, where it charted in the top twenty or the top forty.

Versions

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.[3]

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.

Critical reception

Steve Baltin from Cash Box described the song as "a perky new number that is infused with a slight reggae beat."[4] In his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic, James Masterton complimented the cod-reggae of "Come On Home".[5] 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."[6] 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."[7]

Track listing and formats

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[8] 40
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 39
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)[10] 11

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom August 14, 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 Epic [11]
Japan August 19, 1995 Mini-CD [12]
August 24, 1995 Maxi-CD [13]
United States November 21, 1995 12-inch vinyl Epic Dance [14]

References

  1. ^ "Cyndi Lauper Daily 'Come On Home' credits and lyrics". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  2. ^ "Discogs 'Come On Home' single image". Discogs.com.
  3. ^ "Bitty MacLean 'Here I Stand' music video". YouTube.
  4. ^ Baltin, Steve (August 5, 1995). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Masterton, James (August 20, 1995). "Week Ending August 26th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. July 1, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 15, 1995. p. 29. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 20 August 1995 – 26 August 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  9. ^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Cyndi Lauper | Awards". AllMusic.
  11. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 12, 1995. p. 39.
  12. ^ "カム・オン・ホーム | シンディ・ローパー" [Come On Home | Cyndi Lauper] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  13. ^ "カム・オン・ホーム | シンディ・ローパー" [Come On Home | Cyndi Lauper] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  14. ^ [1][dead link]
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