Come On Home (Cyndi Lauper song)

"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.

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.

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." In his weekly UK chart commentary in Dotmusic, James Masterton complimented the cod-reggae of "Come On Home". 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." 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."

Track listing and formats

Europe and US 12-inch vinyl single

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) – 3:52

B3. "Come On Home" (Extended Club Mix) – 5:52

UK CD single (CD1); Europe and Japan maxi-single

"Come On Home" (Single Edit) – 3:47
"Come On Home" (Junior's Sound Factory Single Version) – 4:14
"Come On Home" (Techno Vocal Single Version) – 4:20
"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" – 6:04

UK CD single (CD2) (The Dance CD)

"Come On Home" (Techno Vox) – 9:03
"Come On Home" (Techno Dub) – 4:34
"Come On Home" (Jungle Vox) – 6:22
"Come On Home" (Junior's Sound Factory Mix) – 11:43
"Come On Home" (Factory Dub) – 2:40
"Come On Home" (Extended Club Mix) – 5:33

Europe cassette and 2-track; Japan 2-track CD single

"Come On Home" (Single Edit) – 3:47
"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" – 3:52

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)	40
UK Singles (OCC)	39
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	11

Release history

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

References

"Bitty MacLean 'Here I Stand' music video". YouTube.
Baltin, Steve (August 5, 1995). "Pop Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 13. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
Masterton, James (August 20, 1995). "Week Ending August 26th 1995". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
"New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. July 1, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
"Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 15, 1995. p. 29. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 20 August 1995 – 26 August 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
"Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
"Cyndi Lauper | Awards". AllMusic.
"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 12, 1995. p. 39.
"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.
"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.

v t e Cyndi Lauper singles
She's So Unusual	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" "Time After Time" "She Bop" "All Through the Night" "Money Changes Everything" "When You Were Mine"
True Colors	"True Colors" "Change of Heart" "What's Going On" "Boy Blue" "Maybe He'll Know"
A Night to Remember	"I Drove All Night" "My First Night Without You" "Heading West" "A Night to Remember"
Hat Full of Stars	"Who Let In the Rain" "That's What I Think" "Sally's Pigeons"
Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some	"Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)" "I'm Gonna Be Strong" "Come on Home"
Sisters of Avalon	"You Don't Know" "Sisters of Avalon" "Ballad of Cleo and Joe"
Merry Christmas ... Have a Nice Life	"Early Christmas Morning"
Shine	"Shine"
At Last	"At Last" "Walk On By"
The Body Acoustic	"Time After Time"
Bring Ya to the Brink	"Set Your Heart" "Same Ol' Story" "Into the Nightlife"
Memphis Blues	"Just Your Fool"
Detour	"Hard Candy Christmas" "Funnel of Love"
Other singles	"You Make Loving Fun" "We Are the World" "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" "Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)" "Another Brick in the Wall" "The World Is Stone" "Disco Inferno" "A Christmas Duel" "Girls Just Wanna Set Your Heart"

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