Come On Home (Cyndi Lauper song)

"Come On Home" is the third and final single from Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some, the 1994 greatest hits album by Cyndi Lauper.

"Come On Home"
Single by Cyndi Lauper
from the album Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some
ReleasedAugust 7, 1995 (UK)
November 21, 1995 (US)[1]
Recorded1994
GenrePop
Length4:33
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
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)

Song information

Different versions of "Come On Home" appeared on the international and US releases of Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some.[2]

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.

For the single release, an edit of the US version with a runtime of 3:50 was used.[4]

"Come On Home" climbed up the dance charts in 1995 when it was released in the US. The song was also a moderate hit in a few countries, where it charted in the top twenty or the top forty.

Track listing and formats

Chart performance
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Chilean Singles Chart (Clasificación Nacional del Disco)[8] 19
Japan Airplay (Tokio Hot 100)[9] 97
UK Singles Chart[10] 39
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles Chart[11] 11

Official versions
  1. International album version – 4:36
  2. US album version – 4:33
  3. Single edit – 3:50
  4. Instrumental – 3:50
  5. Club mix extended version – 5:35
  6. Junior's Soundfactory mix – 11:43
  7. Junior's Soundfactory single version – 4:14
  8. Factory Dub – 4:50
  9. Dream Dub Beats – 4:50
  10. Ruff Factory Dub – 9:43
  11. Factory Dub short version – 2:34
  12. Techno vocal – 9:03
  13. Techno vocal single version – 4:20
  14. Techno dub – 4:35
  15. Jungle vocal – 6:20
  16. Jungle Ragga Beats – 5:35
  17. Instrumental long version – 8:26

References
  1. http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/lauper_cyndi/albums.jhtml?albumId=595857
  2. "Cyndi Lauper Daily 'Come On Home' credits and lyrics". Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. "Bitty MacLean 'Here I Stand' music video".
  4. "Discogs 'Come On Home' single image".
  5. https://www.discogs.com/Cyndi-Lauper-Come-On-Home/release/800640
  6. https://www.discogs.com/Cyndi-Lauper-Come-On-Home/release/552192
  7. https://www.discogs.com/Cyndi-Lauper-Come-On-Home/release/454140
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20031128201442/http://www.cyndilauper.com/single_det.php?shname=conh
  9. "J-Wave: Tokio Hot 100 Chart". Tokio Hot 100. J-Wave. 3 December 1995. Retrieved 1 May 2020. (To access the chart date, visit the Tokio Hot 100 Chart and select year 1995, month 12 and week 1)
  10. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/cyndi%20lauper/
  11. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cyndi-lauper-mn0000122754/awards
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