Come Home (James song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Come Home
| cover = James_come_home.jpg
| alt =
| caption = 1989 single cover
| type = single
| artist = James
| album = Gold Mother
| B-side = {{ubl|"Promised Land"|"Slow Right Down"|"Dreaming Up Tomorrow"|"Fireaway"|"Stutter"|"Gold Mother"}}
| released = {{Start date|1989|11|20|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1988
| studio =
| genre = Madchester
| length = 3:53 (1989, 7" version)
5:04 (1989, long version)
3:59 (1990, Flood mix)
6:10 (1990, extended Flood mix)
| label = Rough Trade (1989)
Fontana (1990)
| writer =
| producer =
- Jim Glennie
- Larry Gott
- Nick Garside
- Tim Booth
| prev_title = Sit Down
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = How Was It for You
| next_year = 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.{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases |magazine=Record Mirror |date=23 June 1990 |page=32 |issn=0144-5804}}
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
- UK: Rough Trade / RT245
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = 7" version
| length1 = 3:53
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Promised Land
| length1 = 3:05
}}
12" vinyl
- UK: Rough Trade / RTT245
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = long version
| length1 = 5:04
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = 7" version
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = Promised Land
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = Slow Right Down
| note3 = demo version
| length3 = 4:03
}}
CD
- UK: Rough Trade / RTT245CD
{{tracklist
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = long version
| length1 = 5:04
| title2 = Come Home
| note2 = 7" version
| length2 = 3:54
| title3 = Promised Land
| length3 = 3:07
| title4 = Slow Right Down
| note4 = demo version
| length4 = 4:02
}}
=1990 release=
7" vinyl and cassette
- UK: Fontana / JIM6 (7" vinyl), JIMMC6 (cassette)
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = Flood mix
| length1 = 3:56
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Dreaming Up Tomorrow
| length1 = 3:07
}}
12" vinyl
- UK: Fontana / JIM612 (purple cover)
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = extended Flood mix
| length1 = 6:07
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Fireaway
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Stutter
| note2 = recorded live at Manchester Apollo by Piccadilly Key 103 FM
| length2 = 6:30
}}
- UK: Fontana / JIMM612 (green cover)
{{tracklist
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = live
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Gold Mother
| note2 = remixed by Warp
| length2 = 5:43
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = remix; by Andrew Weatherall
| length1 = 8:26
}}
CD
- UK: Fontana / JIMCD6
{{tracklist
| title1 = Come Home
| note1 = Flood mix
| length1 = 3:59
| title2 = Come Home
| note2 = extended Flood mix
| length2 = 6:10
| title3 = Fireaway
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Gold Mother
| note4 = remixed by Warp
| length4 = 5:45
}}
Chart performance
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+1989 chart performance for "Come Home" !scope="col"|Chart (1989) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|UK Singles Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Come%20Together%20As%20One |title=The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home |accessdate=30 April 2009}}
|align="center"|84 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+1990 chart performance for "Come Home" !scope="col"|Chart (1990) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|UK Singles Chart{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Rollercoaster |title=The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home 1990 |accessdate=30 April 2009}}
|align="center"|32 |
|---|
References
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Category:Rough Trade Records singles