Come Home (James song)

"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)
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.

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (23 June 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.