Come Home (James song)

"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]

"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"
Released	20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
Recorded	1988
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)
Songwriter(s)	Jim Glennie Larry Gott Tim Booth
Producer(s)	Jim Glennie Larry Gott Nick Garside Tim Booth
James singles chronology
"Sit Down" (1989) "Come Home" (1989) "How Was It for You" (1990)

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

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (7" Version)	3:53

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Promised Land"	3:05

12" vinyl

• UK: Rough Trade / RTT245

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Long Version)	5:04

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (7" Version)	3:53
2.	"Promised Land"	3:05
3.	"Slow Right Down" (Demo Version)	4:03

CD

• UK: Rough Trade / RTT245CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Long Version)	5:04
2.	"Come Home" (7" Version)	3:54
3.	"Promised Land"	3:07
4.	"Slow Right Down" (Demo Version)	4:02

1990 release

7" vinyl and cassette

• UK: Fontana / JIM6 (7" vinyl), JIMMC6 (cassette)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Flood mix)	3:56

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dreaming Up Tomorrow"	3:07

12" vinyl

• UK: Fontana / JIM612 (purple cover)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Extended Flood mix)	6:07

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fireaway"	3:44
2.	"Stutter" (Recorded live at Manchester Apollo by Piccadilly Key 103 FM)	6:30

• UK: Fontana / JIMM612 (green cover)

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Live)	5:06
2.	"Gold Mother" (Remixed by Warp)	5:43

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Remix (by Andrew Weatherall))	8:26

CD

• UK: Fontana / JIMCD6

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Home" (Flood mix)	3:59
2.	"Come Home" (Extended Flood mix)	6:10
3.	"Fireaway"	3:46
4.	"Gold Mother" (Remixed by Warp)	5:45

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[2]	84
Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart^[3]	32

References

1. Smith, Robin (23 June 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 32. ISSN 0144-5804.
2. "The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
3. "The Official Charts Company - James - Come Home 1990". Retrieved 30 April 2009.