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.

Song information

Different versions of "Come On Home" appeared on the international and US releases of Twelve Deadly Cyns...and Then Some.
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 throughout the track. The sample is of "Here I Stand" 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.
For the single release, an edit of the US version with a runtime of 3:50 was used.
"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

;Europe 2-Track / Japan 2-Track CD Single / Europe Cassette
  1. "Come On Home" - 3:47
  2. "Hey Now " - 3:52
;UK CD single / Europe Maxi-Single / Japan Maxi-Single
  1. "Come On Home" – 3:47
  2. "Come On Home" – 4:14
  3. "Come On Home" – 4:20
  4. "Hey Now " – 6:04
;UK CD single
  1. "Come On Home" - 9:03
  2. "Come On Home" - 4:34
  3. "Come On Home" - 6:22
  4. "Come On Home" - 11:43
  5. "Come On Home" - 2:40
  6. "Come On Home" - 5:33
;12" Single
;Promotional 12" Double Pack

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