Bring It On Home to Me
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"Bring It On Home to Me" is a 1961 song written and originally released by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The song, about infidelity, was a hit for Cooke and has become a pop standard covered by numerous artists of different genres.
This song is considered by many historians of Soul music to be the founding, or at least definitive soul song, as it provides the formula that is still popular today. Cooke's live version of this song that he performed in 1963 at the Harlem Square Club in Miami, can be seen as his personal vision of what soul music should be, owing to the texture and emotion conveyed through his vocals that night, and that were probably standard in Cooke's near-nightly shows in primarily black clubs.
The most significant covers of the song include the hit versions by John Lennon, Paul McCartney,The Animals, Eddie Floyd, Mickey Gilley, and most recently Ben Mills. Lou Rawls, who sang background vocals on the original song, recorded his own charting version in 1970. In the United Kingdom, The Faces released this song as part of a medley with "You Send Me" and charted it on the UK Singles Chart at #7 as a double A-side with "Farewell, the band Thunder (band) have also played the song live, and it features on their "Thrill of it All" special edition cd."
Another cover is included as a hidden song on The Von Bondies album Lack of Communication, with Marcie Bolen on lead vocals.[1]
Van Morrison's highly acclaimed, 1974 live album, It's Too Late to Stop Now contained his version of this song, as performed in concert.
Otis Redding covered this song with Carla Thomas.
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[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Sam Cooke version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Black Singles Chart | #2 |
| 1962 | Pop Singles Chart | #13 |
[edit] The Animals version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Pop Singles Chart | #32 |
| 1965 | UK Singles Chart | #7 |
[edit] Eddie Floyd version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Black Singles Chart | #4 |
| 1968 | Pop Singles Chart | #17 |
[edit] Lou Rawls version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Black Singles Chart | #45 |
| 1970 | Pop Singles Chart | #96 |
[edit] Mickey Gilley version
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Country Singles Chart | #1 |
