Mathis, Johnny - I'm Coming Home Lyrics

One of the greatest songs ever! Usin' people just ain't my thing. I won't dangle from any string!

The original, recorded in 1973. Before the Detroit Spinners version. Absolute class. Pax to all from soulboy 73.Xxx.

I'd never had a "home" (until I connected again with my soulmate Lisa A. Mitchell)...

This was music in it's day, And still is today. Keep it up Johnny.

I lived in New Orleans for over 20 years after moving there so my ex could attend law school. I know it sounds strange, but I hated the city. So corrupt and crime ridden. My last boss was a pain in the ass who would do anything for a buck and expected his employees to do the same for him. The line: "to please some fool I don't care about" really summed it up for me. I moved back to Texas in 2002 and am so glad that I did!!

ELE É MARAVILHOSO ...OUÇO SEMPRE ...SOU GRATA.

Going back to Montreal to visit my mom for Christmas!

Are you taking the train? :-)

Reminds me of my time in Sussex. Couldn't wait to get back to Lancashire.

Thinkyoukinowmusic on Twitter brought me here.

I here cause am a retro baby.

Brings back so many childhood memories.

Fabulous Fabulous! I love ❤️ this song ! It’s my go to song . When I am under the weather. Thank you Johnny !

Home...don't think they want be back...😢

Anyone who's left negative feedback must have something wrong with their hearing...

A very touching song, it brings backs so many wonderful memoies

I've loved The Spinners version of this for many years. And I didn't hear Johnny's version until 2017. Wow, this is beautiful. Might just be the best 'new' thing I've heard all year. And impossible to just play it once!

+Ivor Curtis
Ironically it was the opposite for me. I had known of Johnny's version since it originally debuted in 1973, but hadn't heard the Spinners version until perhaps last year. To me the Spinners version sounds like a rehash of Rubberband Man. Glad to hear you like Johnny's version so much. And thanks for visiting.

i love this song, i used to live in england in hte 80s and whenever me and my parents were coming home in the car this song would blast out from the tape machine, makes me weep, lovely words

I'd like to go home but don't know where that is... b'cause I'm just a street bum! 😀

~ Thom Bell, Linda Creed & the Spinners brought me here, the beautiful singing of Johnny Mathis and his #1 AC hit kept me listening! Cheers, DAVEDJ ~

I remember listening to this classic gem on KOY AM 55 in Phoenix, AZ a legendary MOR station. Thanks for posting it.

This is my favourite Johnny Mathis song!

just - - - - - -  genius

Do they do excellent songs like this anymore? One of the best songs ever.

Yippee I'm going home, here I come babe...prepare to "tango"!

Anyone who's been away from home for a long time can relate to this song! The anticipation of going home is exhilarating!

what song

Great song that the Spinners re-did, and hit the Top-20. I've seen Johnny in-concert twice and sadly---he doesn't sing this one anymore....dang! One of my personal favorites!!! A great Bell-Creed production. I also love "Life Is A Song Worth Singing."

One of his best songs....#1 A/C hit....followed up with "Life Is A Song Worth Singing." It's a shame he doesn't perform this one in-concert.....would be such a treat!!!

jjhemingway, he just sung this in his latest concert, June 3rd in Westbury, NY. It was the opening song.

Johnny is a timeless master who brings magic to anything he sings..makes you homesick if you're not in your hometown...

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I just listened to the Spinners, I'm coming Home, song and it is a different song altogether! Not even close to the ORIGINAL Johnny Mathis song!

It is the same song though. But I way prefer this, which is of course the original. 😊

Oh and by the way Johnny Mathis was the first to record the song! His recording is THE BEST ONE!!!

This song, by Johnny Mathis, came out around October of 1973. I know this because my father had just passed away. Every time I hear Johnny sing it I think of, and it reminds me of, my late father. A Beautiful song and recording.

Tom ,I'm sorry this reminds you of such a sad memory, it takes me back to one of the best years of my life. The autumn of 1973. I'm very careful not to play it too often, so as not to associate it with a different memory than its original. If that makes any sense.

Tearing up thinking about your pain. I lost my father in '78. He was never the same after he came back from 'Nam.

I was overseas getting ready to come back to the USA when this came out.. so it was identifiable

Marion, none of us Vietnam Vets were ever the same when we came home. My sister told me some years later that she could see that I had left part of me over there. I'm an Aussie vet by the way and met some of your vets over there. I was proud to know them too.

Same here same thing happened when my father died l always cry when I hear this song

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UMA DAS MAIS BELAS MÚSICAS QUE JOHNNY MATHIS GRAVOU ! LÁ SE VÃO MAIS DE 60 ANOS DE ESTRADA ! TENHO PRATICAMENTE TUDO DELE, MUITA COISA AINDA EM VINIL ! DESDE O FINAL DOS ANOS 50 ATÉ AGORA ! UMA VERDADEIRA LENDA ! AINDA ESTÁ NA ESTRADA ! SUA AGENDA CONTINUA LOTADA ! UMA VIDA MARAVILHOSA ! NOS OFERECE MOMENTOS DE TERNURA DE MUITAS SAUDADES ! SALVE JOHNNY ! QUE DEUS TE ILUMINE SEMPRE ! IVAN BOCALON

O melhor. Brasil. Niterói. RJ
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BEAUTIFUL SONG NO MATTER WHO SANG IT!! JUST LOVE GOOD "SANGIN"!!

I love the Spinners but this is sweet. x

Do you know of any other versions of this song other than the spinners 

BTW TheWolfvpl, Linda Creed and Thom Bell were never married, and Linda Creed had some involvement with the Spinners but it was mostly Thom Bell.   Check out the book "A House on Fire:  The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul."  This book tells all about the Philly Sound with Gamble, Huff, and Thom Bell.

No one cares about them...guess it's only you...bud!

@rick rodrigues
What a troll.  Keep your head in the sand.  Oh, and I am not your "bud".   

& take your's out of your arse dogface!

This is a nice mellow version, but kind of bland.  Check out the Spinner's version--much more upbeat and soul-filled!

I prefer Johnny's version!

I can vividly remember watching "The Tonight Show" and hearing this song for the first time.....and I fell in love with Johnny Mathis and bought the album the next day. It remains to this day one of the best albums I think I've ever heard. Thom Bell and Linda Creed were genius and I love every song on the album, especially this one and "Sweet Child." What wonderful memories I have of this album!

My Univ. of Md. school days song; I'd play it when home sick or when my grades fell...

that miusic is to Burt Bachara?

Classic song,classic lyrics, classic singer, classic arrangement, classic Vincent Montana Jr. (on triangle). EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS SONG IS PERFECT!!!!!

truly .... mister trash can is the opposite of trash .

I'm with ya too Chuck ..... fabulous song !!!

Of course, I agree with everything you said, and I'm honored to be on your playlist.

Sorry joefax530 but this is WAY better imho.Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.

Linda Creed and Thom Bell who also wrote loads of other 'soul' greats.Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.

thom bell is the arranger is the on this album ,,, he was born in jamaica west indies ..
thom bell the best ever ..

The world will be a much sadder place when Johnny Mathis doesn't sing anymore...

I remember this song was popular when I was leaving home around 1974. Mr trash can, thanks for reminding me what a great song it was. Johnny Mathis was one of a kind singer, completely talented and professional.

You got that right, Johnny. I'm goin' home! I'm goin' back to New Jersey tomorrow! Most of NJ Transit bus service will resume tomorrow.

its just such a great song, love it, loove it loveit. ----does anybody know who is the composer of this marvelous song?

Damn! I wish I had said that! Your taste in music is rivaled only by that of my own!

Thank you, my friend!

Mr. Trashcan - Well, you've done it again. Great tune from yesteryear. Love the railroad pics too. I actually saw Johnny Mathis live about 3 months ago - he's still an incredible talent.

Wonderfully sung.. his and Nana Mouskouri's versions are the best..!!

@u000drl Not from Oreland, but from the Philly area. Grew up in the city and used to ride what was then the Reading RR. Oreland Station was on the Bethlehem (North Penn) branch of the Reading. I am also a model railroader/train buff, so it was instinctive for me to include pics of local stations in this song. Also check out my posting of Five Hundred Miles by Heaven Bound. I don't remember if Oreland is in there, but there are several SE PA railroad localities.

@MrTrashcan1
Dude Mr. Trashcan, the pic at 2:11 is Oreland [PA] train station-are you from that area? I live about 300 yards from there!

I've lived this song.

That's on the radio here every morning. Love it.

Brilliant Song!! "I'm Coming Home" from April 1973 had the right blend of horn sounds and rhythm in the tune. The world salutes Entertainer Johnny Mathis; and to wit, we commend him for his accomplishments. A Brilliant 6!!

Hadn't thought of this song in years. My mom used to play this album a lot when I was a very small child. It brought back memories of quiet afternoons in Boulder, Colorado circa 1973-74. Thank you.

super song-honest & wholesome..real

@ratscisum Not written by Gamble and Huff but by Linda Creed and Thom Bell.Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.

Sorry, guys, got to maintain--Spinners version captures the energy, excitement, ebullience and true spirit of "coming home"---one of Phillipe Wynne's finest moments.

@joefax530 No,no,no, this is THE version.Love The Spinners,but Johnny surpasses them on this.Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.

@joefax530 LOL. Johnny Mathis sings this as a beautiful ballad. The lyrics and the melody have a distinct beauty and melancholy to them. The Spinners' version sounds identical to all of their other songs and bears almost no resemblance to this. They essentially just plugged the words from this song into Rubberband Man. I loved many of the Spinners' songs. But please, to compare their version to this is just silly.

Nice, but the Spinners' version from '74 is the true classic.

I never liked Johnny until i heard this song in 1973. then i really came to appreciate him as a true artist. this is a wonderful song of my youth! thank you!

thanks a million. i grew up listening to johnny. i love the guy. one of the best of all time

Great, great song, lovely words, music, ticks all my boxes

Played this for my dad today at his funeral. Thanks Johnny.

@wee1belle2 Thank you very much.

@csp1csp1 Thank you.

@sortashaman 1973, what a magic time!!!!!

...Soooo lovely to hear Mr. Mathis sing ANYTHING...And thank you for all of the work that you put into sharing this, also.

I suppose he was at his vocal peak around '73. Excellent song, arrangement, production, vocal...everything.

My husband and I saw him in concert about five years ago. It was fabulous. This has always been one of my favorite Mathis songs, and I have many of them.

I love Johnny Mathis!! I have every album he ever put out and this is my very favorite song. I had to bribe my friend to go with me to see him in concert somewhere around 1974. It was one of the highlights of my life!!

@peeterpoon

My sentiments exactly! Always my favourite!

I finally found and purchased the CD, "I'm Coming Home." There's not a track on it that I dislike. I had no idea it was a collector's item. Thanks for making me aware of this CD.

Thank you. You have good taste in music. :-)

My first time hearing this one and I love it!!! Into my favorites it goes!!! Great photos also.

where could i download this aewsome song? d you know Mr. Lata de Lixo?

just fantastic música my amigo!!!

An overlooked Johnny Mathis gem...

Thank you!