Bring It On Home to Me is a 1962 soul ballad by Sam Cooke, released by RCA Victor on May 8, 1962 and later included on The Best of Sam Cooke. Recorded on April 26, 1962 in Hollywood, it was the B-side to Having a Party and features a gospel flavored, call-and-response refrain that pleads for a lover to come back home with love. The tune blends soul, pop, rhythm and blues, and gospel, and runs about 2 minutes and 37 seconds. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 on the Hot R&B Sides, and is regarded as a pop standard and one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The song is a significant reworking of the 1959 Charles Brown and Amos Milburn track I Want to Go Home. It has been covered by many artists, including The Animals, Otis Redding with Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, John Lennon, Mickey Gilley, and The Dixie Chicks, with versions achieving chart success in the 1960s through the 1990s. The tune has appeared in films and TV such as Adventures in Babysitting and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
