Bring It On Home to Me

Sam Cooke wrote this and recorded the original version, which is in an R&B style. The song is about a guy who loses his girl. He doesn't think much of it at first, then starts to miss her terribly and will do anything to get her back.

This was released as the B-side of "Having A Party," and both songs became hits. Both tracks featured background vocals by Lou Rawls, who does the call-and-response with Cooke.

This has been recorded in many different styles by a variety of artists. Rawls released his own version in 1970, The Animals made it a UK hit 1965, Eddie Floyd's version went to US #17 in 1968, and Mickey Gilley had a #1 Country Hit with the song in 1976.