2015Released
3:26

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This is the title track of Leon Bridges' debut album. He told HMV.com the story behind the artwork: "I didn't know what direction I wanted to go with for the cover at first," Bridges said. "One day we were on our way to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles in Los Angeles and I spotted a dope wall on the street. I told my photographer Rambo, 'Hey this wall is perfect, let's take a photo here.' That photo and the red contrast was perfect for a classic looking record."

Leon Bridges wrote the song with Austin Jenkins, who is a former guitarist of the Texan rock band White Denim. "I was playing at the Magnolia Motor Lounge every Tuesday night for almost two years," Bridges recalled to Billboard magazine. "I was bussing tables at this little Tex-Mex restaurant. I'd get off work - sometimes in my uniform - and go play there. And one Tuesday night, Austin Jenkins happens to walk in." Bridges' performance that night caught the attention of Jenkins and he and his White Denim bandmate Josh Block began to champion the retro soul singer. The trio recorded an album with vintage equipment, using local musicians affiliated with White Denim. This song was the lead single of Bridges' debut long-player.

Born in Atlanta and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, the singer was known by the name Todd Bridges before he adopted the stage moniker Leon. His dad was a big fan of the '80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and named him after actor Todd Bridges, who played Willis (of "Whatchu talkin' about, Willis?" fame). But his college buddies nicknamed him Leon because of his resemblance to actor Leon Robinson, who starred in the movies The Temptations and Cool Runnings.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Coming Home.
F♯Key
MajorMode
3/4Time Signature
112BPM

Album

The album Coming Home is released on.

Released By

The record label that has released Coming Home.
Columbia
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