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Come Home to Mama

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Come Home to Mama
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)
Genre
ProducerYuka Honda
Martha Wainwright chronology
Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record
(2009)
Come Home to Mama
(2012)
Goodnight City
(2016)

Come Home to Mama is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, released on October 15, 2012.[1] The album was recorded at Sean Lennon's home studio in New York City and produced by Yuka Honda. Guest musicians include Honda, Lennon, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and Dirty Three drummer Jim White. "Proserpina", the album's first single, was written by Wainwright's deceased mother, Kate McGarrigle.[1]

Composition

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Come Home to Mama was recorded at Sean Lennon's home studio in New York City and produced by Yuka Honda.[1][2] Guest musicians include Honda, Lennon, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and Dirty Three drummer Jim White.[1]

The song "Four Black Sheep" was originally recorded in 2009 for CBC Radio 2's Great Canadian Song Quest.[citation needed]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Am Sorry"Wainwright2:53
2."Can You Believe It?"Wainwright3:24
3."Radio Star"Wainwright3:57
4."Proserpina"Kate McGarrigle4:05
5."Leave Behind"Wainwright3:51
6."Four Black Sheep"Wainwright4:25
7."Some People"Wainwright3:10
8."I Wanna Make an Arrest"Wainwright3:47
9."All Your Clothes"Wainwright4:21
10."Everything Wrong"Wainwright4:22
Limited edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Wanna Make an Arrest" (acoustic demo)Wainwright3:10
12."All Your Clothes" (acoustic demo)Wainwright4:54
13."Four Black Sheep" (acoustic demo)Wainwright4:13

Charts

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Chart performance for Come Home to Mama
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 93
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 58
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] 21

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Collar, Matt. "Come Home to Mama". AllMusic. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Martha Wainwright announces release of new album 'Come Home To Mama'". NME. July 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 22 October 2012" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1182). Australian Recording Industry Association. October 22, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-05. Retrieved February 22, 2021 – via Pandora Archive.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Martha Wainwright – Come Home to Mama" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Martha Wainwright Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  7. ^ "Martha Wainwright Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.