"When You Come Back to Me" is a song recorded by Australian artist and actor Jason Donovan. It was released on 27 November 1989 as the first single from his second album Between the Lines.[1] It charted in the UK on 9 December 1989, peaking at number two the following week and returning to the same position in January 1990, becoming one of his biggest selling singles in Britain.[2] Reaching a disappointing number 40 in Australia, the track was Jason's final top 40 chart hit in his home country.[3]

Background

As with all Donovan's early recordings, "When You Come Back to Me" was written and produced by the production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman. In addition, Matt Aitken contributed guitar; Mike Stock provided backing vocals, and both played keyboards on the track.[4]

The track was deliberately composed to evoke the Christmas season in the UK, without making any explicit auditory or lyrical references.[3] Composer Mike Stock did not want to write a song that was "exploitative of the Christmas message" and was conscious an overtly festive song would go quickly out of date after Christmas had finished.[3] However the song's evocation of a London Christmas has been blamed for its chart failure in Australia, where the track received a January 1990 release.[3]

An instrumental version and three remixes augmented the standard edit for the single release.[5]

Critical reception

In 2017, Christian Guiltenane of British magazine Attitude considered the song as "an absolutely delightful sing-song that has choral oohs in the background 'nah nah nahs' in the chorus".[6]

Track listings

  • 7" single (PWL46)
A. "When You Come Back to Me" – 3:31
B. "When You Come Back to Me" (instrumental) – 3:33
  • 7" single poster bag (PWLP46)
A. "When You Come Back to Me" (the Yuletide Sleigh List Mix mix) – 4:40
B. "When You Come Back to Me" (instrumental) – 3:33
  • 7" single picture disc (PWLX46)
A. "When You Come Back to Me" – 3:31
B. "When You Come Back to Me" (instrumental) – 3:33
  • 12" single (PWLT46)
A. "When You Come Back to Me (extended)" – 5:48
B1. "When You Come Back to Me (No Probs mix) – 5:34
B2. "When You Come Back to Me (instrumental) – 3:33
  • Cassette Single (PWMC46)
  1. "When You Come Back to Me" – 3:31
  2. "When You Come Back to Me" (instrumental) – 3:33
  • CD Single (PWCD46)
  1. "When You Come Back to Me" – 3:31
  2. "When You Come Back to Me" (extended) – 5:48
  3. "When You Come Back to Me" (instrumental) – 3:33

Note: Mixed by Dave Ford, the "instrumental" version is not the instrumental of the single version to which it accompanied, but rather a stripped back guitar orientated version, identified on the 2009 iTunes releases as the "Guitar instrumental".

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "When You Come Back to Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ The Official Jason Donovan Website
  2. ^ Official Charts Company
  3. ^ a b c d "A Journey Through Stock Aitken Waterman: Ep 52: Listen To Your Heart to Do They Know It's Christmas? on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ Discogs
  5. ^ Discogs
  6. ^ Guiltenane, Christian (7 September 2017). "The very best hits (and misses) of Stock Aitken Waterman". Attitude. London. ISSN 1353-1875. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Playlist records - The most played records in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 6. 10 February 1990. p. 11. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 31 July 2023 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ "Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 1322." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  11. ^ Danish Singles Chart 26 January 1990
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 3. 20 January 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jason Donovan". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 66. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – When You Come Back to Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1990" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  17. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 3 March 1990. p. 16.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1990" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  22. ^ "British single certifications – Jason Donovan – When You Come Back to Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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