"When You Come" is a song by rock group

Crowded House Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later ban ...

and was released in August 1988 on

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as the second Australian single from their second album ''

Temple of Low Men ''Temple of Low Men'' is the second studio album by New Zealand-Australian rock band Crowded House, released by Capitol Records on 5 July 1988. The three band members, Neil Finn, Nick Seymour and Paul Hester, recorded the album in Melbourne and ...

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of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Last updated 28 February 1995, archived 21 June 2008, retrieved 8 November 2009. The song peaked at #27 on the

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. Both B sides, "

Something So Strong "Something So Strong" is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by Crowded House for their eponymous debut album (June 1986). The track was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1987. The single pe ...

" (July 1987) and "

Better Be Home Soon "Better Be Home Soon" () is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 ...

" (July 1988) were previously released as singles. All songs were written by band leader

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except "

" by Finn and record producer,

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. In UK and European markets, " Sister Madly" was released as the second single from ''Temple of Low Men'', also in August. "When You Come" appears on Crowded House's greatest hits album ''

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'' (June 1996) and was also performed at the group's farewell concert, released as ''

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'' (November 1996).

Background

'' is

's second studio album, it was produced by

and was released in July 1988 on

. The album's lead single, "

", hinted at a much darker tone than the debut album, ''

'' from 1986. Although it was critically acclaimed, ''Temple of Low Men'' did not sell as well in the United States, it did better in Australia and New Zealand. "When You Come", the second Australian single, peaked at #27 on the

. "When You Come" was recorded by

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and mixed by

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. A live version was recorded at The Roxy, Los Angeles, US on 26 February 1987 and was issued as a three-track CD-EP in September 1993. Another live version was recorded at The Town & Country Club, London, England, on 9 November 1991 and was issued in UK as a four-track CD-EP in February 1992 and on an Australian five-track CD-EP in October 1993.

Track listings

''All songs are written by

, except "

" by Finn and

.''

7" vinyl

#"When You Come" – 4:45 #"

" – 3:07

CD single & cassette

#"When You Come" – 4:45 #"Better Be Home Soon" – 3:07 #"Something So Strong" – 2:51

Personnel

Crowded House

– lead vocals, guitar *

Nick Seymour Nicholas More Seymour (born 9 December 1958) is an Australian musician and record producer. He is the founding bass guitarist and a mainstay of the rock group Crowded House, and is the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitar ...

– bass guitar, backing vocals *

Paul Hester Paul Newell Hester (8 January 1959 – 26 March 2005) was an Australian musician and television personality. He was the drummer for the band Split Enz for a short time in 1984, and co-founding member and drummer of the rock group Crowded House ...

– drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowde ...

- backing vocals *

Alex Acuña Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist. Background Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands such as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Neci ...

– percussion * Heart Attack –

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– keyboards

Production

– producer *

– engineer *

– mixer

Notes

{{Authority control 1988 singles Crowded House songs Songs written by Neil Finn Song recordings produced by Mitchell Froom 1987 songs Capitol Records singles