Carry Me Home (Gloworm song)

"Carry Me Home" is a song recorded by gospel house/progressive house group Gloworm, fronted by American singer Sedric Johnson. It features vocals by Pauline Taylor and was released in 1994. The single reached number five in Iceland, number eight in Ireland, and number nine in Norway and the UK. In the latter, it also peaked at number two on the UK Dance Singles Chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 36 in June 1994.

"Carry Me Home"
Single by Gloworm
B-side"Remix"
Released1994
Genre
Length3:45
LabelGo! Discs
Songwriter(s)
  • Sedric Johnson
  • Will Mount
Producer(s)Will Mount
Gloworm singles chronology
"I Lift My Cup (To the Spirit Divine)"
(1992)		 "Carry Me Home"
(1994)		 "Young Hearts"
(1995)
Music video
"Carry Me Home" on YouTube

British electronic dance music act Chicane released a rework of "Carry Me Home" as the lead single from their 2016 album, Twenty.

Critical reception

British newspaper Liverpool Echo described the song as a "mixture of house and gospel", that "matches rhythmic piano with big, passionate vocals."[1] Maria Jimenez from Music & Media stated, "On Rollo's Rushin' Mix, the message is delivered via a fierce house basis of rhythms and grooves and overwhelmingly passionate vocals courtesy of Sedric Johnson."[2] Andy Beevers from Music Week wrote, "This belated follow up to Lift My Cup uses the same formula of Sedric Johnson's strong gospel-influenced soul vocals backed by Rollo's charging house rhythms. Unfortunately the production does not sound as fresh this time around."[3] The magazine's RM Dance Update deemed it an "excellent return to form".[4] James Hamilton called it a "Sedric Johnson groaned Norman Whitfield-goes-Euro type hybrid".[5]

Music video

A music video was made to accompany the song. It was directed by British director Lindy Heymann and released on April 25. In the video, the band get on down in Long Beach and LA with family and friends.[6]

Track listing
12" single, UK
No.TitleLength
1."Carry Me Home" (Rollo's Rushin' Mix)6:43
2."Carry Me Home" (Will's Procastinatin' Mix)6:23
3."Carry Me Home" (Rollo's Rushin' Dub)4:57
4."Home"6:46
CD single, UK & Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Carry Me Home" (Radio Mix)3:45
2."Carry Me Home" (Will's Procrastinatin' Mix)6:23
3."Carry Me Home" (Rollo's Rushin' Mix)6:43
4."Home"7:52
Cassette single, UK & Europe
No.TitleLength
1."Carry Me Home" (Radio Mix) 
2."Carry Me Home" (Rollo's Rushin' Dub) 
3."Carry Me Home" (Radio Mix) 
4."Carry Me Home" (Rollo's Rushin' Dub) 

Charts

References
  1. "New singles". Liverpool Echo. 22 April 1994. p. 35. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. Jimenez, Maria (23 April 1994). "Short Grooves" (PDF). Music & Media. p. 16. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. Beevers, Andy (16 April 1994). "Market Preview: Dance" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. "Cool Cuts" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 19 March 1994. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. Hamilton, James (7 May 1994). "Dj directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 7. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. "Promos In Production" (PDF). Music Week. 23 April 1994. p. 16. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 11 June 1994. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. "Gloworm – Carry Me Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (08.09.1994 – 14.09.1994)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). August 9, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  10. "Gloworm - Carry Me Home" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  11. "Gloworm – Carry Me Home" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  12. "Gloworm – Carry Me Home". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  13. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 24 April 1994 - 28 May 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  14. "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 May 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  15. "Árslistinn 1994". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 January 1995. p. 25. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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