"Carry Me Home" is a song recorded by Gospel house/progressive house group Gloworm, fronted by American singer Sedric Johnson. It also features vocals by Pauline Taylor and was released in 1994. The single reached number 5 in Iceland, number 8 in Ireland, and number 9 in Norway and the UK. In the latter, it also peaked at number 2 on the UK Dance Singles chart. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 36 in June 1994.
British electronic dance music act Chicane released a rework of "Carry Me Home" as the lead single from their 2016 album, Twenty.
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]
