"Home" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical, The Wiz. It was written by Charlie Smalls and was performed by Stephanie Mills in the stage production and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation and released on the soundtrack album in 1978.

1989 recording

Stephanie Mills re-recorded the song for her 1989 album of the same name with background vocals by Take 6. The single release scored her another number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The single was the last of five number ones for Mills on the R&B Singles chart.

Track listing

A1. "Home" - 4:34 B1. "Love Hasn't Been Easy on Me" - 4:44

Charts

Personnel

Cover versions

In 1984, Mireille Mathieu recorded a french cover "Chez moi" because she planned to adapt the musical into French and perform it in Paris ; this project was abandoned but this song appears on the double CD "Cinema" (Sony 2019).

In popular culture

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