"I'm Coming Home" was Mathis' only release as a solo artist to make it to number one on the BillboardEasy Listening chart. "I'm Coming Home" went to number one for a single week in September 1973.[1] The single was also a minor pop hit; it peaked at number seventy-five on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
The Spinners re-recorded the song for their 1974 album, Mighty Love. Their version peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[3]