"Take Me Home" is a song written by Bob Esty and Michele Aller. The song was originally recorded by Cher. Later covered by British singer Sophie Ellis Bextor. "Take Me Home" was originally recorded by American singer and actress, Cher. The song was released as a single in 1979 and became Cher's first top ten single in the United States in five years, since "Dark Lady" in 1974. It would be her last for almost another decade, until "I Found Someone" in late 1987. "Take Me Home" hit #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, #21 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and #2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single also charted in Canada and Norway, peaking at #10 and #9 respectively. In 1979, the RIAA awarded Cher with a Gold certification for the album for sales of over 500,000, and a Gold certification for the single for sales of over 1,000,000. Take me home, take me home Want to feel you close to me Take me home, take me home With you is where I want to be Wrapped in your arms tonight Just makin' love Music and candlelight Stars up above Take me home (take me home) Take me home (take me home) Oh can't you see I want you near (Can't you see I want you) Take me home (take me home) Take me home (take me home) Ooh, baby let's get out of here I'd follow you anywhere Your place or mine Just a one-night affair Would be so fine I'm in heaven (heaven), seems like heaven (heaven) So much in heaven (heaven) (Take me home) (Take me home) One night with you Lyin' here next to me It's the right thing to do It would be ecstasy Ooh I'm in heaven (heaven), seems like heaven (heaven) So much in heaven (heaven) Take me home (take me home) Take me home (take me home) Ooh I want to feel you close to me (I want to feel you close) Take me home (take me home) (Take me home) Ooh with you is where I want to be Wrapped in your arms tonight Just makin' love Music and candlelight Stars up above Well I'm in heaven (heaven), seems like heaven (heaven) (Take me, take me home, home with you) C'mon and take me, ooh baby baby take me home (Take me, take me home, home with you) You'll be lyin' next to me, baby it'd me ecstasy (Take me, take me home, home with you) Ah can't you see I want you near, baby baby let's get out of here (Take me, take me home, home with you)