I feel so lucky to be able to sing my song to the whole world from the stage of this great land of the United States of America.” Come Back to Me is the first solo album by Ivorian folk musician Peter One, released in 2023.
The follow-up to his collaborative works with Jess Sah Bi Our Garden Needs Its Flowers (1985) and Spirit in 9 (1987),[2] this album renewed interest in One's career after several years in obscurity and received positive reviews from critics.
Come Back to Me was released by Verve Forecast after a re-release of Our Garden Needs Its Flowers, allowing One to tell personal stories from his period after his 1980s fame.
[3] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Timothy Monger writing it "is a lovely album that distills One's still-vibrant Ivorian roots into an intriguing hybrid of acoustic Afro-pop and American folk".
[6] Editors at Rolling Stone included this among the best country and Americana albums of 2023.