[6] Following the headlining of his own residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada and numerous renewals ever since, Usher started gearing up for an upcoming album release in mid-2023.

[11] Usher stated that he and his team put a lot of creativity and effort into the record, in order "to tell a story that is open to interpretation" and is intended to connect with people.

"[25] In her review for Rolling Stone, Brittany Spanos wrote that Coming Home was "appropriately titled: the star's sprawling, twenty-song LP is nostalgic and familiar as Usher leans into the past without making it feel stale [...] The album is a reminder that he is pretty great at a lot of things.

"[26] Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph called Coming Home a "cheesy but exuberant comeback album" as well as a hugely impressive reminder of Usher's pop skills, and another testament to the enduring appeal of high class R&B."

"[24] Pitchfork's Julianne Escobedo Shepherd wrote that Usher "remains most comfortable and effective playing the sensual lover with come-hither abs, where even the most blatant sexual metaphor doesn't come off as seamy" and he "maintains the versatility he's established through the years" on the album.

[18] HipHopDX's Alex Siegel wrote that while the album was not "a completely smooth return to form," it felt "liberated from post-Confessions expectations and the gravity of current trends.

Still, Coming Home, in the context of a seasoned entertainer experiencing a career Renaissance, gives adoring fans a sprinkling of every musical touchstone in the R&B canon.

"[19] Slant Magazine critic Paul Attard found that the "album feels less driven by creative ingenuity or an aesthetic vision than by sheer showmanship" and noted that some material on it "could have used some extra polish to reach its fullest potential.

"[21] Less impressed, Mark Richardson from The Wall Street Journal called Coming Home "decidedly uneven, with a handful of awkward moments and dull patches.