Someone's Coming

"Someone's Coming" is a song by English singer-songwriter Steve Harley, released in 1979 as the second and final single from his 1978 debut solo studio album, Hobo with a Grin.

Harley's debut solo album, Hobo with a Grin, was released in July 1978 but failed to meet commercial expectations.

[5] The song features performances from ex-Cockney Rebel members Duncan Mackay, George Ford and Stuart Elliott, and the backing vocals are provided by Marc Bolan, Gloria Jones and Yvonne Keeley.

[12] Following its release as a single, and on the Hobo with a Grin album, "Someone's Coming" has since appeared on the Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel 1988 Castle Communications compilation The Collection as part of the label's "The Collector Series".

[13] Upon its release as a single, Paul Morley of NME described "Someone's Coming" as "a watery ballad, with mournful steel guitar and flabby strings."

"[14] Sandy Robertson of Sounds was negative in her review, remarking, "You see, the only polio victims who ever make good rock 'n' roll are Ian Dury and Kim Fowley.

"[15] Jim Ward of the Harborough Mail was more positive, noting that "a more relaxed Harley has turned his back on his frantic days with Cockney Rebel".

[16] In a review of Hobo with a Grin, Rosalind Russell of Disc commented, "The definition Harley had with Cockney Rebel has melted [and] he's gone fuzzy round the edges.