 The song received generally positive reviews from music critics . About.com writer Bill Lamb rated " Come Back to Me " three and a half stars out of five ; he praised its pop sound and Hudgens ' " engaging personality " , but criticized it for having a manufactured sound from the " Disney pop factory " . Moreover , Lamb wrote : " ' Come Back to Me ' is unlikely to linger too long in your memory , but it also fails to generate any annoying after taste . Program it into your listening when you need a contemporary , breezy , light pop confection ... Sure , you are being manipulated by the corporate music establishment , but the song is fun . " He also noted that the " Baby Come Back " sample was possibly added to " trigger pleasant deja vu in parents listening along with their kids " . In an editorial review for Rhapsody , Nick Cavalieri named the song one of the best tracks on V. 
