Coming Around Again (album)

Coming Around Again is the thirteenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1987. It is the first of many albums Simon recorded for Arista Records. The title track, along with "Itsy Bitsy Spider", was written for and featured in the 1986 film Heartburn.

Coming Around Again
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedApril 13, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
StudioRight Track Recording, The Power Station, Pin Wheel Studio, Unique Recording Studios and Flying Monkey (New York City); Cliffhanger Studio (Vancouver).
GenreRock • soft rock
Length47:22
LabelArista
ProducerBryan Adams, John Boylan, Frank Filipetti, Russ Kunkel, George Massenburg, Rob Mounsey, Bill Payne, Richard Perry and Paul Samwell-Smith.
Clive Davis: Executive Producer
Carly Simon chronology
Spoiled Girl
(1985)		 Coming Around Again
(1987)		 Greatest Hits Live
(1988)
Singles from Coming Around Again
  1. "Coming Around Again"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Give Me All Night"
    Released: 1987
  3. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
    Released: 1987
  4. "All I Want Is You"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The title song peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simon's twelfth Top 40 hit in the United States. Additionally, it was a Top 10 hit in the UK. The album itself reached No. 25 in both the US and the UK. It was certified Silver by the BPI in September 1987, and Platinum by the RIAA in early 1988.[2] It has since sold nearly two million copies in the US.

Shortly after the album's release, a live outdoor concert also entitled Carly Simon – Coming Around Again was recorded in June 1987 on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts for HBO, and later released on video and DVD as Live From Martha's Vineyard.[3] On a pier in front of an invited audience, Simon and her band performed eight of the albums eleven songs, along with some of her greatest hits. The concert was also released as a live album in 1988 entitled Greatest Hits Live.

On October 27, 2017, Hot Shot Records released a 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of the album. The two disc set includes six bonus tracks, including a 12" extended remix of the single "Give Me All Night", and the Oscar winning "Let the River Run", along with a second disc consisting of Simon's aforementioned Greatest Hits Live album, retitled for this set as Carly in Concert – Coming Around Again. An in-depth interview with Simon is also included in the albums booklet.[4]

Critical reception

Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Hoerburger gave a positive review of the album and wrote, "Coming Around Again is a strong reminder of how refreshing a diversion Carly Simon can be".[5]

People was also positive, "Simon remains, even after all this emotional turmoil, perhaps the most interesting of women pop singers. This album, proves she is still captivating."[6]

Stephen Holden, writing for The New York Times, stated, "Coming Around Again, the latest and one of the strongest chapters in a growing catalogue, embodies everything that the 41-year-old singer-songwriter does best. Of all the confessional singer-songwriters who emerged out of the 60's counterculture to confide their personal feelings in recorded pop song cycles, she has been one of only a handful to sustain a major label recording career of such duration. And of that handful, she has stayed the closest to the personal confessional mode."[7]

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1987 "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Best Recording for Children[8] Nominated
1988 Coming Around Again Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[9] Nominated

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Coming Around Again"Carly Simon3:38
2."Give Me All Night"Carly Simon, Gerard McMahon4:20
3."As Time Goes By"Herman Hupfeld5:06
4."Do the Walls Come Down"Carly Simon, Paul Samwell-Smith3:48
5."It Should Have Been Me"Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance4:20
6."The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"Carly Simon5:01
7."Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)"Carly Simon4:51
8."You Have to Hurt"Frank Musker, Dominic King4:04
9."All I Want Is You"Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark, Jacob Brackman3:58
10."Hold On to What You've Got"Carly Simon, Joe Tex3:40
11."Itsy Bitsy Spider"Carly Simon3:40
Total length:46:26
Bonus tracks on 2017 special edition
No.TitleLength
12."Raining"3:12
13."The Wives Are in Connecticut"4:30
14."If it Wasn't Love"4:17
15."Let the River Run"3:43
16."Sleight of Hand"3:28
17."Give Me All Night (12" Extended Remix)"5:43
Total length:71:19

Personnel
  • Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 10), keyboards (1, 11), arrangements (3, 11), acoustic piano (4), Yamaha DX7 (6)
  • Scott Martin – keyboards (1), backing vocals (1)
  • Bill Payne – keyboards (1, 11)
  • Peter-John Vettese – keyboards (2, 7), backing vocals (4)
  • Rob Mounsey – MIDI piano (3), programming (3), drum programming (3), string arrangements and conductor (3, 6, 9), acoustic piano (6), keyboard bass (6)
  • Dave Pickell – keyboards (5)
  • Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (8, 9), keyboard programming (8), synth bass (9)
  • Chuck Kentis – additional keyboards (8), string synthesizer (8)
  • Andy Goldmark – keyboards (9), drum machine (9)
  • Leon Pendarvis – synthesizers (10), arrangements (10)
  • Barbara Markay – synthesizer programming (10)
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar (2, 7), tiple (8)
  • Jimmy Ryan – guitar (3, 6, 8), backing vocals (4, 7, 8)
  • Keith Scott – guitar (5)
  • John McCurry – acoustic guitar (9)
  • T-Bone Wolk – guitar (10)
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar (2, 7)
  • Dave Taylor – bass guitar (5)
  • Neil Jason – bass guitar (8)
  • Russ Kunkel – drums (1–4, 6, 10, 11), drum machine (6)
  • Frank Filipetti – LinnDrum (2, 7), drum machine programming (8)
  • Mickey Curry – drums (5)
  • Jimmy Bralower – percussion (2, 4), drum machine programming (8)
  • Jimmy Maelen – percussion (9)
  • Stevie Wonder – harmonica (3)
  • Michael Brecker – EWI (4), saxophone (7)
  • David Nadien – concertmaster (3, 6, 9)
  • Terri Homberg – backing vocals (1)
  • Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals (1, 4, 8), E-mu Emulator (4), LinnDrum (4)
  • Lucy Simon – backing vocals (4, 7)
  • Marc LaFrance – backing vocals (5)
  • Timothy Wright Concert Choir – choir (6)
  • Caz Lee – backing vocals (8)
  • Will Lee – backing vocals (8)
  • Roberta Flack – backing vocals (9)
  • Gordon Grody – backing vocals (10)
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals (10)
  • Janice Pendarvis – backing vocals (10)
  • Alexandra Taylor – backing vocals (11)
  • Ben Taylor – backing vocals (11)
  • Isaac Taylor – backing vocals (11)
  • Sally Taylor – backing vocals (11)

Strings (3, 6, 9)

  • Warren Lash, Beverly Lauridsen, Richard Locker, Carol McCracken and Charles McCracken – cello
  • Lamar Alsop, Julien Barber, Theodore Israel, Carol Landon and Sue Pray – viola
  • Marin Alsop, Lewis Eley, Barry Finclair, Regis Iandiorio, Harry Lookofsky, Jan Mullen, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme, Marti Sweet and Gerald Tarack – violin

Production
  • Producers – Russ Kunkel (Tracks 1, 6 & 11); George Massenburg (Tracks 1 & 11); Bill Payne (Tracks 1 & 11); Paul Samwell-Smith (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8); Rob Mounsey (Track 3); Bryan Adams (Track 5); John Boylan (Tracks 6 & 9); Richard Perry (Track 10).
  • Associate Producers on Tracks 1–5 & 7–11 – Carly Simon and Frank Filipetti
  • Executive Producer – Clive Davis
  • Production Coordinator – Gina Silvester
  • Engineers – George Massenburg (Tracks 1 & 11); Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1–4 & 6–10); Richard Alderson (Track 3); Bryan Adams (Track 5); Tim Crich (Track 5); Neil Dorfsman (Track 5); Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 8 & 9); Ed Stasium (Track 8); Bill Miranda (Track 9); Leon Pendarvis (Track 10).
  • Assistant Engineers – Scott Mabuchi (all tracks); Bill Miranda (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 11); Noah Baron (Tracks 1 & 11); Michael Christopher (Track 5); Debra Cornish (Track 6); Jeff Lord-Alge (Track 9).
  • Mixing – Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 10 & 11); Bob Clearmountain (Track 5); Chris Lord-Alge (Track 9).
  • Mastering by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Creative Direction – Steven Shmerler
  • Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
  • Design – Margery Greenspan
  • Photography – Lynn Goldsmith
  • Management – Tommy Mottola

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1987 The Billboard 200 25

Album – International

Year Country Position
1987 Austria 17[10]
1987 Germany 32[10]
1987 Switzerland 21[10]
1987 United Kingdom 25[11]

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1986 "Coming Around Again" Hot 100 18
1986 "Coming Around Again" Adult Contemporary 5
1987 "All I Want Is You" Hot 100 54
1987 "All I Want Is You" Adult Contemporary 7
1987 "Give Me All Night" Hot 100 61
1987 "Give Me All Night" Adult Contemporary 5
1987 "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" Adult Contemporary 8

References
  1. Ruhlmann, William. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  2. "Carly Simon certifications". RIAA.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. "Carly Simon Official Website – Live From Martha's Vineyard DVD". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 15, 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. "Coming Around Again: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  5. Hoerburger, Rob (June 18, 1987). "Album review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  6. "Album review". People. April 27, 1987. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  7. Holden, Stephen (May 3, 1987). "Carly Simon's Emotion-Laden Self-Portrait". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  8. "Grammy Awards 1987". Awards&Shows.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  9. "Carly Simon Official Website – Awards". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  10. "Carly Simon – Coming Around Again". Hitparade. Hitparade. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  11. "CARLY SIMON – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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