Coming Around Again (album)

Coming Around Again is the 13th studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on April 13, 1987.

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

The first of many albums Simon recorded for Arista, the title track was written for and featured in the 1986 film Heartburn, along with "Itsy Bitsy Spider". As a single, it became a worldwide hit; in the US, it peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simon's 12th top 40 hit, and it reached No. 10 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.[1] 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.[2] On a pier in front of an invited audience, Simon and her band performed eight of the album's 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.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Hoerburger gave a positive review of the album and wrote "The title cut on Coming Around Again gives Simon the chance to step away and deliver a cozy, soothing, even hopeful song. The song sets the mood for the entire album. Many of the tracks progress with the same slow, tuneful strides and reflect Carly's new lyrical stance — that of an older sister or mother. In most cases, this would mean instant death with younger listeners, but Carly pulls it off, because her voice stays cool and confident. Maybe all those years of avoiding the road have paid off for her; while the other acoustic heroines of the 1970s — Carole King, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell — have frayed at the edges, Carly's voice still sounds like it's in one piece. That's why it's not such a silly idea for her to cover a song like "As Time Goes By," which, if she doesn't redefine, she at least renews with some zephyrous overtones," concluding "Coming Around Again is a strong reminder of how refreshing a diversion Carly Simon can be".[4]

People was also positive, writing "Simon remains, even after all this emotional turmoil, perhaps the most interesting of women pop singers. This album proves she is still captivating."[5]

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."[6]

Awards
Grammy Awards
Year Work Award Recipient Result Ref
1987 "Itsy Bitsy Spider" Best Recording for Children Carly Simon Nominated [7]
1988 Coming Around Again Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female 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 Simon (based on the original nursery rhyme)3:40
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

Musicians

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

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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