1980 Carly Simon – Come Upstairs
Come Upstairs is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1980. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. Records and it has a harder, more rock-oriented sound than her previous albums. Whereas those earlier records were prime examples of the singer-songwriter genre, with soft-rocking arrangements primarily built around piano and/or acoustic guitar accompaniment, Come Upstairs uses electric guitars and synthesizers prominently.
The first single released from the album was “Jesse”, an acoustic ballad that was more in the style of Simon’s earlier work rather than an example of her new sound. “Jesse” was a major hit: it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six months, peaking at No. 11, and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of more than 1,000,000 copies in the United States alone.”Jesse” also reached No. 12 in Canada, and No. 4 in Australia and became her biggest hit there since “You’re So Vain”.
Tracks
1 Come Upstairs (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 04:19
2 Stardust (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 04:16
3 Them (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 03:47
4 Jesse (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 04:21
5 James (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 02:28
6 In Pain (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri; Don Grolnick) 06:11
7 The Three Of Us In The Dark (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 04:16
8 Take Me As I Am (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri; Sid McGinnis) 04:53
9 The Desert (Carly Simon; Mike Mainieri) 04:43
Biography
Musicians
1 Come Upstairs
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Steve Gadd |
Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Piano | Billy Mernit |
Piano | Mike Mainieri |
Synthesizer | Mike Mainieri |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Synthesizer | Kinny Landrum |
Programming | Ed Walsh |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
2 Stardust
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar (solo) | Sid McGinnis |
Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Synthesizer | Mike Mainieri |
Programming | Ed Walsh |
Background Vocals | James Taylor |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
3 Them
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Synthesizer | Larry Fast |
Synthesizer | Mike Mainieri |
Background Vocals | Alex Taylor |
Background Vocals | Christine Martin |
Background Vocals | Hugh Taylor |
Background Vocals | James Taylor |
Background Vocals | Laraine Newman |
Background Vocals | Mariah Aguiar |
Background Vocals | Mike Mainieri |
Background Vocals | Sid McGinnis |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
4 Jesse
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Slide Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Acoustic Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Background Vocals | Alex Taylor |
Background Vocals | Gail Boggs |
Background Vocals | Hugh Taylor |
Background Vocals | Sarah Maria Taylor |
Background Vocals | James Taylor |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
5 James
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Piano | Mike Mainieri |
Cello | James Grossman |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
6 In Pain
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar (solo) | Sid McGinnis |
Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Piano | Don Grolnick |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
7 The Three Of Us In The Dark
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Piano | Mike Mainieri |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
8 Take Me As I Am
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Acoustic Guitar | Peter Hewlett |
Piano | Mike Mainieri |
Synthesizer | Mike Mainieri |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Programming | Ed Walsh |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
9 The Desert
Bass | Tony Levin |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Acoustic Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
12 String Guitar | Sid McGinnis |
Electric Piano | Billy Mernit |
Piano | Mike Mainieri |
Synthesizer | Mike Mainieri |
Marimba | Mike Mainieri |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
Liner Notes
Coordinator – Christine Martin
Engineer (Assistant) – James Farber, Jeff Hendrickson, Lucy Laurie, Raymond Willhard
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Scott Litt
Recorded By – Scott Litt
Art Direction – Peter Whorf
Artwork – Susan Turner
Design – Bill Gerber
Photography – Mick Rock
Mastered At Masterdisk
Recorded At Power Station
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc