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Released
  
June 16, 1980

Come Upstairs (1980)
  
Torch (1981)

Release date
  
16 June 1980

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Length
  
38:56

Artist
  
Carly Simon

Producer
  
Mike Mainieri

Genre
  
Rock music

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Recorded
  
at Power Station Studios, New York City

Similar
  
Carly Simon albums, Rock music albums

Come Upstairs is the singer-songwriter Carly Simon's tenth album, and ninth studio album, 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. In the vernacular of the time, Come Upstairs was a "new wave" album, and it followed the lead of newer bands such as The Knack and Talking Heads.

Contents

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 6 months, peaking at #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 #12 in Canada, and #4 in Australia and became her biggest hit there since "You're So Vain".

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Carly Simon and Mike Mainieri; except where indicated

Side one

  1. "Come Upstairs" — 4:18
  2. "Stardust" — 4:13
  3. "Them" — 3:44
  4. "Jesse" — 4:15
  5. "James" — 2:28

Side two

  1. "In Pain" (Simon, Don Grolnick, Mike Mainieri) — 6:10
  2. "The Three Of Us In The Dark" — 4:14
  3. "Take Me As I Am" (Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis) — 4:50
  4. "The Desert" — 4:44

Credits

  • Maria Aguiar - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Warren Bernhardt - Keyboards
  • Gail Boggs - Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background)
  • Boudleaux Bryant - Composer
  • James Farber - Assistant Engineer
  • Larry Fast - Synthesizer
  • Steve Gadd - Drums
  • Bill Gerber - Art Direction, Design
  • Don Grolnick - Composer, Keyboards, Piano
  • Jerry Grossman - Cello
  • Jeff Hendrickson - Assistant Engineer
  • Lee Herschberg - Digital Mastering
  • Pete Hewlett - Choir/Chorus, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Ken Landrum - Prophet 5, Synthesizer
  • Lucy Laurie - Assistant Engineer
  • Tony Levin - Bass, Bass (Electric), Fretless Bass
  • Scott Litt - Engineer, Mixing
  • Bob Ludwig - Assistant Engineer, Mastering
  • Mike Mainieri - Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Marimba, Oberheim Synthesizer, Piano, Producer, Prophet 5, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Rick Marotta - Drums
  • Christine Martin - Production Coordination, Vocals (Background)
  • Christopher Martin - Vocals
  • Sid McGinnis - Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Soloist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Billy Mernit - Piano, Piano (Electric)
  • Laraine Newman - Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • Mitchell Parish - Composer
  • Mick Rock - Photography
  • Margaret Ross - Harp
  • Carly Simon - Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Alex Taylor - Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • Hugh Taylor - Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • James Taylor - Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Sally Taylor - La-La's, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Susan Turner - Hand Lettering
  • Ed Walsh - Keyboards, Oberheim Synthesizer, Programming, Synthesizer
  • Peter Whorf - Art Direction
  • Raymond Willhard - Assistant Engineer
  • Charts

    Album - Billboard (North America)

    Album - International

    Singles - Billboard (North America)

    Songs

    1Come Upstairs4:19
    2Stardust4:16
    3Them3:47

    References

    Come Upstairs Wikipedia