Released June 16, 1980 Release date 16 June 1980 Label Warner Bros. Records | Length 38:56 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
- "Come Upstairs" — 4:18
- "Stardust" — 4:13
- "Them" — 3:44
- "Jesse" — 4:15
- "James" — 2:28
Side two
- "In Pain" (Simon, Don Grolnick, Mike Mainieri) — 6:10
- "The Three Of Us In The Dark" — 4:14
- "Take Me As I Am" (Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis) — 4:50
- "The Desert" — 4:44
Credits
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Album - International
Singles - Billboard (North America)
Songs
1Come Upstairs4:19
2Stardust4:16
3Them3:47