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Coming Around Again (1987)

Where the lyrics of Coming Around Again take you, and where it was really made.

The title song was written for a 1986 film, became a worldwide hit as a single, and the album itself reached No. 25 in both the US and the UK.

Key places

Recorded and mixed at Right Track Recording (1987)

Recording site MSR Studios — Several tracks on the album were recorded and mixed at Right Track Recording in New York City. Multiple song credits list this studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded at the Power Station (1987)

Recording site Power Station Studio — The song "It Should Have Been Me" was recorded at the Power Station in New York City, according to its credits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Cover recorded at the Flying Monkey (1987)

Recording site Flying Monkey Movie House & Performance Center — The cover of "As Time Goes By" was recorded at the Flying Monkey. The point uses the candidate's coordinates, and the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recorded in Vancouver (1987)

Recording site Little Mountain Sound Studios — One track, "It Should Have Been Me", was partly recorded at Cliffhanger Studio in Vancouver, Canada. The point sits at the city centre, not the studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Outdoor concert in Gay Head, June 1987 (1987)

Live show Chalker's Creek — In June 1987 a live outdoor concert was recorded on a specially built stage in Gay Head. Simon and her band played eight songs from the album along with greatest hits. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Coming Around Again: 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon
• Released 13 April 1987 by Arista Records
• The first of many albums Simon recorded for Arista
• Reached No. 25 in both the US and the UK
• Title track became a worldwide hit single

Background

• Title track written for and featured in the 1986 film Heartburn
• "Itsy Bitsy Spider" is also on the album and is named alongside the film track
• Title track peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100, Simon's 12th Top 40 hit
• Title track also reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and No. 10 in the UK
• Album spawned three more Top 10 Adult Contemporary singles
• In June 1987 a live outdoor concert was recorded in Gay Head, two months after the album's release

Recording

• Several tracks recorded and mixed at Right Track Recording, New York City
• Other sessions at Powerstation, Unique Recording Studios and Flying Monkey, with Cliffhanger Studio in Vancouver for one track
• Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the album's cover of "As Time Goes By"
• Roberta Flack sings backing vocals on "All I Want Is You"

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Born June 25, 1943 in New York City; American singer-songwriter and author.
• In 1963 began performing as the Simon Sisters with sister Lucy Simon; released Meet the Simon Sisters, which produced the minor hit "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod".
• Signed to Elektra Records in 1970 and went solo.

Career

• Debut album (1971) won the Grammy for Best New Artist; "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" was her first top 10 single.
• No Secrets (1972) topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks; "You're So Vain" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Recorded "Nobody Does It Better" for the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.
• Won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy for "Let the River Run" from Working Girl (1988).
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review, saying the title track offers Simon a cozy, soothing and hopeful song that sets the mood for the whole record
• Rolling Stone noted that Simon's new lyrical stance as an older sister or mother works because her voice stays cool and confident
• Stephen Holden of The New York Times called the album one of the strongest chapters in her catalogue and singled out "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)" as one of its most haunting cuts
• People was also positive, saying Simon remains one of the most interesting women pop singers and that the album proves she is still captivating

Reappraisal

• AllMusic retrospective review gave the album 3 out of 5 stars
• AllMusic said the album had much in common with Spoiled Girl, but Simon leaned on her strengths as a ballad singer rather than synthesized sounds
• AllMusic singled out "Coming Around Again", "Give Me All Night", "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" and "All I Want Is You"

Records

• Album reached No. 25 in the US and the UK
• UK BPI certified Silver in September 1987
• US RIAA certified Platinum in February 1988
• Title track reached No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 10 in the UK

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Stevie Wonder plays harmonica on the album's cover of "As Time Goes By"
• In June 1987 a live outdoor concert at Gay Head featured eight songs from the album and some of Simon's greatest hits
• That concert was broadcast on HBO as Carly Simon – Coming Around Again and later released on home video as Live From Martha's Vineyard
• A live album titled Greatest Hits Live was released in 1988
• On 27 October 2017 Hot Shot Records released a 30th Anniversary deluxe edition, a separate release from the original album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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