Coming Around Again (album)

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Coming Around Again is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 14th album, and 13th studio album, released in 1987. It is her first of many albums for Arista Records. The title track and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" were both written for and featured in the 1987 film Heartburn.

The title song peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Simon's first Top 40 hit in the USA since "Jesse" in 1980 and her last Top 40 hit to date. It was also a top 20 hit in the UK, where it reached #12. The album itself reached #25 in both the US and the UK and was certified platinum by the RIAA in February 1988.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Coming Around Again" (C. Simon) — 3:41
2. "Give Me All Night" (C. Simon/G. McMahon) — 4:23
3. "Do The Walls Come Down" (C. Simon/P. Samwell-Smith) — 3:48
4. "Hold What You've Got" (J. Tex/C. Simon) — 3:48
5. "It Should Have Been Me" (B. Adams/J. Vallance) — 4:25
6. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (C. Simon) — 4:59
7. "You Have To Hurt" (F. Musker/D. King) — 4:05
8. "All I Want Is You" (A. Goldmark/C. Simon/J. Brackman) — 3:59
9. "As Time Goes By" (H. Hupfeld) — 5:08
10. "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" (C. Simon) — 4:53
11. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (C. Simon) — 3:42

[edit] Charts

• Album:

Coming Around Again - #25 USA, #25 UK

• Singles:

"Coming Around Again" - #18 USA, #5 USA Adult Contemporary, #12 UK (B-side: "Itsy Bitsy Spider")

"Give Me All Night" - #61 USA, #5 USA Adult Contemporary (B-side: "Sleight Of Hand")

"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" - #8 USA Adult Contemporary (B-side: "As Time Goes By")

"All I Want Is You" - #54 USA, #7 USA Adult Contemporary (B-side: "Two Hot Girls")