Come Upstairs

Come Upstairs
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released June 16, 1980
Recorded at Power Station Studios, New York City
Genre Rock
Length 38:56
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Mike Mainieri
Carly Simon chronology
Spy
(1979)		 Come Upstairs
(1980)		 Torch
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

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.[2] 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.

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,[3] and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of more than 1,000,000 copies in the United States alone.[4] "Jesse" also reached #12 in Canada, and #4 in Australia and became her biggest hit there since "You're So Vain".[5]

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

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1980 Pop Albums 36

Album - International

Year Country Position
1980 Australia 43[6]
1980 Canada 86[7]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Jesse" Pop Singles 11
1980 "Jesse" Adult Contemporary 08
1980 "Take Me As I Am" Pop Singles 102

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. Come Upstairs, Allmusic. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Carly Simon Official Website - Come Upstairs". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Carly Simon certifications". RIAA.com. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
  5. ↑ Carly Simon discography
  6. ↑ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

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