1987 Carly Simon – Coming Around Again
Coming Around Again is the 13th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on April 13, 1987.
The first of many albums Simon recorded for Arista; the title track was written for and featured in the 1986 film Heartburn, along with “Itsy Bitsy Spider”. As a single, “Coming Around Again” became a worldwide hit; it peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (becoming Simon’s 12th Top 40 hit), No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and No. 10 in the UK. The album itself reached No. 25 in both the US and the UK. It was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in September 1987, and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in February 1988. The album spawned three more Top 10 Adult Contemporary hit singles; “Give Me All Night”, “The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of”, and “All I Want Is You” (which features Roberta Flack on backing vocals), and features a cover of “As Time Goes By” with Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
Tracks
1 Coming Around Again (Carly Simon) 03:41
2 Give Me All Night (Carly Simon; Gerard McMahon) 04:23
3 As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld) 05:08
4 Do The Walls Come Down (Paul Samwell-Smith) 03:48
5 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Carly Simon) 04:59
6 It Should Have Been Me (Jim Vallance; Bryan Adams) 04:25
7 Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night) (Carly Simon) 04:53
8 You Have To Hurt (Dominic King; Frank Musker) 04:06
9 All I Want Is You (Andy Goldmark; Carly Simon; Jacob Brackman) 03:59
10 Hold What You’ve Got (Joe Tex; Carly Simon) 04:42
11 Itsy Bitsy Spider (Carly Simon) 03:42
Biography
Musicians
1 Coming Around Again
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Keyboards | Carly Simon |
| Keyboards | Bill Payne |
| Keyboards | Scott Martin |
| Background Vocals | Terry Homberg |
| Background Vocals | Scott Martin |
| Background Vocals | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
2 Give Me All Night
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Drums (Linn) | Frank Filipetti |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Peter Vettese |
| Percussion | Jimmy Bralower |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
3 As Time Goes By
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ryan |
| Keyboards | Rob Mounsey |
| Harmonica | Stevie Wonder |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
4 Do The Walls Come Down
| Drums (Linn) | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ryan |
| Piano | Carly Simon |
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Lucy Simon |
| Background Vocals | Peter Vettese |
| Background Vocals | Paul Samwell-Smith |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
5 The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
| Bass | David George Taylor |
| Drums | Mickey Curry |
| Guitar | Keith Scott |
| Keyboards | Dave Pickell |
| Background Vocals | Marc LaFrance |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
6 It Should Have Been Me
| Bass (synthesizer) | Rob Mounsey |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ryan |
| Piano | Rob Mounsey |
| Synthesizer | Carly Simon |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
7 Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums (Linn) | Frank Filipetti |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Peter Vettese |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Jimmy Ryan |
| Background Vocals | Lucy Simon |
| Background Vocals | Carly Simon |
8 You Have To Hurt
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Jimmy Ryan |
| Tiple | Hugh McCracken |
| Keyboards | Robbie Kilgore |
| Keyboards | Chuck Kentis |
| Programming | Robbie Kilgore |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Chuck Kentis |
| Background Vocals | Caz Lee |
| Background Vocals | Will Lee |
| Background Vocals | Jimmy Ryan |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
9 All I Want Is You
| Bass (synthesizer) | Robbie Kilgore |
| Drums (synthesizer) | Andy Goldmark |
| Acoustic Guitar | John McCurry |
| Keyboards | Andy Goldmark |
| Background Vocals | Roberta Flack |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
10 Hold What You’ve Got
| Bass | T-Bone Wolk |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Synthesizer | Leon Pendarvis |
| Programming | Barbara Markay |
| Background Vocals | Gordon Grody |
| Background Vocals | Janice Pendarvis |
| Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
11 Itsy Bitsy Spider
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Keyboards | Bill Payne |
| Keyboards | Carly Simon |
| Background Vocals | Alexandra Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Ben Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Isaac Taylor |
| Background Vocals | Sally Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Payne, George Massenburg, Russ Kunkel (Tracks 1, 11)
Producer – Paul Samwell-Smith (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 8)
Producer – Rob Mounsey (Track 3)
Producer – Bryan Adams (Track 5)
Producer – John Boylan (Tracks 6, 9)
Producer – Richard Perry (Track 10)
Co-Producer – Carly Simon, Frank Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Co-Producer – Russ Kunkel (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Clive Davis
Arranged By – Carly Simon (Track 11)
Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis (Track 10)
Arranged By (Strings) – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 6, 9)
Concertmaster – David Nadien (Tracks 3, 6, 9)
Conductor – Rob Mounsey (Tracks 6, 9)
Engineer – Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Engineer – George Massenburg (Tracks 1, 11)
Engineer – Richard Alderson (Track 3)
Engineer – Neil Dorfsman, Tim Crich, Bryan Adams (Track 5)
Engineer – Chris Lord-Alge (Tracks 8, 9)
Engineer – Ed Stasium (Track 8)
Engineer – Bill Miranda (Track 9)
Engineer – Leon Pendarvis (Track 10)
Mastered By – Ted Jensen
Mixed By – Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain (Track 5)
Mixed By – Chris Lord-Alge (Track 9)
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Design – Margery Greenspan
Photography – Lynn Goldsmith
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mastered At Specialty Records Corporation
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Recorded At Right Track Recording
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