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Come Upstairs is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Warner Bros. Records, on June 16, 1980.

Come Upstairs
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedJune 16, 1980
RecordedOctober 1979 – May 1980 at The Power Station, New York City.
GenreRock
Length38:56
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMike Mainieri
Carly Simon chronology
Spy
(1979)		 Come Upstairs
(1980)		 Torch
(1981)
Singles from Come Upstairs
  1. "Jesse"
    Released: 1980
  2. "Take Me As I Am"
    Released: 1980

It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. and it has a harder, more rock-oriented sound than her previous albums.[1] 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. The album reached No. 36 on the Billboard 200.[2]

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" became a major hit, remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for over six months, peaking at No. 11,[3] and was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of more than 1,000,000 copies in the United States alone.[4] It also reached No. 12 in Canada,[5] and No. 4 in Australia, becoming Simon's biggest hit there since "You're So Vain".[6]


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusiclink

AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann retrospectively called "Jesse" the album's highlight and declared it "Simon's best-written pop/rock song since ‘You're So Vain’ and a Top Ten hit to boot." He additionally singled out the title track as "frisky and seductive", referred to "Take Me as I Am" as "an upbeat raver", and compared "Them" to the band Devo. Ruhlmann stated "Simon's emotions were unusually close to the surface throughout, ‘James’ was a final plea to her soon-to-depart husband, and ‘In Pain’ was the brutal cry of someone who sounded like she was."

Reviewing the single "Jesse", Billboard Magazine wrote that "the melody is simple yet powerful, the words are complex and Simon's voice has never been better. She croons an enriching country-ish melody which perks up at the end with the addition of electric guitar, and complements it with a sensitive story."[7] Cash Box said that the song "embodies the push and pull of love, the ailment and the cure - the person we try to resist but cannot."[8]


Track listing


Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come Upstairs"Carly Simon4:18
2."Stardust"Simon4:13
3."Them"Simon3:44
4."Jesse"Simon4:15
5."James"Simon2:28
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Pain"
6:10
2."The Three Of Us in the Dark"Simon4:14
3."Take Me As I Am"
4:50
4."The Desert"Simon4:44
Total length:38:56

Personnel



Musicians



Production



Charts


Album – Billboard (United States)[2]

Year Chart Position
1980 Billboard 200 36

Album – International

Year Country Position
1980 Australia[6] 43
1980 Canada[5] 86

Singles – Billboard (United States)[3]

Year Single Chart Position
1980 "Jesse" Adult Contemporary 8
Hot 100 11
"Take Me As I Am" 102

See also



References


  1. "Carly Simon Official Website – Come Upstairs". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. "Carly Simon – Chart history - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  3. "Carly Simon – Chart history - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  4. "American certifications – Carly Simon". Recording Industry Association of America.
  5. "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  6. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard Magazine. July 26, 1980. p. 70. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 26, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  9. Come Upstairs (booklet). Carly Simon. Warner Bros. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)



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Come Upstairs è un album di Carly Simon, pubblicato dalla Warner Bros. Records nel giugno del 1980[2][3]. Il disco fu registrato al Power Station Studios di New York City, New York Stati Uniti.


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