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After two albums playing jazz-pop in the style of Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years (and with the same musicians), Carly Simon acknowledged the new wave with Come Upstairs, turning out her version of a power pop album.
The title track was frisky and seductive, "Take Me as I Am" was an upbeat raver, and "Them" almost sounded like Devo.
Of course, that was only part of the story.
Other songs changed the pace, though 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.
But the album's highlight was "Jesse," Simon's best-written pop/rock song since "You're So Vain" and a Top Ten hit to boot.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Come UpstairsMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | StardustHoagy Carmichael, Mike Mainieri, Mitchell Parish, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | ThemMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | JesseMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | JamesMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| 6 | In PainDon Grolnick, Mike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | The Three of Us in the DarkMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | The DesertMike Mainieri, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Take Me As I Am | Carly Simon | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 39 mins | 89 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 227 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria Aguiar | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 2 | Warren Bernhardt | Keyboards |
| 3 | Gail Boggs | Choir/Chorus, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Boudleaux Bryant | Composer |
| 5 | Hoagy Carmichael | Composer |
| 6 | James Farber | Assistant Engineer |
| 7 | Larry Fast | Synthesizer |
| 8 | Steve Gadd | Drums |
| 9 | Bill Gerber | Art Direction, Design |
| 10 | Don Grolnick | Composer, Keyboards, Piano |
| 11 | Jerry Grossman | Cello |
| 12 | Jeff Hendrickson | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Lee Herschberg | Digital Mastering |
| 14 | Pete Hewlett | Choir/Chorus, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Ken Landrum | Prophet 5, Synthesizer |
| 16 | Lucy Laurie | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Tony Levin | Bass, Bass (Electric), Fretless Bass |
| 18 | Scott Litt | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Bob Ludwig | Assistant Engineer, Mastering |
| 20 | Mike Mainieri | Composer, Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Marimba, Oberheim Synthesizer, Piano, Producer, Prophet 5, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Rick Marotta | Drums |
| 22 | Christine Martin | Production Coordination, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Christopher Martin | Vocals |
| 24 | Sid McGinnis | Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Slide Guitar, Soloist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Billy Mernit | Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 26 | Laraine Newman | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Loraine Newman | Vocals |
| 28 | Mitchell Parish | Composer |
| 29 | Mick Rock | Photography |
| 30 | Margaret Ross | Harp |
| 31 | Carly Simon | Choir/Chorus, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Alex Taylor | Guest Artist |
| 33 | Alex Taylor | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Hugh Taylor | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Sarah Taylor | La-La, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | Susan Turner | Hand Lettering |
| 38 | Ed Walsh | Keyboards, Oberheim Synthesizer, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 39 | Peter Whorf | Art Direction |
| 40 | Raymond Willhard | Assistant Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |