Coming Around Again (album)

Coming Around Again
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedApril 13, 1987
Recorded1986–1987
StudioRight Track Recording, The Power Station, Pin Wheel Studio, Unique Recording Studios and Flying Monkey (New York City); Cliffhanger Studio (Vancouver)
Genre
Length47:22
LabelArista
Producer
Carly Simon chronology
Spoiled Girl
(1985) 		Coming Around Again
(1987) 		Greatest Hits Live
(1988)
Singles from Coming Around Again
  1. "Coming Around Again"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Give Me All Night"
    Released: 1987
  3. "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
    Released: 1987
  4. "All I Want Is You"
    Released: 1987

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.[1]

In June 1987, a live outdoor concert was recorded on a specially built stage in the town of Gay Head.[2] In front of an invited audience, Simon and her band performed eight songs from the album, as well as some of her greatest hits. It was broadcast on HBO as Carly Simon – Coming Around Again, and later released on home video as Live From Martha's Vineyard.[3] It was also released as a live album in 1988 titled Greatest Hits Live.

On October 27, 2017, Hot Shot Records released a 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of the album. The two-disc set includes six bonus tracks, including a 12" extended remix of the single "Give Me All Night" and the Oscar winning "Let the River Run", along with a second disc consisting of Simon's aforementioned Greatest Hits Live album. An in-depth interview with Simon is also included in the albums booklet.[4]

  1. ^ "As Time Goes By lyrics". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  2. ^ Radel, Cliff (July 19, 1987). "A Peek At Simon". TView. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Live From Martha's Vineyard". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. ^ "Coming Around Again: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". Cherry Red Records.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2017.