Never Been Gone

Never Been Gone
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009
Recorded1970,[1] Summer 2008–2009
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length49:25
LabelIris
ProducerCarly Simon, Ben Taylor, Larry Ciancia, Peter Calo, David Saw, Ben Thomas
Carly Simon chronology
Carly Simon Collector's Edition
(2009)
Never Been Gone
(2009)
Original Album Series
(2011)
International version CD cover

Never Been Gone is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Iris Records, on October 27, 2009.

Featuring acoustic versions of many of Simon's past hits along with two new songs, "No Freedom" and "Songbird", the album peaked at No. 134 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[2] The International version peaked at No. 45 on the United Kingdom's UK Albums Chart in 2010.[3] It was given away free with The Mail on Sunday newspaper on March 28, 2010.[4]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Gail (October 23, 2009). "Carly Simon has "good time" revisiting old songs". Reuters. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Trust, Gary (November 5, 2009). "Michael Jackson's "This Is It"". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Sime, Ian (April 9, 2010). "Carly Simon, Never Been Gone (Warner) ***; Reba McEntire, 50 Greatest Hits (Humphead) ***". The Press. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2010.