Come Upstairs

Come Upstairs
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released	June 16, 1980
Recorded	at Power Station Studios, New York City
Genre	Rock
Length	39:23
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Mike Mainieri
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Carly Simon chronology
Spy (1979) Come Upstairs (1980) Torch (1981)

Come Upstairs is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 10th album, and ninth studio album, released in 1980. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. Records and it featured a harder, rock-oriented sound than her previous albums. 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 featured electric guitars and synthesizers prominently. In the vernacular of the time, Come Upstairs was a "new wave" album, and it followed the lead of new bands such as The Knack and Talking Heads. The album was generally well received, and many critics thought that Simon proved herself more than capable of this artistic leap.

The first single released from the album was "Jesse", an acoustic ballad that was more a throwback to Simon's earlier work rather than an example of her new abilities. "Jesse" proved to be a major hit, staying on the Billboard singles charts for 6 months (its peak was #11) and achieving gold status (sales of more than 1,000,000 copies), as well as reaching #5 in Australia and being her biggest hit there since "You're So Vain". Fans apparently chose to buy the single rather than the album, which did not "go gold" and quickly went out of print. It was one of the last of Simon's early albums to be released on CD.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carly Simon and Mike Mainieri; except where indicated

1. "Come Upstairs" — 4:18
2. "Stardust" — 4:13
3. "Them" — 3:44
4. "Jesse" — 4:15
5. "James" — 2:28
6. "In Pain" (Simon, Don Grolnick, Mike Mainieri) — 6:10
7. "The Three Of Us In The Dark" — 4:14
8. "Take Me As I Am" (Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis) — 4:50
9. "The Desert" — 4:44

Personnel

• Carly Simon - guitar, piano, vocals
• James Taylor - guitar, vocals
• Warren Bernhardt - keyboards
• Don Grolnick - keyboards
• Billy Mernit - piano
• Larry Fast - synthesizer
• Steve Gadd - drums
• Jerry Grossman - cello
• Pete Hewlett - guitar, background vocals
• Ken Landrum - synthesizer
• Tony Levin - bass
• Mike Mainieri - keyboards, guitar, background vocals
• Rick Marotta - drums
• Christopher Martin - vocals
• Sid McGinnis - guitar, background vocals
• Ed Walsh - synthesizer
• Alex Taylor, Maria Aguiar, Gail Boggs, Laraine Newman, Hugh Taylor, Christine Martin, Sarah Taylor - background vocals
• Mick Rock - photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Pop Albums	36

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1980	"Jesse"	Pop Singles	11