Coming Around Again
03/01/1987 | Arista
Lyrics from Coming Around Again
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All Music Guide Review
After the debacle that was Spoiled Girl, Carly Simon moved to her fourth record label, Arista, and returned to soundtrack work, which had given her her second biggest hit, "Nobody Does It Better," afrom The Spy Who Loved Me, in 1977. This time, she wrote "Coming Around Again" for Heartburn, and it hit #18 in early 1987, her biggest hit in more than six years. That set up Simon's comeback with this album, which became her biggest hit in a decade, producing two more chart singles, "Give Me All Night" (#61) and "All I Want Is You" (#54), and going platinum. Along with "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of," all made the Top 10 of the Adult Contemporary chart. On the surface, this hit album had a lot in common with her last, failed effort. Once again, a bevy of producers--nine this time--weighed in, in an attempt to vary Simon's appeal. This time, they included rocker Bryan Adams and lush popmeister Richard Perry. The big difference was that Simon was willing to go to her strengths as a ballad singer rather than romping amid synthesized blips. Better to flirt with retro (there's a nice cover of "As Time Goes By" with a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder) than disco, at least as far as Simon's audience is concerned. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Coming Around Again Track Listing
Credits of Coming Around Again
- Scott Mabuchi
- Assistant Engineer
- Scott Martin
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- George Massenburg
- Producer, Engineer
- Hugh McCracken
- Guitar, Tiple, ?
- Carol McCracken
- Cello
- Charles McCracken
- Cello
- John McCurry
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar
- Bill Miranda
- Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Jan Mullen
- Violin
- Bill Payne
- Keyboards, Producer
- Leon Pendarvis
- Synthesizer, Arranger, Engineer
- Janice Pendarvis
- Vocals (Background)
- Richard Perry
- Producer
- Dave Pickell
- Keyboards
- John Pintavalle
- Violin
- Sue Pray
- Viola
- Matthew Raimondi
- Violin
- Jim Ryan
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Paul Samwell-Smith
- Vocals (Background), Linn Drum, Track Keyboard Emulator, Producer
- Keith Scott
- Guitar
- Lucy Simon
- Vocals (Background)
- Richard Sortomme
- Violin
- Ed Stasium
- Engineer
- Marti Sweet
- Violin
- Ben Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- Dave Taylor
- Bass
- Isaac Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- Sally Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- Rev. Timothy Wright
- Choir, Chorus
- Peter-John Vettese
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background), ?
- Stevie Wonder
- Harmonica
- Jimmy Brawlower
- Drums, Programming
- Alexandra Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- Caz Lee
- Vocals (Background)
- Howard Fritzson
- Art Direction
- Margery Greenspan
- Design
- Barbara Markay
- Synthesizer, Programming
- T-Bone Wolk
- Guitar
- Jimmy Maelen
- Percussion
- Alex Taylor
- Vocals (Background)
- Andy Goldmark
- Drums, Keyboards, Drum Machine
- David Nadien
- Concert Master
- Gordon Grody
- Vocals (Background)
- Richard Alderson
- Engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge
- Engineer, Mixing
- Lamar Alsop
- Viola
- Marin Alsop
- Violin
- Julien Barber
- Viola
- Noah Baron
- Assistant Engineer
- John Boylan
- Producer
- Jimmy Bralower
- Percussion, Drum Machine, Programming
- Michael Christopher
- Assistant Engineer
- Bob Clearmountain
- Mixing
- Debi Cornish
- Assistant Engineer
- Tim Crich
- Engineer
- Mickey Curry
- Drums
- Clive Davis
- Executive Producer
- Neil Dorfsman
- Engineer
- Lewis Eley
- Violin
- Frank Filipetti
- Drums, Engineer, Associate Producer, Linn Drum, Mixing, Drum Machine, Programming, Producer
- Barry Finclair
- Violin
- Gerald Tarack
- Violin
- Lynn Goldsmith
- Photography
- Lani Groves
- Vocals (Background)
- Paul Grupp
- Engineer
- Harry Lookofsky
- Violin
- Terri Homberg
- Vocals (Background)
- Regis Iandiorio
- Violin
- Theodore Israel
- Viola
- Neil Jason
- Bass
- Ted Jensen
- Mastering
- Chuck Kentis
- Keyboards
- Robbie Kilgore
- Keyboards, Synthesizer Bass, Programming
- Russ Kunkel
- Synthesizer, Drum Machine, Drums, Producer
- Marc LaFrance
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Landon
- Viola
- Warren Lash
- Cello
- Beverly Lauridsen
- Cello
- Will Lee
- Vocals (Background)
- Tony Levin
- Bass
- Richard Locker
- Cello
- Chris Loni-Alge
- Engineer
- Jeff Lord-Alge
- Assistant Engineer
- Bryan Adams
- Producer, Engineer
- Roberta Flack
- Vocals (Background)
- Carly Simon
- Piano, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Multi Instruments, Main Performer, Associate Producer
- Michael Brecker
- Saxophone, EWI
- Rob Mounsey
- Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements, Drum Programming, MIDI Piano, Bass Programming
















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