Coming Around Again

Carly Simon

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: July 7, 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VEN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,220 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carly Simon's Breakaway Eighties Album!, August 25, 2000

By	Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Carly Simon straddled the world between folk and pop music in the early 1970s and gradually emerged from the shadow of other folk titans to become a pop singer of verve and moment, earning herself a place in the pantheon of very successful singers like Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, and a number of others like Carol King who were on the pop charts and in the folk clubs earlier in their career. This album, released after a long absence from the scene in the mid-eighties, represented her re-emergence onto the scene after the break-up of her long stormy marriage to James Taylor. And was this ever a smash, with several hits, including "Coming Around Again", which was specifically written for the soundtrack for the movie "Heartburn" starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.

Yet there are also a number of other interesting, provocative, and beautiful selections here, including "The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of", a song that also received a lot of air play, and "Two Hot Girls", a racy sexy song about two thirty-something women out "looking for love". My personal favorite here is "Do The Walls Come Down', a plea to keep the passion in a love affair as the two get a little too familiar to keep the mystery going, and also the finale of "Itsy Bitsy Spider", which starts out school-kiddish but segues into a reprise of "Coming Around Again", giving a feeling of a completed journey on the album and a nice sense of artistic closure to the song cycle. "Coming Around Again" was her very successful vehicle for regaining her audience and popularity, which she used to great advantage in the years since. It is one of her best and most autobiographical confessional albums, and it gives us an interesting vantage point with which to understand her better. This is a great album by a maturing artist who is often under-appreciated. This is one I heartily recommend. Enjoy

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The title song makes the CD worth buying, June 11, 2000

By	P. J. Golda "Digilante" (Luxembourg) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My review must be biased because I really love the title track, about love coming around again - the tune is hauntingly beautiful and sad, but with hope floating above it. The other excellent tracks off the album must be "Give Me All Night" and "All I Want Is You". I must agree with a previous reviewer that the rest of the tracks do seem to become less interesting after some time, and hence the four star rating. Nevertheless, the good tracks mentioned make this CD worthwhile, and I recommend it strongly.

If you are new to Carly Simon, then this is as good a place to start as any I think. Expect soft-pop female vocal, with good production, but perhaps a bit too common and commercial-sounding in some areas.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yummy, July 8, 2001

By	"anoniemoose" (East Coast, USA) - See all my reviews

A delicious blend of Carly's amazing voice and rich imagery. From the hauntingly sad "Coming Around Again" to the sparkling "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)"..."like crystal and pennies...", this album is a beautiful lyrical and musical achievement. Carly glows! Includes the beautiful, classic "As Time Goes By" ~ joyous celebration of resilient love and time honored romance. Rich with emotional honesty about the complexities of vulnerability and hope as well as disappointment and hurt. Eloquently balanced. Highly, highly recommended.