Carly Simon - Come Upstairs (1980) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED• Jesse

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Vinyl plays nicely (play-graded). Cover looks good; a few creases near edges; moderate scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, and surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeve is original (lyrics/credits); two seams partially split. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Minor shelf-wear along top-edge and corners; more noticeable wear along bottom edge. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Cream colored WB label. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Come Upstairs
2. Stardust
3. Them
4. Jesse
5. James
6. In Pain
7. The Three Of Us In The Dark
8. Take Me As I Am
9. The Desert

About The Record:

Come Upstairs, by Carly Simon, peaked at No. 36 on Billboard 200. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. Records and it has a harder, more 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 uses electric guitars and synthesizers prominently. In the vernacular of the time, Come Upstairs was a "new wave" album, and it followed the lead of newer bands such as The Knack and Talking Heads. The first single released from the album was Jesse, an acoustic ballad that was more in the style of Simon's earlier work rather than an example of her new sound. Jesse was a major hit, staying on the Billboard 200 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 #4 in Australia and being her biggest hit there since You're So Vain. Simon's emotions were unusually close to the surface throughout this album. James was a final plea to her soon-to-depart husband, James Taylor and In Pain was the brutal cry of someone who sounded like she was. (allmusic.com)