- Audio CD (Feb 28 1990)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B000002VEN
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #37,692 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Coming Around Again |
| 2. Give Me All Night |
| 3. As Time Goes By |
| 4. Do The Walls Come Down |
| 5. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of |
| 6. It Should Have Been Me |
| 7. Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night) |
| 8. You Have To Hurt |
| 9. All I Want Is You |
| 10. Hold What You've Got |
| 11. Itsy Bitsy Spider |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite albums,
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This review is from: Coming Around Again (Audio CD)
As an example of musical philosophy, this album seems closest to the themes of the eternal return. The title song, "Coming Around Again," is credited as being from the Paramount Motion Picture "Heartburn." The song "As Time Goes By," written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931, is famous from the movie "Casablanca" if not from Woody Allen's obsession with that movie in "Play It Again, Sam." The song "Itsy Bitsy Spider" based on the Original Nursery Rhyme at the end of the CD brings in the "Coming Around Again" theme as a counter-melody. The production is tremendous.Actually, what I like most about this CD is the song "Do the Walls Come Down." It might be all one question, as the written text (Words by Carly Simon) in the CD liner notes only has one question mark, at the end of the last line: "Like a stowaway?" There is a peircing instrumental solo in that song which seems to be burned into my mind, credited in the notes to Michael Brecker on a Steiner Electronic Wind Instrument. It reminds me of Bob Dylan singing about penny-whistles in the song "Desolation Row." As Freud might have noticed, "Nothing like a vivid dream to take you back again." I like to play this CD to feel life at the maximum impact level.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews) 33 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Carly Simon's Breakaway Eighties Album!,
By Barron Laycock "Labradorman" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coming Around Again (Audio CD)
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 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The title song makes the CD worth buying,
By Digilante - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coming Around Again (Audio CD)
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. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Yummy,
By "anoniemoose" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Coming Around Again (Audio CD)
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.
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