On June 16, 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “Come Upstairs”, the ninth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded October 1979 – May 1980, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Mike Mainieri.

Personnel:

• Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
• Pete Hewlett – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
• Sid McGinnis – lead guitar, electric slide guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar
• Billy Mernit – electric piano
• Mike Mainieri – acoustic piano, Oberheim synthesizer, Prophet-5, Oberheim OB-X, Yamaha CS30, synthesizers, marimba, backing vocals
• Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
• Ed Walsh – Oberheim OB-X, synthesizer programming, Oberheim 8 voice
• Ken Landrum – Prophet-5
• Larry Fast – synthesizers
• Tony Levin – bass guitar, fretless bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Rick Marotta – drums
• Jerry Grossman – cello
• James Taylor – backing vocals
• Mariah Aguiar – backing vocals
• Christine Martin – backing vocals
• Laraine Newman – backing vocals
• Hugh Taylor – backing vocals
• Alex Taylor – backing vocals
• Sally Taylor – backing vocals
• Gail Boggs – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.

1. Come Upstairs
2. Stardust
3. Them
4. Jesse
5. James
6. In Pain – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Don Grolnick
7. The Three of Us in the Dark
8. Take Me as I Am – Carly Simon, Mike Mainieri, Sid McGinnis
9. The Desert