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Carly Simon: Come Upstairs

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

Psychedelic Furs: Midnight To Midnight

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In February 1987, “Columbia” label released “Midnight to Midnight”, the fifth   Psychedelic Furs studio album. It was recorded in 1986, at “Hansa Tonstudio” in Berlin, and was produced by Chris Kimsey.

Personnel:

  • Richard Butler– vocals
  • John Ashton– guitar
  • Marty Williamson – second guitar
  • Jon Carin– keyboards
  • Ed Buller– additional keyboards
  • Tim Butler– bass guitar
  • Paul Garisto – drums
  • Steve Scales – percussion
  • Mars Williams– horns, saxophone
  • Frank Simms– backing vocals
  • Pete Hewlett – backing vocals
  • Chris Kimsey – mixing
  • Michael Barbiero– mixing
  • Nick Egan- art direction, design
  • Michael Halsband – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Butler, John Ashton and Tim Butler.

  1. Heartbreak Beat
  2. Shock
  3. Shadow in My Heart
  4. Angels Don’t Cry
  5. Midnight to Midnight
  6. One More Word
  7. All of the Law
  8. Torture
  9. No Release