Come Upstairs

Come Upstairs is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 10th album, and ninth studio album, released in 1980. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. Records and it featured a harder, 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 featured electric g... more

Come Upstairs is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 10th album, and ninth studio album, released in 1980. It was the first of her three albums for Warner Bros. Records and it featured a harder, 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 featured electric guitars and synthesizers prominently. In the vernacular of the time, Come Upstairs was a "new wave" album, and it followed the lead of new bands such as The Knack and Talking Heads. The album was generally well received, and many critics thought that Simon proved herself more than capable of this artistic leap. The first single released from the album was "Jesse", an acoustic ballad that was more a throwback to Simon's earlier work rather than an example of her new abilities. "Jesse" proved to be a major hit, staying on the Billboard singles... less