Never Been Gone

Never Been Gone is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Iris Records, on October 27, 2009.

Never Been Gone
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedOctober 27, 2009
Recorded1970,[1] Summer 2008–2009
GenrePop, adult contemporary
Length49:25[2]
LabelIris
ProducerCarly Simon, Ben Taylor, Larry Ciancia, Peter Calo, David Saw, Ben Thomas
Carly Simon chronology
Carly Simon Collector's Edition
(2009)		 Never Been Gone
(2009)		 Original Album Series
(2011)
International version CD cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Featuring acoustic versions of many of Simon's past hits along with two new songs, "No Freedom" and "Songbird", the album peaked at No. 134 on the U.S. Billboard 200.[4] The International version peaked at No. 45 on the United Kingdom's UK Albums Chart in 2010.[5] It was given away free with The Mail on Sunday newspaper on March 28, 2010.[6]

Background

The album was conceived in the summer of 2008, during which time Simon was having problems promoting her previous album, This Kind of Love, which had been released through Starbucks' Hear Music label. Simon claimed the company had failed to promote it properly.[7] Simon's son, Ben Taylor, convinced her to channel her energies into making a new album.

Never Been Gone features new acoustic versions of many of Simon's hits spanning her career, plus two previously unreleased songs — "No Freedom", a new song written years before with her son, Ben Taylor, and singer-songwriter David Saw, and "Songbird", a demo written in 1970 and finished for this album.[1] The album was recorded at her home on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carly Simon, except where indicated

  1. "The Right Thing to Do" – 3:46
  2. "It Happens Everyday" – 4:19
  3. "Never Been Gone" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 2:55
  4. "Boys In The Trees" – 4:26
  5. "Let the River Run" – 3:16
  6. "You're So Vain" – 5:09
  7. "You Belong to Me" (Simon, Michael McDonald) – 4:14
  8. "No Freedom" (Simon, David Saw, Ben Taylor) – 3:39
  9. "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (Simon, Brackman) – 5:19
  10. "Coming Around Again" – 4:53
  11. "Anticipation" – 4:52
  12. "Songbird" – 2:37

Notes

  • The original version and International version contain the same track listing.

Personnel

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)[8]

Year Chart Position
2009 U.S. Billboard 200 134
2009 U.S. Folk Albums 11
2009 U.S. Independent Albums 22

Album – International[5]

Year Country Chart Position
2010 United Kingdom UK Albums Chart 45

References
  1. Mitchell, Gail (October 23, 2009). "Carly Simon has "good time" revisiting old songs". Reuters.
  2. Official website
  3. Allmusic review
  4. "Michael Jackson's "This Is It", Billboard.com, November 5, 2009
  5. "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
  6. "Carly Simon, Never Been Gone (Warner) ***; Reba McEntire, 50 Greatest Hits (Humphead) ***".
  7. Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon
  8. "Carly Simon – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
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