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- Background
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Charts
- References
- External links
{{Infobox album
| name = Never Been Gone
| type = studio
| artist = Carly Simon
| cover = CarlysimonNeverbeengoneUSversion.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 27, 2009
| recorded = Summer 2008-2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop, adult contemporary
| length = 49:25[1]
| label = Iris
| producer = Carly Simon, Ben Taylor, Larry Ciancia, Peter Calo, David Saw, Ben Thomas
| prev_title = Carly Simon Collector's Edition
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Original Album Series
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = International version CD cover
| type = studio
| cover = Never_Been_Gone_UK_cover.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption =
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}}{{Album reviews
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[2]}} Never Been Gone is an album by the American singer/songwriter Carly Simon, released on October 27, 2009 by Iris Records. The album features new acoustic versions of many of Simon's past hits, as well as two new songs. It is her 25th studio album (and her 35th overall, including live and compilation albums). The album peaked at #134 on the United States Billboard 200 album chart in 2009, and the International version peaked at #45 on the United Kingdom's UK Albums Chart in 2010.[3] It was given away free with The Mail on Sunday newspaper on 28 March 2010.[4] 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.name="huffpo">Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon 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, and was recorded at her home on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Track listing The original version and International version contain the same track listing.
All songs written by Carly Simon unless shown otherwise. - "The Right Thing to Do" – 3:46
- "It Happens Everyday" – 4:19
- "Never Been Gone" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 2:55
- "Boys In The Trees" – 4:26
- "Let the River Run" – 3:16
- "You're So Vain" – 5:09
- "You Belong to Me" (Simon, Michael McDonald) – 4:14
- "No Freedom" (Simon, David Saw, Ben Taylor) – 3:39
- "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (Simon, Brackman) – 5:19
- "Coming Around Again" – 4:53
- "Anticipation" – 4:52
- "Songbird" – 2:37
Personnel- Elena Barere - Concertmaster, Violin
- Margaret Bell - Vocals (Background)
- Adrian Benjamin - Viola
- Jacob Brackman - Composer, Lyricist
- Peter Calo - Arranger, Bass (Acoustic), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Baritone), Lap Steel Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Giulia Casalina - Vocals (Background)
- Larry Ciancia - Arranger, Cajon, Djembe, Drums, Engineer, Percussion
- Stephanie Cummins - Celli
- Chris Davies - Engineer
- Jill Dell'Abate - String Contractor, Vocals (Background)
- Frank Filipetti - Engineer, Mixing, Vocals (Background)
- John Forté - Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background)
- Toni Glickman - Violin
- Teese Gohl - Arranger, Conductor, Orchestration, Piano, String Arrangements, String Pads
- Yana Goichman - Violin
- Steven Jurgensmeyer - Artwork, Design
- Dave Kreiger - Art Direction
- Meghan La Roque - Personal Assistant
- Derik Lee - Engineer
- Anne Lehmann - Violin
- Vince Lionti - Viola
- Katherine Livolsi - Violin
- Richard Locker - Celli
- Bob Ludwig - Mastering
- Nancy McAlhany - Violin
- Eugene J. Moye - Celli
- Paphiopedilium - Producer
- Jimmy Parr - Guitar (Synthesizer), Engineer
- Carlo Pennisi - Engineer
- David Saw - Arranger, Composer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals (Background)
- Meredith Sheldon - Vocals (Background)
- Carly Simon - Arranger, Bass, Composer, Cover Photo, Engineer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Synthesizer), Instrumentation, Keyboard Programming, Layout Design, Lyricist, Mixing, Piano, Vocals
- Alyssa Smith - Viola
- Ben Taylor - Arranger, Composer, DJ, Drum Programming, Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic), Loops, Piano, Vocals (Background)
- Sally Taylor - Vocals (Background)
- Ben Thomas - Bass, Drum Programming, Organ, Piano, Piano (Electric), Producer, String Arrangements
- Christopher Thomas - Bass
ChartsAlbum - Billboard (North America)[5]| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 2009 | The Billboard 200 | 134 | | 2009 | Folk Albums | 11 | | 2009 | Independent Albums | 22 |
Album - International[6]| Year | Country | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 2010 | United Kingdom | UK Albums Chart | 45 |
References1. ^Official website
2. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1662974|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
3. ^"Michael Jackson's "This Is It", Billboard.com, November 5, 2009
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1259197/Get-Carly-Simons-latest-album-free-weeks-Mail-Sunday.html|title=Get Carly Simon's latest album free|publisher=Dailymail.com|accessdate=2015-01-04}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/298710/carly-simon/chart?f=305|title=Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2014-12-27}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/carly%20simon|title=The Official Charts Company - Never Been Gone|date=18 January 2015|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}
External links- Carly Simon's Official Website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100919014910/http://carlysimon.com/music/albums/NBG/NBG.shtml Never Been Gone Official web page]
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