Never Been Gone
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| Studio album by Carly Simon | ||||
| Released | October 27, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 49:25 | |||
| Label | Iris | |||
| Producer | Carly Simon, Ben Taylor, Larry Ciancia, Peter Calo, David Saw, Ben Thomas | |||
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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. It was given away free with The Mail on Sunday newspaper on 28 March 2010.
The album was conceived in the summer of 2008, a time when 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. 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.
The original version and International version contain the same track listing.
All songs written by Carly Simon unless shown otherwise.
Album - Billboard (North America)
Album - International
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