Carly Simon - Never Been Gone (2009)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"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
Carly Simon Band Members / Musicians
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
Never Been Gone is the 23rd studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Iris Records, on October 27, 2009.
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. The International version peaked at No. 45 on the United Kingdom's UK Albums Chart in 2010. It was given away free with The Mail on Sunday newspaper on March 28, 2010.
