Monday, August 17, 2026

Famed Singer Songwriter Carly Simon’s First Album in 18 Years Debuts on iTunes Top 10 All Weekend, Sells out on Amazon Overnight, Rave Reviews

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Well, well.

“Comes in Waves” came like a tsunami on Friday.

Carly Simon’s first album in 18 years is a surprise hit.

The album debuted on iTunes top 100 at number 5 over the weekend. Right now it’s number 9, but that’s because for some reason the Eagles Greatest Hits is at number 1. (Must be on sale for $3.99.)

Simon’s album is from indie label Iris and sold out physical copies twice very quickly on amazon. The online store is taking orders, but has posted an Out of Stock sign on Simon’s landing page. I’m told they’re being restocked today.

“Comes in Waves” also has rave reviews from USA Today and a number of other publications (including this one). Even Chaka Khan raved about it on social media.

I’m told a couple of well known producers are interested in doing remixes of least one of the songs, “Peaches.”

I do hope we see “Comes in Waves” nominated for a Grammy in Traditional Pop Album and the song “Howl” for Pop Song.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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