Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon is the fifth greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on October 27, 2014.
| Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 1985–2000 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, adult contemporary | |||
| Length | 58:25 | |||
| Label | Legacy, Arista, Sony | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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A part of Sony BMG's Playlist compilation albums series, it contains selected tracks from the albums Spoiled Girl (1985), Coming Around Again (1987), Working Girl: Original Soundtrack Album (1989), Have You Seen Me Lately (1990), and The Bedroom Tapes (2000). All live recordings are from Simon's 1988 live album Greatest Hits Live, with the exception of "Touched By The Sun", which is from 1995's Live at Grand Central.[1]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic, commenting that the collection "focuses on the pop legend's mid-to late-period output", wrote "Simon fans looking for music from this specific period will find much to love here, while listeners looking for something a little more comprehensive would be better off with something like 1998's career spanning The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, or 2004's like-minded Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits."[2]
Track listing
editCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coming Around Again" | Carly Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Give Me All Night" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:23 |
| 3. | "All I Want Is You" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Nobody Does It Better" | Greatest Hits Live (1987) | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "You Belong to Me" |
| Greatest Hits Live (1987) | 3:37 |
| 6. | "My New Boyfriend" | Simon | Spoiled Girl (1985) | 4:22 |
| 7. | "Let the River Run" | Simon | Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989) | 3:42 |
| 8. | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:57 |
| 9. | "Better Not Tell Her" | Simon | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 5:21 |
| 10. | "You're So Vain" | Simon | Greatest Hits Live (1987) | 4:46 |
| 11. | "Touched By The Sun" | Simon | Live at Grand Central (1995) | 5:43 |
| 12. | "Anticipation" | Simon | Greatest Hits Live (1987) | 3:18 |
| 13. | "Never Been Gone" |
| Greatest Hits Live (1987) | 3:36 |
| 14. | "Our Affair" | Simon | The Bedroom Tapes (2000) | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 58:25 | |||
Credits
edit- Tim Anderson – project direction
- John Boylan – production
- Jacob Brackman - composer
- Rob Carter – art direction, design
- Dave Donnelly – mastering
- David Field – production
- Frank Filipetti – production
- Andy Goldmark - composer
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Marvin Hamlisch - composer
- Russ Kunkel – production
- Arthur Levy – liner notes
- Jeff Magid – compilation production
- George Massenburg – production
- Michael McDonald - composer
- Gerard McMahon - composer
- Rob Mounsey – production
- Bill Payne – production
- Carole Bayer Sager - composer
- Darren Salmieri - A&R
- Paul Samwell-Smith – production
- Carly Simon – vocals, piano, production
- T-Bone Wolk – production
References
edit- ^ "Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (booklet). Carly Simon. Sony. 2014.
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