No Secrets

by Carly Simon

Overview

Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain." That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naive") and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. But Simon's honesty meant that her lyrical knife was double-edged; now that she felt she had found true love ("The Right Thing to Do," another Top Ten hit, was her celebration of her relationship with James Taylor), she was as willing to acknowledge her own mistakes and regrets as she was to point fingers. But it wasn't only Simon's forthrightness that made the album work; it was also Richard Perry's simple, elegant pop/rock production, which gave Simon's music a buoyancy it previously lacked. And Perry paid particular attention to Simon's vocals in a way that made her more engaging (or at least less grating) to listen to. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	09/26/2025
Label:	Friday Music Two
UPC:	0829421075059

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carly Simon   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals,ARP Synthesizer,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Bonnie Bramlett   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
James Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Liza Strike   Vocals (Background)
Peter Manning Robinson   Piano
Jim Ryan   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Nicky Hopkins   Piano
Vicki Brown   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Ryan   Bass,Guitar,Lead Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Kirby Johnson   Piano,Strings,Woodwind,Conductor,Horn Conductor,Piano (Electric),String Conductor
Paul   Vocals (Background)
Paul Buckmaster   Conductor,Orchestra,Synthesizer,Choir Conductor,String Conductor,Vocals (Background)
Paul McCartney   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Paul Keogh   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Andy Newmark   Drums,Percussion
Ray Cooper   Congas,Percussion
Bobby Keys   Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Peter Robinson   Piano,Piano,Piano
Vicki Johnson   Vocals (Background)
Bill Payne   Organ
Billy Payne   Organ
Klaus Voormann   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Richard Perry   Percussion
Doris Troy   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
David Katz   Violin
Linda McCartney   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lowell George   Guitar,Slide Guitar
Jim Gordon   Drums
Jim Keltner   Drums,Guitar (Electric)
Mick Jagger   Vocals
David Henshaw   Synthesizer,ARP Synthesizer
Paul Keough   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)

Technical Credits

James Taylor   Lyricist,Composer
Doug Sax   Cutting Engineer,Mastering,Disc Cutting
Steve Woolard   Project Assistant
Robin Geoffrey Cable   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing
Billy Mernit   Composer,Lyricist
Kirby Johnson   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Ed Caraeff   Cover Photo,Photography
Paul Buckmaster   Orchestration,Choir Arrangement,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement,Orchestral Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Andy Paley   Mastering
Bill Schnee   Mixing,Engineer,Remixing
Robert L. Heimall   Art Direction,Design
Steve Pokorny   Project Assistant
Robin Cable   Engineer
Jacob Brackman   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Perry   Producer
Frank Filipetti   Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Joe Gastwirt   Mastering
Carly Simon   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,String Arrangements,Synthesizer Arrangements
Greg Allen   Reissue Design,Reissue Art Director
David Katz   Contractor,Orchestra Contractor
David McLees   Executive Producer
Robin Hurley   Producer
Mark Berry   Engineer,Recording
Peter Simon   Insert,Photography
Ginger Dettman   Project Assistant
Andrew McPherson   Authoring