Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits

by Carly Simon

Overview

In 1995, Arista released the first multi-label Carly Simon retrospective, the triple-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, and seven years later, Rhino delivered the second, the double-disc Anthology. Two years after that, Arista finally delivered the first single-disc multi-label retrospective, Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. Spanning nearly 30 years and featuring 20 songs, the collection has all of the big hits, from such '70s standards as "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," "The Right Thing to Do," "You're So Vain," "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," and "Nobody Does it Better" to the late-'80s comeback hit "Let the River Run." Certainly, there are some listeners who are looking for a concise career-spanning disc, and for them, this suits the bill very well. The problem is, Simon's late-'80s and '90s work isn't as strong as her '70s recordings, and it accounts for half of this disc; Anthology had a similar situation, with the classic period ending at the conclusion of the first disc, but that division worked better, since it left the listener with one solid disc of '70s material. Here, the two eras are contained on one disc, so the dip in quality is more noticeable, which may make this of less interest to those who only want Simon's best work. Even so, Reflections does what it sets out to do quite well, providing a single-disc overview of Simon's entire career, both for better and worse. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/04/2004
Label:	Bmg Heritage
UPC:	0828765942928

Tracks

1. That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
2. Legend in Your Own Time
3. Anticipation
4. The Right Thing to Do
5. You're So Vain
6. Mockingbird
7. Haven't Got Time for the Pain
8. Nobody Does It Better
9. You Belong to Me
10. Jesse
11. Coming Around Again
12. Give Me All Night
13. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
14. All I Want Is You
15. Let the River Run
16. Better Not Tell Her
17. Love of My Life
18. Like a River
19. Touched by the Sun
20. Amity

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carly Simon   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Whistle (Human),Piano (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic)
James Taylor   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Teese Gohl   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Piano,Conductor
Paul Samwell-Smith   Vocals (Background)
Andy Goldmark   Keyboards
Steve Gadd   Drums
Andy Newmark   Drums,Congas,Percussion
Ray Cooper   Congas
Bobby Keys   Sax (Baritone)
Bill Payne   Keyboards
Jimmy Maelen   Percussion
Klaus Voormann   Bass
Tasha Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Mike Egan   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris Rae   Guitar (Electric)
Cornell Dupree   Guitar (Electric)
Lani Groves   Vocals (Background)
Richard Perry   Percussion
Don Was   Bass
Laurence Juber   Guitar (Electric)
Don Grolnick   Piano
Frank Simms   Vocals (Background)
Carl Hall   Vocals (Background)
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Eric Gale   Guitar (Electric)
David Sanborn   Sax (Alto)
Dr. John   Organ,Piano
Jamey Haddad   Percussion
Liza Strike   Vocals (Background)
Sally Taylor   Vocals
Pete Hewlett   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Frank Floyd   Vocals (Background)
Robbie Robertson   Guitar (Electric)
Rob Mounsey   Piano,Conductor,Keyboard Bass
Charles McCracken   Cello
Paul Glanz   Piano
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Roberta Flack   Vocals (Background)
Pino Palladino   Bass
Jimmy Bralower   Percussion
Peter Calo   Guitar (Acoustic)
Vivian Cherry   Vocals (Background)
Vaneese Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Peter-John Vettese   Keyboards
Richard Tee   Piano (Electric)
Rick Marotta   Drums
Michael Brecker   Sax (Tenor)
Tony Levin   Bass
Paul Buckmaster   Conductor
Mindy Jostyn   Violin
Robin Gould   Drums
Arif Mardin   Conductor
Alex Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Stuart Kimball   Guitar
Barry DeSouza   Drums
Gordon Edwards   Bass
Marc Cohn   Vocals (Background)
Paul Griffin   Piano
Jimmy Ryan   Bass,Guitar,Ukulele,Bass (Electric),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Brian Odgers   Bass
Kurt Yahjian   Vocals (Background)
Gail Boggs   Vocals (Background)
Hugh Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Gordon Grody   Vocals (Background)
Mickey Curry   Drums
Vicki Brown   Vocals (Background)
Jay Berliner   Spanish Guitar
John McCurry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Robbie Kilgore   Keyboards,Synthesizer Bass
Lucy Simon   Vocals (Background)
Jim Gordon   Drums
Jim Keltner   Drums
Kasey Cisyk   Vocals (Background)
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
Bruce Lynch   Bass
Will Lee   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Richard Hewson   Conductor
Dirk Ziff   Guitar
Jim Parr   Synthesizer Drums
Sid McGinnis   Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Johnson, Jr.   Drums
Mick Rossi   Piano
Gregory Jones   Bass
Terri Homberg   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

James Taylor   Guest Artist
David Sanborn   Guest Artist
Dave Palmer   Audio Engineer
Roberta Flack   Guest Artist
Eddie Kramer   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Steve Gadd   Guest Artist
Mike Mainieri   Audio Production,Producer,Composer
Eric Gale   Guest Artist
Arif Mardin   Audio Production,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Richard Tee   Guest Artist
Ralph MacDonald   Guest Artist
Richard Perry   Audio Production,Producer
Paul Samwell-Smith   Audio Production,Producer
Michael Brecker   Guest Artist
Dr. John   Guest Artist
Carly Simon   Programming,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements,Compilation Producer,Drum Programming,Associate Producer
Sally Taylor   Featured Artist,Composer
Teese Gohl   String Arrangements,Orchestral Arrangements
Stephen Allen Davis   Liner Notes
Andy Goldmark   Composer,Drum Programming
Keith Holzman   Production Supervisor
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Bill Schnee   Engineer
Bobby Warner   Engineer
Bill Payne   Producer
Inez & Charlie Foxx   Composer
Jacob Brackman   Composer
Frank Filipetti   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming,Associate Producer
Barry Hammond   Editing
Ed Freeman   String Arrangements
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
Ed Cherney   Mixing
Charlie Foxx   Composer
Russ Kunkel   Producer,Drum Programming
Victor Herbert   Composer
Robin Geoffrey Cable   Engineer
Scott Litt   Mixing,Engineer
Lewis Hahn   Mixing,Engineer
Rob Mounsey   Producer,String Arrangements
Jimmy Bralower   Drum Programming
Nile Rodgers   Composer
Michael McDonald   Composer
Paul Buckmaster   Orchestration,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Tim Leitner   Engineer
Gerard McMahon   Composer
Harry Maslin   Engineer
Tom Lord-Alge   Mixing
Inez Foxx   Composer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing,Engineer
Jack Robinson   Photography
Jac Holzman   Production Supervisor
Del Newman   String Arrangements
Clive Davis   Executive Producer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer
Gary Pacheco   A&R
Richard Hewson   String Arrangements,Horn Arrangements
Bob Gothard   Cover Photo,Photography
Mike Bobak   Engineer
Don Was   Engineer,Producer
John Boylan   Producer
Mark Berry   Engineer
Peter Simon   Photography
George Massenburg   Producer
Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction
Jim Parr   Engineer
Victoria Sarro   Project Director
Chris Lannon   Engineer
Bill Miranda   Engineer
Eddie Palmer   Engineer
Greg Gorman   Photography
Adam Olmsted   Mixing Assistant
Jay Militscher   Engineer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Kiku Yamaguchi   Design
James P. Nichols   Engineer
Gary Chester   Engineer
Matthew Stringer   Project Director
Joseph DiMuro   Executive Producer
M.J. Delekta   Photography
Ed Caraeff   Photography