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
Rank:	4749

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),Guest Artist
David Sanborn   Guest Artist,Sax (Alto)
Roberta Flack   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Steve Gadd   Guest Artist,Drums
Eric Gale   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Richard Tee   Guest Artist,Piano (Electric)
Ralph MacDonald   Guest Artist,Percussion
Michael Brecker   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Dr. John   Guest Artist,Organ,Piano
Sally Taylor   Featured Artist,Vocals
Charles McCracken   Cello
Tony Levin   Bass
Paul Buckmaster   Conductor
Paul Glanz   Piano
Teese Gohl   Piano,Conductor,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Paul Samwell-Smith   Vocals (Background)
Don Grolnick   Piano
Frank Simms   Vocals (Background)
Carl Hall   Vocals (Background)
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Peter Calo   Guitar (Acoustic)
Vivian Cherry   Vocals (Background)
Vaneese Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Peter-John Vettese   Keyboards
Rick Marotta   Drums
Gordon Grody   Vocals (Background)
Mickey Curry   Drums
Vicki Brown   Vocals (Background)
Mindy Jostyn   Violin
Robin Gould   Drums
Arif Mardin   Conductor
Andy Goldmark   Keyboards
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
Laurence Juber   Guitar (Electric)
Jim Gordon   Drums
Jim Keltner   Drums
Kasey Cisyk   Vocals (Background)
Bruce Lynch   Bass
Will Lee   Bass,Vocals (Background)
Richard Hewson   Conductor
Kurt Yahjian   Vocals (Background)
Gail Boggs   Vocals (Background)
Hugh Taylor   Vocals (Background)
Dirk Ziff   Guitar
Jim Parr   Synthesizer Drums
Sid McGinnis   Slide Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jimmy Johnson, Jr.   Drums
Jamey Haddad   Percussion
Liza Strike   Vocals (Background)
Pete Hewlett   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Frank Floyd   Vocals (Background)
Robbie Robertson   Guitar (Electric)
Rob Mounsey   Piano,Conductor,Keyboard Bass
Hugh McCracken   Guitar
Pino Palladino   Bass
Jimmy Bralower   Percussion
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
Don Was   Bass
Jay Berliner   Spanish Guitar
John McCurry   Guitar (Acoustic)
Robbie Kilgore   Keyboards,Synthesizer Bass
Lucy Simon   Vocals (Background)
Mick Rossi   Piano
Gregory Jones   Bass
Terri Homberg   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Dave Palmer   Audio Engineer
Eddie Kramer   Audio Engineer,Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Mike Mainieri   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Arif Mardin   Audio Production,Producer,Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Richard Perry   Audio Production,Producer
Paul Samwell-Smith   Audio Production,Producer
Carly Simon   Programming,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming,Associate Producer,String Arrangements,Compilation Producer
Paul Buckmaster   Orchestration,String Arrangements,Woodwind Arrangement
Teese Gohl   String Arrangements,Orchestral Arrangements
Barry Hammond   Editing
Ed Freeman   String Arrangements
Marvin Hamlisch   Composer
Ed Cherney   Mixing
Charlie Foxx   Composer
Jimmy Bralower   Drum Programming
Nile Rodgers   Composer
Michael McDonald   Composer
Mike Bobak   Engineer
Tim Leitner   Engineer
Gerard McMahon   Composer
Harry Maslin   Engineer
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
Peter Simon   Photography
George Massenburg   Producer
Richard Hewson   Horn Arrangements,String Arrangements
Bob Gothard   Cover Photo,Photography
Erwin Gorostiza   Art Direction
Jim Parr   Engineer
Victoria Sarro   Project Director
Chris Lannon   Engineer
Russ Kunkel   Producer,Drum Programming
Victor Herbert   Composer
Sally Taylor   Composer
Robin Geoffrey Cable   Engineer
Scott Litt   Mixing,Engineer
Lewis Hahn   Mixing,Engineer
Rob Mounsey   Producer,String Arrangements
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
Don Was   Engineer,Producer
John Boylan   Producer
Mark Berry   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