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Inevitably described as leggy or toothy, Carly Simon emerged in the early '70s as a kind of finishing-school sex symbol. She's the daughter of publisher Richard Simon, as in Simon and Schuster, and her very personal early songs were informed with a familiarity and uneasiness with the trappings of wealth and prominence. The finely detailed "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" best captures the young Simon. At a time when her counterculture peers were singing about buildings going up in flames, 26-year-old Carly focused on the glow from her brooding father's cigarette as she slipped by his study. "That's
Inevitably described as leggy or toothy, Carly Simon emerged in the early '70s as a kind of finishing-school sex symbol. She's the daughter of publisher Richard Simon, as in Simon and Schuster, and her very personal early songs were informed with a familiarity and uneasiness with the trappings of wealth and prominence. The finely detailed "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" best captures the young Simon. At a time when her counterculture peers were singing about buildings going up in flames, 26-year-old Carly focused on the glow from her brooding father's cigarette as she slipped by his study. "That's the Way" was the first of a string of top-10 hits Simon produced through the '70s and into the '80s. Anthology includes the lot of them--from "Anticipation" through "You're So Vain" past "Let the River Run" (better known as the theme from Working Girl). Far surpassing the 10-song Elektra retrospective, The Best of Carly Simon, this two-disc, 40-song collection spans three decades in the career of an artist who clearly believes that confession is good for the soul. --Steven Stolder
Album Description
Packs a pair of CDs with 40 tracks released by Elektra, Warner Bros., Mirage, Epic and Artista from 1970-1994. Features the hit singles 'That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be,' 'Anticipation,' 'You're So Vain' (with Mick Jagger on backing vocals), 'Haven't Got Time For The Pain,' 'Mockingbird' (duet with James Taylor), 'Nobody Does It Better,' 'Jesse,' 'Coming Around Again' and 'Let The River Run.' All in deluxe gatefold digipack along with a separate 40-page booklet. Elektra. 2002.
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Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
Release date: 5 November 2002
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0081227816728 UPC: 081227816728
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