Carly Simon: Original Album Series

Carly Simon: Original Album Series
Carly Simon: Original Album Series
Box set by Carly Simon
Released	October 10, 2011
Recorded	1970–1975
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	3:04:46
Label	Rhino
Producer	Eddie Kramer; Paul Samwell-Smith; Richard Perry
Carly Simon chronology

Carly Simon: Original Album Series is a five CD set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on October 10, 2011.

The set is a part of Rhino's Original Album Series, and collects Simon's first five albums: Carly Simon (1971), Anticipation (1971), No Secrets (1972), Hotcakes (1974), and Playing Possum (1975). The discs are packaged in mini LP cardboard replicas with the original artwork, and housed inside a slipcased box. The discs themselves are reissues of the original Elektra releases, none have been remastered, and no bonus tracks are included.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic commended the set as "an easy, affordable, and handsome way to get Carly Simon's prime", and awarded it 4 out of 5 stars.^[2]

Track listings

Disc one: *Carly Simon* (1971)^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"	Carly Simon Jacob Brackman	4:15
2.	"Alone"	Simon	3:36
3.	"One More Time"	Simon	3:32
4.	"The Best Thing"	Simon	4:14
5.	"Just A Sinner"	Moogy Klingman	3:10
6.	"Dan, My Fling"	Brackman Freddy Gardner	5:28
7.	"Another Door"	Simon	3:16
8.	"Reunions"	Simon Bill Mernit Eddie Kramer	3:06
9.	"Rolling Down The Hills"	Simon	3:35
10.	"The Love's Still Growing"	Buzzy Linhart	4:14
Total length:			38:26

Disc two: Anticipation (1971)^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anticipation"	Simon	3:19
2.	"Legend in Your Own Time"	Simon	3:45
3.	"Our First Day Together"	Simon	3:29
4.	"The Girl You Think You See"	Simon Brackman	3:07
5.	"Summer's Coming Around Again"	Simon Jim Ryan Paul Glanz	4:10
6.	"Share the End"	Simon Brackman	3:58
7.	"The Garden"	Simon Brackman	4:08
8.	"Three Days"	Simon	3:19
9.	"Julie Through the Glass"	Simon	3:23
10.	"I've Got to Have You"	Kris Kristofferson	4:45
Total length:			37:23

Disc three: No Secrets (1972)^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Right Thing to Do"	Simon	2:57
2.	"The Carter Family"	Simon Brackman	3:29
3.	"You're So Vain"	Simon	4:17
4.	"His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin"	Simon	3:00
5.	"We Have No Secrets"	Simon	3:57
6.	"Embrace Me, You Child"	Simon	4:06
7.	"Waited So Long"	Simon	4:14
8.	"It Was So Easy"	Simon Brackman	3:06
9.	"Night Owl"	James Taylor	3:47
10.	"When You Close Your Eyes"	Simon Bill Mernit	3:05
Total length:			35:58

Disc four: Hotcakes (1974)^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Safe and Sound"	Simon	3:36
2.	"Mind on My Man"	Simon	2:57
3.	"Think I'm Gonna Have a Baby"	Simon	3:55
4.	"Older Sister"	Simon	3:06
5.	"Just Not True"	Simon	5:16
6.	"Hotcakes"	Simon	1:07
7.	"Misfit"	Simon	3:04
8.	"Forever My Love"	Simon Taylor	3:25
9.	"Mockingbird"	Inez Foxx Charlie Foxx Taylor^[a]	4:11
10.	"Grownup"	Simon	3:44
11.	"Haven't Got Time for the Pain"	Simon Brackman	3:50
Total length:			38:11

Disc five: Playing Possum (1975)^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"After the Storm"	Simon	2:47
2.	"Love Out in the Street"	Simon	3:40
3.	"Look Me in the Eyes"	Simon	3:34
4.	"More and More"	Mac Rebennack Alvin Robinson	4:02
5.	"Slave"	Simon Brackman	3:54
6.	"Attitude Dancing"	Simon Brackman	3:52
7.	"Sons of Summer"	Billy Mernit	3:05
8.	"Waterfall"	Simon	3:31
9.	"Are You Ticklish"	Simon	2:26
10.	"Playing Possum"	Simon	3:57
Total length:			34:48

Notes

^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics

References

^ "Carly Simon: Original Album Series". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Original Album Series". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
^ Carly Simon (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1971.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Anticipation (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1971.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ No Secrets (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Hotcakes (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Playing Possum (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1975.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

Carly Simon's Official Website

[1] "Carly Simon: Original Album Series". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.

[allmusic-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Original Album Series". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[3] Carly Simon (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1971.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Anticipation (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1971.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] No Secrets (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1972.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Hotcakes (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Playing Possum (booklet). Carly Simon. Elektra. 1975.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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Carly Simon
Studio albums	Carly Simon Anticipation No Secrets Hotcakes Playing Possum Another Passenger Boys in the Trees Spy Come Upstairs Torch Hello Big Man Spoiled Girl Coming Around Again My Romance Have You Seen Me Lately Letters Never Sent Film Noir The Bedroom Tapes Moonlight Serenade Into White This Kind of Love Never Been Gone
Compilations	The Best of Carly Simon Clouds in My Coffee The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better Anthology Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits Carly Simon Collector's Edition Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story
Live albums	Greatest Hits Live Live at Grand Central
Christmas albums	Christmas Is Almost Here
Soundtrack albums	Working Girl This Is My Life Piglet's Big Movie The Best of Pooh and Heffalumps, Too
Other albums	No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record In Harmony 2 Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera
Concert films	Live from Martha's Vineyard Carly in Concert – My Romance Live at Grand Central A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2
Singles	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" "Anticipation" "Legend in Your Own Time" "You're So Vain" "The Right Thing to Do" "Mockingbird" "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" "Attitude Dancing" "Waterfall" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Half a Chance" "Nobody Does It Better" "You Belong to Me" "Devoted to You" "Vengeance" "Jesse" "Hurt" "Why" "Kissing with Confidence" "You Know What to Do" "Tired of Being Blonde" "My New Boyfriend" "Coming Around Again" "Give Me All Night" "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" "All I Want Is You" "Let the River Run" "Better Not Tell Her" "Love of My Life" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Let It Snow"
Other songs	"Angel from Montgomery" "We Have No Secrets" "Night Owl" "You Can Close Your Eyes" "When Manhattan Was a Maiden"
The Simon Sisters	Meet the Simon Sisters Cuddlebug The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings
Memoirs	Boys in the Trees: A Memoir Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie
Family	Richard Simon (father) Andrea Heinemann Simon (mother) George Simon (uncle) Joanna Simon (sister) Lucy Simon (sister) James Taylor (ex-husband) Sally Taylor (daughter)
Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography The Simon Sisters