Anthology (Carly Simon album)
Anthology is a two-disc career retrospective compilation box set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Rhino Entertainment, on November 5, 2002.
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| Released | November 5, 2002 | |||
| Length | 155:37 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
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Simon personally selected all the songs for this collection. Over the course of the two discs, every one of her studio albums (up until that point) is chronologically represented with at least one song (not including her just-released Christmas album Christmas Is Almost Here, or her 1993 opera, Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera, on which she only actually performs on one track). The booklet features numerous photographs from Simon's archives, as well as extensive liner notes by Jack Mauro, a lifelong fan of Simon's.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Writing for AllMusic, Richie Unterberger rated the collection 41⁄2-stars-out-of-5, writing "For Carly Simon fans looking for something a little more extensive than a single-disc greatest-hits collection, but not something so large and expensive as her Clouds in My Coffee box set, Anthology is a good deal."[2] Similarly, the New York Daily News wrote "Anthology is a lean and mean take on Simon's best. The 40 tracks still leave room for good ones that weren't hits. Simon's long absence has caused many listeners to forget her worth. Let this serve as a reminder."[1]
Barnes & Noble wrote "As the recently released Anthology reminds us, Carly Simon's been delivering pop pleasures for more than 30 years. Anthology traces Carly Simon's evolution from confessional singer-songwriter to hit-making pop artist to skillful soundtrack contributor and interpreter. Comprising two CDs, each more than 75 minutes long, the set encompasses both the familiar and the neglected."[3]
Track listings
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
Disc one
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" | Carly Simon (1971) | 4:17 | |
| 2. | "One More Time" | Simon | Carly Simon (1971) | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Anticipation" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Legend in Your Own Time" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Julie Through the Glass" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:25 |
| 6. | "You're So Vain" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 4:19 |
| 7. | "We Have No Secrets" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 3:58 |
| 8. | "The Right Thing to Do" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Mockingbird (with James Taylor)" |
| Hotcakes (1974) | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" |
| Hotcakes (1974) | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Older Sister" | Simon | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Waterfall" | Simon | Playing Possum (1975) | 3:32 |
| 13. | "Attitude Dancing" |
| Playing Possum (1975) | 3:56 |
| 14. | "In Times When My Head" | Simon | Another Passenger (1976) | 3:30 |
| 15. | "Nobody Does It Better" | The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977) | 3:44 | |
| 16. | "You Belong to Me" |
| Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:53 |
| 17. | "Devoted to You (with James Taylor)" | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 2:31 |
| 18. | "Boys in the Trees" | Simon | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:15 |
| 19. | "Vengeance" | Simon | Spy (1979) | 4:13 |
| 20. | "Come Upstairs" | Simon | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:20 |
| 21. | "Jesse" | Simon | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:18 |
| Total length: | 77:59 | |||
Disc two
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Not A Day Goes By" | Stephen Sondheim | Torch (1981) | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Why" | Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982) | 4:05 | |
| 3. | "It Happens Everyday" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 2:47 |
| 4. | "Orpheus" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Come Back Home" |
| Spoiled Girl (1985) | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Coming Around Again" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Give Me All Night (Single Version)" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:04 |
| 8. | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:57 |
| 9. | "All I Want Is You" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:59 |
| 10. | "Let the River Run" | Simon | Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989) | 3:42 |
| 11. | "My Romance" | My Romance (1990) | 2:35 | |
| 12. | "Better Not Tell Her" | Simon | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 5:13 |
| 13. | "Love of My Life"" | Simon | This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Like A River (Single Version)" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 4:47 |
| 15. | "Two Little Sisters" | Simon | Marvin's Room (soundtrack) (1995) | 3:24 |
| 16. | "Film Noir" |
| Film Noir (1997) | 3:38 |
| 17. | "Scar" | Simon | The Bedroom Tapes (2000) | 5:34 |
| 18. | "Actress" | Simon | The Bedroom Tapes (2000) | 4:51 |
| 19. | "Touched By The Sun (Live)" | Simon | Live at Grand Central (1995) | 5:38 |
| Total length: | 77:32 | |||
Notes
- ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics
References
- "Anthology". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- Unterberger, Richie. "Anthology". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- Klinge, Steve. "Anthology". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
- Anthology (booklet). Carly Simon. Rhino. 2002.
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