Songs from the Trees
Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) is a two-disc compilation set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on November 20, 2015.
| Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–2015 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 1:52:42 | |||
| Label | Rhino | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
| ||||
The collection was released as a tie-in to Simon's memoir Boys in the Trees.[1] It contains newly remastered versions of songs spanning 23 years of her career, ranging from 1964's "Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod" (as The Simon Sisters), through 1987's "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)" from the album Coming Around Again. Also included are two previously unreleased songs: "Showdown" (originally recorded during the sessions for her 1978 album Boys in the Trees) and "I Can't Thank You Enough", a brand new song written and performed with her son Ben Taylor.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic rated the album 4 stars out of 5, writing "Pointedly not a greatest-hits collection, the double-disc compilation instead is a soundtrack to Carly Simon's 2015 memoir Boys in the Trees. Surely, there are hits here -- not all of them, but "You're So Vain", "Mockingbird", "You Belong to Me", and "Anticipation" are -- but there are also some deep cuts, and other assorted rarities. Everything here shifts focus toward Simon the singer/songwriter, seek out Rhino's 2002 set Anthology for a fuller portrait of Simon as a hit-maker; turn here if you want to get a sense of what Simon believes truly reflects her soul as an artist."[3]
Track listing
All songs have been remastered for this collection. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boys in the Trees" | Carly Simon | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod (as The Simon Sisters)" | Meet the Simon Sisters (1964) | 2:18 | |
| 3. | "Orpheus" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Older Sister" | Simon | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:09 |
| 5. | "It Was So Easy" |
| No Secrets (1972) | 3:09 |
| 6. | "Embrace Me, You Child" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Hello Big Man" |
| Hello Big Man (1983) | 5:29 |
| 8. | "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:52 |
| 9. | "It Happens Everyday" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 2:45 |
| 10. | "His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 3:03 |
| 11. | "I'm All It Takes To Make You Happy" | Simon | Clouds in My Coffee (1995) | 3:36 |
| 12. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" |
| Carly Simon (1971) | 4:18 |
| 13. | "I've Got to Have You" | Kris Kristofferson | Anticipation (1971) | 4:45 |
| 14. | "Anticipation" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:21 |
| 15. | "Legend in Your Own Time" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:44 |
| 16. | "Three Days" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 59:03 | |||
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Julie Through the Glass" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:22 |
| 2. | "We Have No Secrets" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 3:58 |
| 3. | "You're So Vain" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Mind on My Man" | Simon | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Mockingbird (with James Taylor)" |
| Hotcakes (1974) | 4:13 |
| 6. | "After the Storm" | Simon | Playing Possum (1975) | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Haunting" | Simon | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 2:29 |
| 8. | "In Times When My Head" | Simon | Another Passenger (1976) | 3:30 |
| 9. | "You Belong to Me" |
| Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:52 |
| 10. | "We're So Close" | Simon | Spy (1979) | 5:10 |
| 11. | "From the Heart" | Simon | Torch (1981) | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Come Upstairs" | Simon | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:18 |
| 13. | "The Right Thing to Do" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 3:00 |
| 14. | "Showdown" | Simon | Previously unreleased | 3:26 |
| 15. | "I Can't Thank You Enough" |
| Previously unreleased | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 53:41 | |||
Notes
- ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics
Personnel
- Ryan Casey – engineer
- Larry Ciancia – mixing
- Charles Close – producer
- Reggie Collins – project assistant
- Ramelro Crawford – project assistant
- Eugene Field – composer
- Frank Filipetti – mixing
- Inez and Charlie Foxx – composer
- Lew Hahn – engineer
- Jeri Heiden – art direction
- Erin Kincaid – project coordinator
- Meghan La Roque – executive assistant, project manager
- Mike Mainieri – producer
- Arif Mardin – producer
- Michael McDonald – composer
- Jimmy Parr – engineer
- Richard Perry – producer
- David Ponak – licensing
- Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
- Susanne Savage – project assistant
- Miguel Scott – engineer, mixing
- The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) – primary artist
- Carly Simon – compilation producer, composer, instrumentation, liner notes, primary artist, vocals
- Lucy Simon – composer
- Ben Taylor – composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing, vocals
- James Taylor – composer, primary artist
- Ted Templeman – producer
- Julie Wolf – instrumentation, vocals
- Steve Woolard – project assistant
References
- "Now Available: Carly Simon, Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection". Rhino.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- "Songs From The Trees". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- Songs from the Trees (booklet). Carly Simon. Rhino. 2015.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 40, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 7, 2016.