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''Another Passenger'' is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on June 5, 1976. For this album, Simon enlisted a new producer, Ted Templeman, as well as his clients, The Doobie Brothers and Little Feat, to provide musical and vocal backing. On May 8, 1976, four weeks before the album was released, Simon made her first and (to date) only appearance on ''Saturday Night Live'', performing "Half a Chance" and her signature song "You're So Vain".


Reception and packaging

''Another Passenger'' peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' Pop albums chart. The lead single "It Keeps You Runnin'#Carly Simon version, It Keeps You Runnin'" peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, Pop singles chart and No. 27 on the Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary chart, while the second single "Half a Chance" appeared only on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 39. Despite the lukewarm commercial reception, the album was, and remains, one of Simon's best-reviewed works. Ken Tucker, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', called it "Carly Simon's best record", and referred to the track "Cowtown" as the "finest song she has written". He also singled out the ("loping, slick") "Half a Chance" and the ("tropical thumper") "Darkness 'Til Dawn" as "equally entertaining" tracks. AllMusic rated the album 3-out-of-5-stars, calling it "an album full of tasty licks". It has also gone on to become a favorite among many of Simon's fans. ''Cash Box'' said of the single "Half a Chance" that "the chorus is authoritative, filled with confidence, and, as usual, her words are striking." The track "Libby" was included on Simon's 1995 three-disc box set ''Clouds in My Coffee'', and the track "In Times When My Head" was included on Simon's 2002 two-disc career spanning collection ''Anthology (Carly Simon album), Anthology'', as well as her 2015 two-disc compilation ''Songs from the Trees, Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)''. Film director Terrence Malick appears on the back cover smoking at a bar.


Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.


Personnel


Musicians


Production


Charts

Album – Billboard magazine, ''Billboard'' (United States) Album – International Singles – ''Billboard'' (United States)


References


External links


Carly Simon's Official Website
{{Authority control 1976 albums Carly Simon albums Albums produced by Ted Templeman Elektra Records albums Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders