''Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)'' is a two-disc compilation set by American singer-songwriter

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

, released on November 20, 2015. The collection was released as a tie-in to Simon's memoir '' Boys in the Trees''. 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.

Reception

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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 "You're So Vain" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released as a single in November 1972. The lyrics describe a self-absorbed lover, whose identity has long been a matter of speculation. Simon said the song refers to three ...

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" 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 ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

All songs have been remastered for this collection. Credits adapted from the album's

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Disc 1

Disc 2

Notes * 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 Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood". Early life and education Field was born in St. Louis, Missouri ...

– composer *

Frank Filipetti Frank Filipetti is an American record producer, audio engineer, and mixer who was born in Bristol, Connecticut. Filipetti has seven Grammy Awards and ten nominations for his work on '' The Color Purple'', '' The Book of Mormon'', '' Wicked'', '' ...

– 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 Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for ov ...

– producer * Michael McDonald – composer * Jimmy Parr – engineer *

Richard Perry Richard Van Perry (June 18, 1942 – December 24, 2024) was an American record producer. He began his musical career as a performer while attending Poly Prep, his high school in Brooklyn. After graduating from college he rose through the late ...

– producer * David Ponak – licensing *

Paul Samwell-Smith Paul Granville Samwell-Smith (born Paul G. Smith, 8 May 1943, in Brentford, West London, England) is an English musician and record producer. He was a founding member and the bassist of the 1960s English rock band the Yardbirds, which launched ...

– producer * Susanne Savage – project assistant * Miguel Scott – engineer, mixing * The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) – primary artist *

– compilation producer, composer, instrumentation, liner notes, primary artist, vocals * Lucy Simon – composer * Ben Taylor – composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing, vocals *

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the single "Fi ...

– composer, primary artist *

Ted Templeman Edward John "Ted" Templeman (born October 24, 1942) is an American musician and record producer. Among the acts with whom he has had a long relationship are the rock bands Van Halen and Doobie Brothers and the singer Van Morrison; he produced ...

– producer * Julie Wolf – instrumentation, vocals * Steve Woolard – project assistant

Charts

References

External links

Carly Simon's Official Website

''Official page'' at Rhino.com
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