Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain." That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve") and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. But Simon's honesty meant that her lyrical knife was double-edged; now that she felt she had found true love ("The Right Thing to Do," another Top Ten hit, was her celebration of her relationship with James Taylor), she was as willing to acknowledge her own mistakes and regrets as she was to point fingers. But it wasn't only Simon's forthrightness that made the album work; it was also Richard Perry's simple, elegant pop/rock production, which gave Simon's music a buoyancy it previously lacked. And Perry paid particular attention to Simon's vocals in a way that made her more engaging (or at least less grating) to listen to. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
Greg Allen (Reissue Art Director), Vicki Brown (Vocals), Kirby Johnson (Horn Arrangements), Carly Simon (Arp), Kirby Johnson (Conductor), Richard Perry (Producer), Kirby Johnson (Horn Conductor), Paul Buckmaster (String Conductor), Paul Buckmaster (Orchestral Arrangements), David Katz (Contractor), Ray Cooper (Percussion), Richard Perry (Percussion), Paul Keough (Guitar (Acoustic)), Steve Pokorny (Project Assistant), Linda McCartney (Vocals), Jim Ryan (Guitar (Electric)), Paul Keogh (Guitar), Doug Sax (Cutting Engineer), Andy Newmark (Drums), Lowell George (Guitar), Doris Troy (Vocals (Background)), Jim Ryan (Guitar), Andy Newmark (Percussion), Peter Robinson (Piano), Carly Simon (Guitar), Joe Gastwirt (Mastering), Craig Anderson (Author), Carly Simon (Vocals), Klaus Voormann (Bass), David Henshaw (Arp), Lowell George (Slide Guitar), Paul Buckmaster (Synthesizer), David McLees (Executive Producer), Bill Payne (Organ), Steve Woolard (Project Assistant), Peter Simon (Insert), David Katz (Orchestra Contractor), Bobby Keys (Sax (Tenor)), Robin Geoffrey Cable (Engineer), Frank Filipetti (Engineer), Mick Jagger (Vocals), Peter Simon (Photography), Paul Buckmaster (Orchestration), Paul (Vocals (Background)), Carly Simon (Piano), Greg Allen (Reissue Design), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Carly Simon (Synthesizer Arrangements), Andy Paley (Mastering), David Dieckmann (Author), Ed Caraeff (Photography), Paul McCartney (Vocals), Robert L. Heimall (Design), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals (Background)), Kirby Johnson (Arranger), Peter Manning Robinson (Piano), Frank Filipetti (Remixing), Peter Robinson (Piano), Ed Caraeff (Cover Photo), Kirby Johnson (String Conductor), Doug Sax (Disc Cutting), Jim Keltner (Drums), Paul Buckmaster (Conductor), Frank Filipetti (Producer), Bonnie Bramlett (Vocals), Paul Keough (Guitar), Paul Buckmaster (Choir Arrangement), James Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Spencer Chrislu (Author), Mark Berry (Engineer), Vicki Brown (Vocals (Background)), Jim Ryan (Guitar (Acoustic)), Kirby Johnson (Piano (Electric)), Paul Buckmaster (Choir Conductor), Doris Troy (Vocals), Ginger Dettman (Project Assistant), Paul Buckmaster (String Arrangements), Robin Geoffrey Cable (Remixing), Carly Simon (Guitar (Acoustic)), Carly Simon (Vocals (Background)), Nicky Hopkins (Piano), Robert L. Heimall (Art Direction), Liza Strike (Vocals (Background)), Andrew McPherson (Authoring), Bill Schnee (Remixing), Kirby Johnson (Woodwind), Bobby Keys (Saxophone), Bill Schnee (Engineer), Robin Hurley (Producer), Jim Ryan (Bass), David Katz (Violin), Ray Cooper (Conga), Jim Gordon (Drums), Carly Simon (String Arrangements), Kirby Johnson (String Arrangements), Paul Buckmaster (Synthesizer Arrangements), Paul Buckmaster (Woodwind Arrangement), Kirby Johnson (Strings)
No Secrets was Simon's commercial breakthrough album. The album itself hit number 1 on the Billboard charts and went gold, as did its leadoff single, "You're So Vain", which remained at number 1 on the Pop charts for three weeks, and at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts for two weeks.
