Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
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Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
- Artist: Carly Simon
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- Release Date: May 04, 2004
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
In 1995, Arista released the first multi-label Carly Simon retrospective, the triple-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee, and seven years later, Rhino delivered the second, the double-disc Anthology. Two years after that, Arista finally delivered the first single-disc multi-label retrospective, Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. Spanning nearly 30 years and featuring 20 songs, the collection has all of the big hits, from such '70s standards as "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," "The Right Thing to Do," "You're So Vain," "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," and "Nobody Does it Better" to the late-'80s comeback hit "Let the River Run." Certainly, there are some listeners who are looking for a concise career-spanning disc, and for them, this suits the bill very well. The problem is, Simon's late-'80s and '90s work isn't as strong as her '70s recordings, and it accounts for half of this disc; Anthology had a similar situation, with the classic period ending at the conclusion of the first disc, but that division worked better, since it left the listener with one solid disc of '70s material. Here, the two eras are contained on one disc, so the dip in quality is more noticeable, which may make this of less interest to those who only want Simon's best work. Even so, Reflections does what it sets out to do quite well, providing a single-disc overview of Simon's entire career, both for better and worse. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Reflections: Autumn Sky (2000 Album by Various Artists) | |
| Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits [Bonus Track] (2004 Album by Carly Simon) |
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| Released | May 4, 2004 - International version released June 8, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 79:23 | |||
| Label | BMG Heritage/WEA International | |||
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Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 28th album, and fourth greatest-hits album, released in 2004. Later that same year an International version of the album was released, mainly for the UK market. It consisted of a different mix of songs and included the 1982 single, "Why" from the Soup For One soundtrack, a top 10 hit in the UK. Reflections went gold on March 2, 2007.
Track listing (Original Version)
The album runs roughly in chronological order. Years in parentheses indicate the year of release of each song as a single.
- "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (1971) (C. Simon/J. Brackman) — 4:18
- "Legend In Your Own Time" (1972) (C. Simon) — 3:46
- "Anticipation" (1971) (C. Simon) — 3:22
- "The Right Thing To Do" (1973) (C. Simon) — 3:00
- "You're So Vain" (1972) (C. Simon) — 4:20
- "Mockingbird" (1974) (with James Taylor) (Single Version) (C. Foxx/I. Foxx/J. Taylor) — 3:50
- "Haven't Got Time For The Pain" (1974) (J. Brackman/C. Simon) — 3:55
- "Nobody Does It Better" (1977) (C.B. Sager/M. Hamlisch) — 3:44
- "You Belong To Me" (Single Version) (1978) (C. Simon/M. McDonald) — 3:14
- "Jesse" (1980) (C. Simon/M. Mainieri) — 4:19
- "Coming Around Again" (1986) (C. Simon) — 3:42
- "Give Me All Night" (Single Version) (1987) (C. Simon/G. McMahon) — 4:04
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (1987) (Single Version) (C. Simon) — 4:27
- "All I Want Is You" (1987) (A. Goldmark/C. Simon) — 3:59
- "Let the River Run" (1989) (C. Simon) — 3:43
- "Better Not Tell Her" (Single Version) (1990) (C. Simon) — 4:48
- "Love Of My Life" (1992) (C. Simon) — 3:34
- "Like A River" (Single Version) (1994) (C. Simon) — 4:48
- "Touched By The Sun" (1994) (C. Simon) — 5:28
- "Amity" (with Sally Taylor) (Alternate Mix) (C. Simon/S. Taylor) — 3:02
Track listing (International Version)
- "You're So Vain" (C. Simon) — 4:20
- "Anticipation" (C. Simon) — 3:22
- "Nobody Does It Better" (C.B. Sager/M. Hamlisch) — 3:44
- "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (C. Simon/J. Brackman) — 4:18
- "Coming Around Again" (C. Simon) — 3:42
- "The Right Thing To Do" (C. Simon) — 3:00
- "Let the River Run" (C. Simon) — 3:43
- "I've Got To Have You" (K. Kristofferson) — 4:45
- "Mockingbird" (with James Taylor) (Single Version) (C. Foxx/I. Foxx/J. Taylor) — 3:50
- "Legend In Your Own Time" (C. Simon) — 3:46
- "Why" (Single Version) (B. Edwards/N. Rodgers) – 3:33
- "We Have No Secrets" (C. Simon) — 3:57
- "Haven't Got Time For The Pain" (J. Brackman/C. Simon) — 3:55
- "You Belong To Me" (Single Version) (C. Simon/M. McDonald) — 3:14
- "Jesse" (C. Simon/M. Mainieri) — 4:19
- "Boys In The Trees" (C. Simon) — 3:13
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" (Single Version) (C. Simon) — 4:27
- "Give Me All Night" (Single Version) (C. Simon/G. McMahon) — 4:04
- "Love Of My Life" (C. Simon) — 3:35
- "Touched By The Sun" (C. Simon) — 5:28
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