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Spoiled Girl

 
Album Review: Spoiled Girl

  • Artist: Carly Simon
  • Rating: StarStar
  • Release Date: 1985
  • Total Time: 48:11
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Leaving Warner Bros after the relative commercial failure of Hello Big Man, Carly Simon moved to the Epic label, which gave her the big-budget star treatment on the appropriately named Spoiled Girl. No less than eight producers labored over this, and they included such heavyweights as Don Was and Phil Ramone, although everyone from disco king Arthur Baker to the team of T-Bone Wolk and G.E. Smith, late of the Hall & Oates band, got a shot. Simon's sales continued to slide, with the album topping out at number 88, and she and Epic parted company after only one release. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
My New Boyfriend Carly Simon Carly Simon (4:22)
Come Back Home (Lyrics) Carly Simon, Jason Scheff, Guy Thomas, Aaron Zigman, Jacob Brackman Carly Simon (4:25)
Tonight and Forever (Lyrics) Carly Simon, Eddie Schwartz, Robin Lerner Carly Simon (4:57)
Spoiled Girl (Lyrics) Carly Simon, Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne Carly Simon (3:23)
Tired of Being Blonde (Lyrics) Larry Raspberry Carly Simon (4:48)
The Wives Are in Connecticut Carly Simon Carly Simon (4:30)
Anyone But Me (Lyrics) Carly Simon, Stanley Kimball, Stuart Kimball, A. Baker Carly Simon (4:20)
Interview Carly Simon, Don Was Carly Simon (4:52)
Make Me Feel Something Carly Simon Carly Simon (4:43)
Can't Give It Up Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark Carly Simon (3:43)
Black Honeymoon Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark, Jacob Brackman Carly Simon (4:35)

Credits

Carly Simon (Vocals), Andy Goldmark (Producer), Duane Michaels (Cover Photo), Lotti Golden (Vocals), Jimmy Bralower (Drums), Fred Zarr (Keyboards), G.E. Smith (Guitar), Joseph d'Ambrosio (Production Coordination), Phil Ramone (Producer), Doug Wimbish (Bass), Luther Vandross (Vocals), Carly Simon (Synthesizer), Mallett (Percussion), Eric Troyer (Vocals (Background)), V. Jeffrey Smith (Saxophone), John McCurry (Guitar), John McCurry (Vocals), Eric Taylor (Vocals), Stephanie James (Vocals), Russ Kunkel (Drums), Duane Michals (Photography), Kate Taylor (Vocals), Michel Sauvage (Assistant Engineer), Luther Vandross (Vocals (Background)), Carly Simon (Guitar), Bill Payne (Keyboards), Rory Dodd (Vocals (Background)), Scott Mabuchi (Engineer), Ron Taylor (Vocals), Don Was (Producer), Tina B. (Vocals), Allen Weinberg (Cover Design), Liberty DeVitto (Drums), Robbie Kilgore (Guitar (Electric)), T-Bone Wolk (Bass), Paul Samwell-Smith (Producer), Ron Taylor (Vocals (Background)), Robbie Kilgore (Synthesizer), Stuart Kimball (Guitar), Andy Goldmark (Drums), Dave Lebolt (Keyboards), Carly Simon (Piano), Jimmy Ryan (Guitar), Scott Mabuchi (Assistant Engineer), Jim Ryan (Bass), Jim Ryan (Guitar), Frank Filipetti (Engineer), Andy Goldmark (Vocals (Background)), Carly Simon (Vocals (Background)), Robbie Kilgore (Keyboards), Andy Goldmark (Synthesizer), Robbie Kilgore (Guitar), Neil Jason (Bass), Fred Zarr (Programming), Rory Dodd (Bass), Gordon Grody (Vocals), Lucy Simon (Vocals (Background)), Jim Ryan (Guitar (Electric)), Arthur Baker (Keyboards), Ira Siegel (Guitar), Bashiri Johnson (Percussion), Fred Zarr (Drums), Ula Hedwig (Vocals), Paul Samwell-Smith (Vocals), Cindy Mizelle (Vocals), Stuart Kimball (Keyboards), Lennie Petze (Producer), Andy Goldmark (Drum Programming), Andy Goldmark (Vocals), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Lucy Simon (Vocals), Robbie Kilgore (Strings), William Beard (Drums), Fred Zarr (Synthesizer), Mickey Curry (Drums), Tony Levin (Bass), John Fiore (Vocals)
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Spoiled Girl
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released June 1985
Recorded at Right Track Recording, Electric Lady Studios and Shakedown Sound, New York City
Genre Rock
Length 48:11
Label Epic Records
Producer Arthur Baker, Andy Goldmark, Russ Kunkel, Phil Ramone, G.E. Smith, Paul Samwell-Smith, Don Was, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Professional reviews
Carly Simon chronology
Hello Big Man
(1983)
Spoiled Girl
(1985)
Coming Around Again
(1987)

Spoiled Girl is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's 13th album, and 12th studio album, released in 1985.

It was Simon's only album for Epic Records, and was commercially unsuccessful, peaking at #88 on the Billboard Hot 200.


Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carly Simon; except where indicated

  1. "My New Boyfriend" — 4:19
  2. "Come Back Home" (Simon, Jacob Brackman, Aaron Zigman, Jason Scheff, Guy Thomas) — 4:22
  3. "Tonight And Forever" (Simon, Eddie Schwartz) — 4:53
  4. "Spoiled Girl" (Simon, Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne) — 3:20
  5. "Tired Of Being Blonde" (Larry Raspberry) — 4:46
  6. "The Wives Are In Connecticut" — 4:28
  7. "Anyone But Me" (Simon, Arthur Baker, Stuart Kimball) — 4:19
  8. "Interview" (Simon, Don Was) — 4:49
  9. "Make Me Feel Something" — 4:40
  10. "Can't Give It Up" (Simon, Andy Goldmark) — 3:43
  11. "Black Honeymoon" (Jacob Brackman, Simon, Andy Goldmark) — 4:32

Notes

  • The song "Black Honeymoon" appears only on the cassette and CD versions of this album, but not on original LP.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1985 The Billboard 200 88

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Tired Of Being Blonde" The Billboard Hot 100 70

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