• Artist: Carly Simon
• Flags: Compilation (best of)
• Type: Compilation
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• Styles: Soft Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary
• Track Picks: "Coming Aroung Again," "Nobody Does It Better," "You're So Vain"
• Similar Albums: The Ultimate Collection [Disney], Rumours [Video], Tantrums & Tiaras, Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael, The Heart of Chicago 1967-1998, Vol. 2, A Tribute to the Eagles, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1974, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1973, The Essence of Melissa Manchester, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1972, Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits: 1970, Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: 1970-1982, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Review

Available in the U.K., through Warner special products and Global Television, The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better does indeed have budget-line roots which are apparent from just a quick glance at the packaging. There are no liner notes, apart from the track listings (on the inside, it does include publishing information), and the same photograph is presented five times (sometimes cropped, sometimes not; sometimes color, sometimes not). That may bother some consumers, and others may be a little ticked at the non-chronological sequencing, but this collection does have one big, big virtue -- it has Carly Simon's big hits, not just from the '70s, but such latter-day comebacks as "Coming Around Again" and "Let the River Run," on one disc. That alone makes the slapdash package forgivable -- in fact, it makes it worth import prices for non-U.K. residents looking for a thorough collection, since it's currently the most comprehensive on the market. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
You're So Vain		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(4:20)
Nobody Does It Better		Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch	Carly Simon	(3:44)
Why		Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Carly Simon	(3:31)
Coming Aroung Again	...	Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:40)
The Right Thing to Do		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:00)
We Have No Secrets		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:58)
You Belong to Me		Michael McDonald, Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:51)
That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be		Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman	Carly Simon	(4:18)
Mockingbird		Inez Foxx, Charlie Foxx	Carly Simon, James Taylor	(4:13)
Haven't Got Time for the Pain		Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman	Carly Simon	(3:57)
Anticipation		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:22)
Legend in Your Own Time		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:46)
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(4:58)
All I Want Is You		Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark, Jacob Brackman	Carly Simon	(4:00)
Give Me All Night		Carly Simon, Gerard McMahon	Carly Simon	(4:25)
Like a River		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(4:46)
Better Not Tell Her		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(5:14)
Angel from Montgomery		John Prine	Carly Simon	(4:31)
Let the River Run		Carly Simon	Carly Simon	(3:41)

Credits

Carly Simon (Vocals), Carly Simon (Main Performer), James Taylor (Vocals), James Taylor (Performer), Russ Kunkel (Producer), George Massenburg (Producer), William Payne (Producer), Paul Samwell-Smith (Producer)