Carly Simon
Carly Simon at the 1989 Academy Awards
Background information
Birth name	Carly Elisabeth Simon
Born	June 25, 1945 (1945-06-25) (age 62) New York City, U.S.
Origin	Riverdale, Bronx, New York U.S.
Genre(s)	Pop, Rock, Pop Standards
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Guitarist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active	1970–present
Label(s)	Elektra (1971–1979) Warner Bros. (1980–1984) Epic (1985–1986) Arista (1987–2001) Rhino (2002–2004) Columbia (2005–2007) Hear Music (2008–present)
Website	CarlySimon.com

Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer/songwriter and musician. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Riverdale (population approximately 45000 according to the 2000 U New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the She is also an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winner. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Simon was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.

Contents 1 Early career 2 1980s 3 1990s 4 2000s 5 Film/Television appearances 6 Personal life 7 Awards and recognition 8 Discography 9 Videography 10 Bibliography 11 References 12 External links

Early career

Simon's father was Richard L. Simon (co-founder of Simon & Schuster, Inc.), a pianist who often played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Richard Leo Simon ( March 6, 1899 – July 29, 1960) was an American businessman the co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Her mother was Andrea Louise Simon (née Heinemann)^[1], a biracial (black and white) Jewish civil rights activist and singer. The terms multiracial and mixed-race describe people whose ancestries come from different races. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The Caucasian race, sometimes the Caucasoid race, is a term of Racial classification, coined around 1800 by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach for the " ^[2] Carly was raised in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City^[3] and has two older sisters, Joanna (b. Riverdale (population approximately 45000 according to the 2000 U The City of New York Joanna Simon may refer to Joanna Simon (singer, American Mezzo-Soprano singer Joanna Simon (wine writer, British author and wine columnist 1940) and Lucy (b. Lucy Simon (born 1943) is the older sister of musician Carly Simon. 1943), and a younger brother, Peter Simon (b. 1947). She attended Riverdale Country School. Riverdale Country School is a co-educational independent college-preparatory day school in New York City. She also briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College, before dropping out to pursue music. Sarah Lawrence is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States.

Simon's career began with a short-lived attempt with her sister Lucy as The Simon Sisters. Lucy Simon (born 1943) is the older sister of musician Carly Simon. The Simon Sisters was a band of two sisters Carly Simon and Lucy Simon. They had a minor hit in 1964 called "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" and made three albums together before Lucy left to get married and start a family. Events January 1 - Top of the Pops premieres on BBC television Later Simon collaborated with eclectic New York rockers Elephant's Memory for about six months. Elephant's Memory was a New York band most notable for backing up John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 (appearing as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band She also appeared in the 1971 Milos Forman movie Taking Off, playing an auditioning singer and sang "Long Term Physical Effects" which was included in Taking Off, the 1971 soundtrack for the movie. The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Jan Tomáš Forman (ˈjan ˈtomaːʃ ˈforman born February 18, 1932) better known as Miloš Forman (ˈmɪloʃ ˈforman is a Czech-American Taking Off is a 1971 film comedy It was the first American film of Czech director Milos Forman. Taking Off is the soundtrack to the 1971 movie " Taking Off " directed by Miloš Forman and starring Lynn Carlin, Buck

Her solo music career began in 1971 with the self-titled Carly Simon for Elektra Records. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall Carly Simon is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's self-titled debut/studio Album, released in February 1971 Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records The album contained her breakthrough top-ten hit "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" — and was followed quickly by a second album, Anticipation, the title cut from which also received significant airplay. Anticipation is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's second studio Album, released in 1971

Simon's breakthrough LP was 1972's No Secrets. Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - For the girl band see No Secrets No Secrets is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's third studio Album, released in The album spawned the hugely successful single "You're So Vain". " You're So Vain " is a song written and performed by Carly Simon released in December 1972 ^[4]

In 1973 Simon performed on Lee Clayton's album Lee Clayton co-singing on the song "New York Suite 409" and on Livingston Taylor's album Over The Rainbow singing with both Livingston and James Taylor (who was by then her husband) on the songs "Loving Be My New Horizon" and "Pretty Woman". Lee Clayton (born October 29, 1942 in Russellville Alabama, U Livingston Taylor (born November 21, 1950) is an American Singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Over the Rainbow is Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor 's third album released in 1973 James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts

She followed No Secrets with the well-received albums Hotcakes (1974) and Playing Possum (1975). Hotcakes is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's fourth studio Album, released in 1974 Events January - The Ramones form January - Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark, supported Playing Possum is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's fifth studio Album, released in April 1975 Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers In 1974 Simon also performed on Tom Rush's album Ladies Love Outlaws, co-singing with Rush on "No Regrets" and as backup on "Claim On Me". Tom Rush (born on February 8, 1941, in Portsmouth New Hampshire) is a noted folk and blues singer songwriter and recording In 1975 Elektra also released her first greatest-hits album The Best of Carly Simon. Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records The Best of Carly Simon is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's sixth Album, and her first greatest-hits compilation of previously released Another Passenger was released in 1976. Another Passenger is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's seventh Album, and sixth studio album released in 1976 Events January-February January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire January 6 - Peter Frampton

On May 8, 1976, Simon made her only appearance on Saturday Night Live. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City It was a taped, not live, appearance during which she sang two songs: "Half A Chance" and "You're So Vain". 1976 also saw Simon contribute backup vocals on the song "Peter" on Peter Ivers's album Peter Ivers. Peter Scott Ivers (September 1946 - March 3, 1983) was an American Musician, best known as the host of New Wave Theatre In 1977 Simon co-produced Libby Titus's album Libby Titus and sang backup on two songs, "Can This Be Our Love Affair?" and "Darkness 'Til Dawn". Libby Titus (born Elizabeth Jurist on July 6, 1947 in Woodstock New York) is a singer songwriter actress and concert producer

Her sales began moderating with 1975's Playing Possum, and 1976's Another Passenger but in 1977 she had an international hit with "Nobody Does It Better" from the soundtrack to the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. Another Passenger is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's seventh Album, and sixth studio album released in 1976 Events Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI. " Nobody Does It Better " is a Power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent Charting at #2 (#7 in the UK), this was her second-biggest US hit after "You're So Vain". This was followed by the 1978 hit album Boys in the Trees which produced another top ten hit, "You Belong to Me". Boys in the Trees is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's eighth Album, and seventh studio album released in 1978. Also in 1978, Simon and James Taylor sang backup vocals on two songs for Taylor's sister Kate's album Kate Taylor: "Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" and "Jason & Ida". This article deals with Kate Taylor the folk singer and singer-songwriter Kate Taylor is Singer-songwriter Kate Taylor 's second album released in 1978 Simon and Taylor also sang backup on three songs on John Hall's debut solo album John Hall, "The Fault", "Good Enough" and "Voyagers". John Joseph Hall (born July 23 1948) is an American Musician, Activist, and Politician currently serving as the Simon and Taylor would also sing backup on one song, "Power", from Hall's next album, also titled Power (1979).

On November 2, 1978 Simon was the guest vocalist on the song "I Live In The Woods" at a live, four hour concert by Burt Bacharach and the Houston Symphony Orchestra at Jones Hall in Houston, Texas. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. The Houston Symphony Orchestra is a professional Orchestra based in Houston Texas. All the songs at that concert became Bacharach's album Woman, which was released in 1979. See also Musical groups established in 1979 Record labels established in 1979 1979 in music (UK That year, shortly after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, from September 19 to September 22, a series of concerts were held at New York's Madison Square Garden sponsored by MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy), a group of musicians against nuclear power, co-founded by John Hall. Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station is a civilian Nuclear power plant located on an island (Three Mile Island in the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an Activist group founded in 1979 by Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt Always politically active, Simon and James Taylor were part of the concerts which later became a film documentary as well as a live album called No Nukes. No Nukes is a 1980 documentary and Concert film that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts No Nukes The Muse Concerts For a Non-Nuclear Future was a 1980 triple Live album that contained selections from the September 1979 Madison Square

Simon later released her last album for Elektra called Spy, in 1979. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Spy is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's ninth Album, and eighth studio album released in 1979

From 1972 to 1979 Simon sang backup vocals on the following James Taylor songs and albums (not counting compilations): "One Man Parade" from 1972's One Man Dog, "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now", "Let It All Fall Down", "Me And My Guitar", "Daddy's Baby" and "Ain't No Song" from 1974's Walking Man, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" from 1975's Gorilla, "Shower the People", "A Junkie's Lament", "Slow Burning Love" and "Family Man" from 1976's In the Pocket, and "B. One Man Dog is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's fourth album Walking Man is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's fifth Album. " How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You " is a 1965 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland. Gorilla is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's sixth album Released in 1975 it was more successful than Walking Man, his previous release This article is about the James Taylor album For the Commodores album see In the Pocket (Commodores album. S. U. R. " from 1979's Flag. Flag is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's tenth album Released in 1979 it included songs from Taylor's Music score to Studs Terkel She also co-wrote with Taylor the song "Terra Nova" on his 1977 album JT. JT is Singer-songwriter James Taylor 's ninth album and his first album for Columbia Records. At the end of the song, Simon sang what has come to be known as "Lambert's Cove". For the beach of this name see Lambert's Cove Beach Lambert's Cove is a region in Tisbury and West Tisbury MA which extends from Upper Lambert's

1980s

In 1980, Simon signed with Elektra's parent label Warner Bros. Records. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. During a show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while touring to promote her album, Come Upstairs, Simon collapsed onstage of exhaustion. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Come Upstairs is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 10th Album, and ninth studio album released in 1980. She subsequently performed considerably less throughout the 1980s. She had a #11 hit with the single, "Jesse", from that album. Simon also contributed the song "Be With Me" to the 1980 album In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record produced by her sister Lucy and Lucy's husband, David Levine. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments In Harmony A Sesame Street Record and In Harmony 2 are two Grammy Award -winning Compilation albums of Children's music Lucy Simon (born 1943) is the older sister of musician Carly Simon. Simon can also be heard on the song "In Harmony" along with other members of the Simon/Taylor families. Carly and Lucy contributed a "Simon Sisters" song called "Maryanne" to the 1982 follow-up album In Harmony 2, also produced by Lucy and her husband. The Simon Sisters was a band of two sisters Carly Simon and Lucy Simon. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 In Harmony A Sesame Street Record and In Harmony 2 are two Grammy Award -winning Compilation albums of Children's music Both albums won the Grammy for Best Album for Children. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Album for Children has been awarded since 1959

Torch (1981) was an album of melancholy standards, reflecting her mood at the time. Torch is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 11th Album, her 10th studio album and her first album devoted to standards mostly old See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of The Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards produced "Why" (1982), from the soundtrack to the 1982 movie Soup For One, was a top 10 hit single in the UK but stalled at #74 in the US. Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist Bernard Edwards ( October 31 1952 – April 18 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina, was a Bass guitar player and " Why " by Carly Simon, was one of a string of film-inspired singles from a less successful period in her career (specifically in the US See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Soup For One was a 1982 sexually-themed romantic comedy that was directed and written by Jonathan Kaufer and produced by Marvin Worth. She had another minor UK success with the single "Kissing With Confidence", a song off the 1983 album Dancing For Mental Health by Will Powers (a pseudonym for photographer Lynn Goldsmith). "Kissing With Confidence" is a Song on the 1983 Album Dancing For Mental Health by Will Powers (the stage name/persona of Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Will Powers was the Stage name used by celebrity Photographer, Lynn Goldsmith, when she created a Self help comedy music Album Lynn Goldsmith (born February 11 1948 is a Recording artist, a Film director and a Celebrity portrait photographer. Simon was the uncredited singer of the song on the album. Still, few of her singles in the 1980s rose in the pop charts, although some did better among adult contemporary audiences. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in In 1983 she made her last album for Warner — Hello Big Man. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released Hello Big Man is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 12th Album, and 11th studio album released in 1983. That same year Simon performed on two albums, The Perfect Stranger by Jesse Colin Young (co-singing on the song "Fight For It" with Young) and Wonderland by Nils Lofgren (co-singing on the song "Lonesome Ranger" with Lofgren). Jesse Colin Young (b Perry Miller November 11, 1941, in Queens, New York City) is an American Singer / Songwriter For the Swedish scientist who developed the anaesthetic Lidocaine, see Nils Löfgren. By this time her sales were dropping and her contract with Warner Bros ended. She signed with Epic Records in 1985 and made one album for them, Spoiled Girl, which also had lackluster sales. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Spoiled Girl is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 13th Album, and 12th studio album released in 1985. Her contract with Epic ended following the release.

In 1987 Simon signed with Arista Records. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Her first album for them, Coming Around Again (1987), was a comeback album exemplified by the hit songs, "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of", "Give Me All Night", "All I Want Is You" and the title track, "Coming Around Again" which wove in and out of the children's song "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and also gave Simon her fourth UK top 10 hit. Coming Around Again is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 14th Album, and 13th studio album released in 1987. See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events The album was her first platinum release in nine years. These and older songs were featured in a picturesque HBO concert special set on Martha's Vineyard, where Simon and her band performed live on a pier. Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both Most of these songs were compiled for her 1988 album — Greatest Hits Live, her second greatest hits album. This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Greatest Hits Live is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 15th Album, second Greatest-hits album and first Live album, released This album continued her comeback and was later certified platinum by the RIAA in 1996. Throughout the 1980s, Simon successfully contributed to several film and television scores, including the songs "Something More" for the 1982 movie Love Child, "Someone Waits For You" for the 1984 movie Swing Shift, "All The Love In The World" for the 1985 TV movie Torchlight, "It's Hard To Be Tender" for the 1986 TV miniseries Sins, "If It Wasn't Love" for Nothing In Common (1986), "Two Looking At One" for The Karate Kid, Part II (1986), "Coming Around Again" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" for Heartburn (1987), and "Let the River Run" for Working Girl (for which she won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1988). The Torchlight Parade is the finale in a long series of Parades around the greater Seattle area under the auspices of Seafair, a Seattle summertime Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April, 1978) is an British Singer, actress and occasional model. The Karate Kid Part II is a 1986 American adventure - Drama film, and is a Sequel to The Karate Kid Heartburn is a 1986 American Drama film directed by Mike Nichols. Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The Working Girl soundtrack, which featured more music from Simon, came out in early 1989. Working Girl is the soundtrack to the 1988 movie Working Girl directed by Mike Nichols and starring Harrison Ford This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 In 1987, Simon sang "The Turn Of The Tide" for a Marlo Thomas TV special called "Free to Be . Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That . . A Family". The song was later included on the 1988 album Free To Be . This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. . . A Family. She also wrote a song called "You're Where I Go" as a tribute to Christa McAuliffe, slated to be the first teacher in space, who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe ( September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord New Hampshire The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster took place on January 28 1986 when ''Challenger'', a Space Shuttle operated by NASA, broke apart McAuliffe was a Simon fan, and had taken a cassette of her music on board the shuttle.

In 1985, Simon made an appearance (as herself) in the movie "Perfect" in which she famously threw a drink in John Travolta's face. She later appeared in a 1989 episode of the TV series thirtysomething, again as herself. Also in 1989, Simon's first of several children's books, "Amy the Dancing Bear" was published.

1990s

In 1990 Simon released two albums; her second standards album, My Romance and Have You Seen Me Lately, her first album of original songs since 1987. } Track listing " My Romance " ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) &mdash 236 "By Myself/I See Your Face Before Me" Have You Seen Me Lately is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 17th Album, and 15th studio album released in 1990. Her second children's book, "The Boy of the Bells" was also published in 1990 and she wrote the score for the 1990 film Postcards From The Edge. Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Carrie Fisher, first published in 1987. In 1991, Simon wrote her third children's book, "The Fisherman's Song" based on the song of the same name from her 1990 album "Have You Seen Me Lately". That same year, Simon performed a duet with Plácido Domingo on the song "The Last Night Of The World" (from the Miss Saigon musical) on Domingo's album The Broadway I Love. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better Miss Saigon is a West End musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil A year later Simon wrote the music for the Nora Ephron film "This Is My Life". Nora Ephron (born May 19 1941) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter, Novelist, and The soundtrack was released simultaneously with the movie. In 1993 she contributed the song "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" for the film Sleepless In Seattle, and also recorded the same song in combo with "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry" with Frank Sinatra for his album Duets. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a 1955 popular Song composed by David Mann, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American comedy-drama Film written and directed by Nora Ephron. " Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry " is a 1945 popular Song composed by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Duets is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1993

1993 saw Simon recording a contemporary opera called Romulus Hunt, having been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera Association and the Kennedy Center, and published of her fourth children's book, "The Nighttime Chauffeur". Romulus Hunt A Family Opera is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 19th Album, and 17th studio album released in 1993. She also contributed to Andreas Vollenweider's album Eolian Minstrel. Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4 1953) is a Swiss Musician. Simon co-wrote the song "Private Fires" with Vollenweider, and was featured vocalist on the song.

1994 she covered "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" for Ken Burns' 1994 film Baseball as well as a recording of "I've Got a Crush On You" for Larry Adler's covers album The Glory of Gershwin. Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival Lawrence "Larry" Cecil Adler, ( February 10, 1914 &ndash August 7, 2001) was an American Musician, widely acknowledged That same year Simon recorded another album of original songs, Letters Never Sent, and contributed a Christmas song, "The Night Before Christmas" to the movie and soundtrack Mixed Nuts. Letters Never Sent is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 20th Album, and 18th studio album released in 1994. For the 1922 short comedy film see Mixed Nuts. Mixed Nuts is a motion picture released in the United In April 1995, Simon surprised thousands of commuters at New York's Grand Central Station with an unannounced performance which was filmed for a Lifetime Television Special. "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. It was also released on VHS in December of that year. Also in 1995 she put aside years of stage fright long enough to stage an American concert tour in conjunction with Hall & Oates. Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the Fear of Public speaking. Hall & Oates are a Pop music duo made up of Daryl Hall and John Oates. That same year, Clouds In My Coffee, a boxed set of highlights from her career from 1965 to 1995 was released. Clouds In My Coffee is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 21st Album (and her first Box set) released in 1995. On August 30, 1995, Simon made a rare joint appearance with her ex-husband James Taylor for a concert on Martha's Vineyard dubbed "Livestock '95", a benefit for the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, with over 10,000 attending. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and She performed a duet with Mindy Jostyn on the song "Time, Be On My Side" on Jostyn's 1995 album Five Miles From Hope.

Simon wrote the theme songs to several more movies, including "Two Little Sisters" from the 1996 movie Marvin's Room and "In Two Straight Lines" from the 1998 movie Madeline. Madeline is a Children's book series written by Ludwig Bemelmans, an American author of Belgian, Austrian and German origins 1997 saw the release of Simon's third standards album, Film Noir, as well as her fifth children's book, "Midnight Farm". Film Noir is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 22nd Album, 19th studio album and third album devoted to standards released in In 1998, Simon was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy and received chemotherapy. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men In Medicine, mastectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of one or both Breasts partially or completely In 1999 The Very Best Of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, a UK-only greatest hits album was released. The Very Best of Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 23rd Album, and third Greatest-hits album That year Simon was the featured vocalist for "Your Silver Key" on the album Cosmopoly by Andreas Vollenweider.

During the 1990s the New York press reported on a supposed incident between Simon and the Pretenders' lead singer, Chrissie Hynde, at a Joni Mitchell concert at New York's Fez Club. The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and Some reports have suggested Hynde grabbed Simon around the neck and was punching her, though Simon herself put these rumours to rest on her official website in 2002 ^[5].

2000s

In 2000 she returned from her illness with The Bedroom Tapes, her first album of original songs in almost six years. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels The Bedroom Tapes is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 24th Album, and 20th studio album released in 2000. In 2001, Simon performed on "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" with Janet Jackson on Jackson's album All for You. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels " Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You " is a song by American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer All for You is the seventh Studio album (tenth overall released by American R&B / pop singer Janet Jackson on She also contributed back-up vocals on two songs, "Don't Turn Away" and "East Of Eden", for Mindy Jostyn's 2001 album Blue Stories. In November of 2001, "Let the River Run" was used in a public service ad for the United States Postal Service. Entitled "Pride", it was produced to boost public confidence and postal worker morale in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the 2001 Anthrax attacks. The 2001 Anthrax attacks in the United States, also known as Amerithrax from its Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI case name occurred over

In 2002, Simon recorded a Christmas album, Christmas Is Almost Here, for Rhino Records while in Los Angeles lending support to her son Ben Taylor and his band. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Christmas Is Almost Here, released on October 22, 2002, is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 25th Album, 21st studio Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty Record label and production company owned by Warner Music Group. Ben Taylor (born Benjamin Simon Taylor on January 22, 1977) is a Musician and actor. That same year, Simon personally chose all the songs for a two disc anthology album titled Anthology for Rhino Records. Anthology is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 26th Album, and first anthology album released in November 2002 2003 saw a re-release of her 2002 Christmas album with two extra tracks and called Christmas Is Almost Here Again on Rhino Records. See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels Christmas Is Almost Here Again is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 27th Album, and second Christmas album released in October of 2003 The two extra tracks, "White Christmas" and "Forgive" were also released as a single. Simon also performed several concerts during the 2004 holiday season at Harlem's Apollo Theater along with BeBe Winans, son Ben and daughter Sally, Rob Thomas, Livingston Taylor, Mindy Jostyn, and Kate Taylor along with other members of the Taylor and Simon family.

Among Simon's recent work were songs for the Disney Winnie the Pooh films Piglet's Big Movie in 2003 and Pooh's Heffalump Movie in 2005. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A Piglet's Big Movie is a 2003 Animated feature produced by the DisneyToon Studios in Tokyo Japan and released by Walt Disney Pooh's Heffalump Movie is an Animated Winnie the Pooh Film, released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2005. Several of her songs were also featured in the 2004 movie Little Black Book starring Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Little Black Book is a 2004 drama / Romantic comedy film, directed by Nick Hurran. Brittany Anne Murphy (born Brittany Bertolotti on November 10, 1977) is an American actress and Recording artist. Holly P Hunter (born 20 March 1958 is an Oscar -winning American actor best-known for films such as Raising Arizona, Broadcast News Simon appears in a cameo role as herself at the end of the movie. 2004 also saw the release of her fourth greatest hits album, Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits, which peaked at #22 on the Billboard charts that year (#25 in the UK). Reflections Carly Simon's Greatest Hits is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 28th Album, and fourth Greatest-hits album released in

In 2005 she released her fourth album of standards, titled Moonlight Serenade. Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including Moonlight Serenade is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 29th album 22nd studio album and fourth album devoted to standards Released It debuted at number 7 on the Billboard charts, her highest debut since Hotcakes in 1973. To promote Moonlight Serenade, Simon performed two concerts onboard the Queen Mary II which were recorded and released on DVD on November 22, 2005. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She also performed in a concert tour in the United States, her first tour in 10 years. Simon also sang a duet, "Angel Of The Darkest Night", with Mindy Jostyn on Jostyn's 2005 album Coming Home which was released several months after Jostyn's death on March 10, 2005. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. One of Simon's closest friends, Jostyn was married to Jacob Brackman, Simon's long-time friend and musical collaborator. Jacob Brackman (b 1943 is an American Journalist, Writer, and musical Lyricist. In 2005 she became involved in the legal defense of musician and family friend John Forté with his struggle against a federal incarceration. John Forté (born 1975 in Brooklyn New York; no relation to Anthony " Rappin' 4-Tay " Forté is a rapper and producer.

In 2006 she recorded her fifth album of covers, a collection of "soothing songs and lullabies" called Into White for Columbia Records. Into White is the Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 30th album 23rd studio album and fifth album devoted to standards Released Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The album featured covers of songs by Cat Stevens, Judy Garland, The Beatles and the Everly Brothers as well as two new original songs. Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky It also features the vocal collaborations of her children, Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor, both accomplished artists. Ben Taylor (born Benjamin Simon Taylor on January 22, 1977) is a Musician and actor. Released January 2, 2007, it became Billboard Magazine's "hot shot debut", entering the chart at number 15. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry

Simon is also the featured vocalist on four songs on Andreas Vollenweider's holiday album Midnight Clear, released on October 24, 2006: "Midnight Clear", "Suspended Note", "Hymn to the Secret Heart" and "Forgive". Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4 1953) is a Swiss Musician. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " It Came Upon the Midnight Clear " is a poem and Christmas carol written by Edmund Sears, pastor of the Unitarian Church in Weston "Forgive" is a song Simon wrote for her own holiday album from 2003, Christmas Is Almost Here Again.

In March 2008, it was announced that Simon had signed to the Starbucks label Hear Music, and would be releasing a new album entitled This Kind of Love with them in late April 2008. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington. Hear Music is the brand name of Starbucks ' retail music concept and Record label. This Kind of Love is an album by American singer/songwriter Carly Simon, released in April 2008 The album would be her first collection of original songs since 2000's The Bedroom Tapes^[6]. The Bedroom Tapes is Singer-songwriter Carly Simon 's 24th Album, and 20th studio album released in 2000.

Film/Television appearances

Besides music, Simon has also appeared (as herself) in films such as the 1985 film Perfect, and an uncredited appearance in the 2004 film Little Black Book. Perfect is a 1985 American feature film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. Little Black Book is a 2004 drama / Romantic comedy film, directed by Nick Hurran. On television, she appeared (also as herself) in a 1989 episode of Thirtysomething, and voiced a 1995 episode of Frasier entitled "Roz in the Doghouse". Thirtysomething is an American Television drama about a group of Baby boomers in their thirties Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as " Roz in the Doghouse " is the twelfth episode of the 2nd season of American sitcom Frasier.

Personal life

Simon married fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor on November 3, 1972. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[7] Simon and Taylor had two children, Sarah Maria "Sally" born January 7, 1974 and Benjamin Simon "Ben" Taylor born January 22, 1977, both of whom are musicians and political activists. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Ben Taylor (born Benjamin Simon Taylor on January 22, 1977) is a Musician and actor. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Simon and Taylor divorced in 1983. ^[8] In the June 20, 2004 issue of Askmen. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " com, Simon said that she no longer speaks to her ex-husband James Taylor. "I would say our relationship is non-existent. It's not the way I want it. "^[9]

Prior to her marriage to Taylor, Simon had been romantically linked to Richard Krumbacher, Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Kris Kristofferson, and Warren Beatty

Simon was engaged to musician Russ Kunkel from 1985 to 1986. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 best known by his former Stage name Cat Stevens, is a British Musician Warren Beatty (born Henry Warren Beaty; March 30 1937 is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning Actor, producer Russell Kunkel, also known as Russ Kunkel, is a Drummer and producer who has worked as a Session musician with a number of well-known artists ^[10]

Simon married James Hart, a writer, poet, and businessman, on December 23, 1987. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The couple divorced in 2007.

Simon currently lives on Martha's Vineyard and co-owns a store in Vineyard Haven named Midnight Farm, the title of one of her series of children's books from the late 1980s and 1990s. Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both Vineyard Haven is a Census-designated place (CDP in the town of Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts,

In an interview with the Bay Area Reporter published on May 1, 2008, Simon was asked about the possibility of a performance in the True Colors Tour. She responded, "The part that I could be involved in is the gay and lesbian part. The part that would be hard for me is to commit to a tour because I'm not very comfortable being onstage. But the part that would be easiest for me would be singing on behalf of all of us. I don't consider myself to be not gay. . . I've enlarged all of my possibilities. There are a lot of extremely personal stories to tell about that, but we won't go into that right now. Let's just say that it just depends upon who I'm with. "

Awards and recognition

• Grammy Awards:
  • Best New Artist, 1971. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1960 ( Bobby Darin being the first artist to win it
  • Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television, 1990, "Let the River Run" from Working Girl. The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988 Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a
• Academy Award:
  • Best Song, 1988, "Let the River Run" from Working Girl. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a
• Golden Globe Awards:
  • Best Original Song, 1989, "Let the River Run" from Working Girl. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded by first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a
• Other awards:
  • Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.

Discography

Main article: Carly Simon discography

Studio albums Carly Simon, 1971 Anticipation, 1971 No Secrets, 1972 Hotcakes, 1974 Playing Possum, 1975 Another Passenger, 1976 Boys in the Trees, 1978 Spy, 1979 Come Upstairs, 1980 Torch, 1981 Hello Big Man, 1983 Spoiled Girl, 1985 Coming Around Again, 1987 My Romance, 1990 Have You Seen Me Lately, 1990 This Is My Life, 1992 Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera, 1993 Letters Never Sent, 1994 Film Noir, 1997 The Bedroom Tapes, 2000 Moonlight Serenade, 2005 Into White, 2007 This Kind of Love, 2008

Compilations The Best of Carly Simon, 1975 — US #17 (Singles Compilation) Greatest Hits Live, 1988 — US #87; UK #49 (Singles Compilation) Clouds In My Coffee, 1995 (3 Disc Retrospective Box Set) The Very Best Of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, 1999 (Singles Compialtion) Christmas Is Almost Here, 2002 (Christmas Compilation) Anthology, 2002 (Singles Compilation) Christmas Is Almost Here Again, 2003 (Christmas Compilation) Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits, 2004 — US #22 (Singles Compilation)

Videography

• Live from Martha's Vineyard, 1987
• Carly in Concert — My Romance, 1990
• Live at Grand Central, 1995
• A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2, 2005
• Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars documentary, songs by Carly Simon 2006 [1]

Bibliography

• Amy the Dancing Bear, 1989
• The Boy of the Bells, 1990
• The Fisherman's Song, 1991
• The Nighttime Chauffeur, 1993
• Midnight Farm, 1997

References

External links

• Carly Simon official website
• Carly Simon Interview
  • Autobiography
• Carly Simon Online (unofficial website)
• Carly Simon at the Internet Movie Database
• Carly Simon at the Notable Names Database
• Carly Simon at the Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Carly Simon at Rollingstone

Preceded by Lulu The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974

James Bond title artist The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody Does It Better), 1977

Succeeded by Shirley Bassey Moonraker, 1979

The Notable Names Database ( NNDB) produced by Soylent Communications, is an Online database of biographical details of over 33000 people The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent " Nobody Does It Better " is a Power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

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