The Very Best Of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
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The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better is singer-songwriter
Carly Simon
's 23rd album
, and third greatest-hits album, released in 1999
, originally in the United Kingdom
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Carly Simon
Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...
's 23rd album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, and third greatest-hits album, released in 1999
1999 in music
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, originally in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Carly Simon; except where indicted- "You're So VainYou're So Vain"You're So Vain" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon and released in December 1972. The song is a critical profile of a self-absorbed lover; Simon asserts "You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you." The subject's identity has been the matter of speculation, fueled by...
" — 4:18 - "Nobody Does It BetterNobody Does It Better"Nobody Does It Better" is a power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. It was recorded by Carly Simon as the theme song for the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film, although...
" (Carole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
, Marvin HamlischMarvin HamlischMarvin Frederick Hamlisch is an American composer. He is one of only thirteen people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, and a Tony . He is also one of only two people to EGOT and also win a Pulitzer Prize...
) — 3:42 - "WhyWhy (Carly Simon song)"Why", by Carly Simon, was one of a string of film-inspired singles from a less successful period in her career . Following her much publicized break-down on stage in 1980, it was recorded for the movie Soup For One in 1982. The movie flopped but the soundtrack was a success.The song, like all of...
" (Bernard EdwardsBernard EdwardsBernard Edwards born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass player and record producer, both as a member of the Funk/Disco band Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.-History:...
, Nile RodgersNile RodgersNile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist.-Biography:...
) — 4:06 - "Coming Around Again" — 3:39
- "The Right Thing To Do" — 2:58
- "We Have No Secrets" — 3:57
- "You Belong To Me" (Simon, Michael McDonaldMichael McDonald (singer)Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...
) — 3:49 - "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (Jacob BrackmanJacob BrackmanJacob Brackman is an American journalist, writer, and musical lyricist.After graduating from Harvard University in 1965, he went to work for Newsweek as a journalist. He remained there for six months and was then hired by The New Yorker...
, Simon) — 4:17 - "Mockingbird" (Inez and Charlie FoxxInez and Charlie FoxxCharlie Foxx and his sister Inez Foxx were an African-American rhythm and blues and soul duo from Greensboro, North Carolina. Inez sang lead vocal, while Charlie sang back-up and played guitar.Their most successful record was with their novelty composition, "Mockingbird"...
, James TaylorJames TaylorJames Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
) — 4:11 - "Haven't Got Time For the Pain" (Brackman, Simon) — 3:55
- "AnticipationAnticipation (song)"Anticipation" is a song by Carly Simon. It was the most famous track from her 1971 album of the same name, reaching #13 on the U.S. pop charts...
" — 3:21 - "Legend In Your Own Time" — 3:45
- "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" — 4:56
- "All I Want Is You" (Andy Goldmark, Simon) — 3:58
- "Give Me All Night" (Simon, Gerard McMahonGerard McMahonGerard McMahon is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer who specialises in creating music for films and TV...
) — 4:23 - "Like A River" — 4:45
- "Better Not Tell Her" — 5:21
- "Angel From MontgomeryAngel from Montgomery"Angel from Montgomery" is a country song written by John Prine, originally appearing on his self-titled 1971 album John Prine.-Background:...
" (John PrineJohn PrineJohn Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
) — 4:29 - "Let the River RunLet the River Run"Let the River Run" is a song first featured in the 1988 film Working Girl, with music and lyrics by Carly Simon. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989...
" — 3:40