CARLY SIMON
NO SECRETS
24kt GOLD CD
Audio Fidelity
AFZ-114
mastered by Kevin Gray - from original master tapes
LIMITED EDITION
stan BDB
1. The Right Thing To Do2. The Carter Family3. You're So Vain4. His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin5. We Have No Secrets6. You Child Embrace Me7. Waited So Long8. It Was So Easy9. Night Owl10. When You Close Your Eyes
Carly Simon (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano); Mick Jagger, Paul & Linda McCartney, James Taylor (vocals); Paul Keough (acoustic guitar); Lowell George (slide guitar); Bobby Keyes (tenor saxophone); Peter Robinson (acoustic piano); Bill Payne (organ); Kirby Johnson (electric piano); Dave Henshaw (synthesizer); Klaus Voorman (bass); Andy Newmark, Jim Gordon (drums); Ray Cooper (congas); Richard Perry (percussion); Liza Strike, Vicki Johnson, Bonnie Bramlett, Doris Troy (background vocals).Recorded at Trident Studios, London, England from September to October 1972
All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
Audio Remixers: Robin Cable; Bill Schnee.Recording information: Triden Studios, London (09/1972-10/1972).
Carly Simon's third album, 1972's NO SECRETS, was her best-selling release ever, thanks to the inclusion of the huge hit single "You're So Vain." Speculation persists over the identity of the person so deftly skewered in this song (Simon's been quoted as saying that while there are elements of various people in the lyrics, "there's nothing there that isn't true of Warren Beatty"), to such an extent that the excellence of the rest of the album is often overlooked.Besides the gospel-tinged hit "The Right Thing to Do," there's a moving tribute to the Carter Family (an early country music trio of the 1930s). "We Have No Secrets" is a confessional delight, and "Waited So Long" and James Taylor's "Night Owl" are two of the most rocking songs Simon ever recorded. Exquisitely produced and smartly sequenced, NO SECRETS has just the right balance of slick studio polish and soulful rough edges to make this a classic of '70s singer-songwriter pop.