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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be | |||
| 2. One More Time | |||
| 3. Anticipation | |||
| 4. Legend In Your Own Time | |||
| 5. Julie Through The Glass | |||
| 6. You're So Vain | |||
| 7. We Have No Secrets | |||
| 8. The Right Thing To Do | |||
| 9. Mockingbird | |||
| 10. Haven't Got Time for the Pain | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Not A Day Goes By | |||
| 2. Why | |||
| 3. It Happens Everyday | |||
| 4. Orpheus | |||
| 5. Come Back Home | |||
| 6. Coming Around Again | |||
| 7. Give Me All Night | |||
| 8. The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of | |||
| 9. All I Want Is You | |||
| 10. Let The River Run | |||
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Looking back on her recording career it is clear that Carly Simon is one of those artists who came in like a lion and is going out like a lamb. In the early 1970s she emerged as one of the most popular of the confessional singer/songwriters starting with "That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be," a moody little number attacking the idea of marriage. Her biggest hit, "You're So Vain," was of a similar tenor but today her most recognizable tune would have to be "Anticipation," since it is used to sell ketchup, with the James Bond theme song "Nobody Does It Better" being second (although that was written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager, not Simon herself). However, I usually thought her second level hits, songs like "The Right Thing to Do" and "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" were the better songs.
In 1980 Simon collapsed on stage while performing and everything seemed to change. Since then she has released about as many cover albums as she has albums of original material, although her most recent release, "The Bedroom Tapes" hints at the possibility of a revitalized writing career. Consequently, the second disc in this collection is less folk-rock and more adult contemporary. The collection contains all previously released material, although some of the tracks are from film soundtracks and one was heard previously only on the "Live at Grand Central" video. It would have been nice if they had gone back to some of Simon's recordings before she signed with Elektra, when she was part of the Simon Sisters (Lucy Simon was the composer of the superb Broadway musical "The Secret Garden"). Ultimately, I think "Anthology" suffers as a choice because for those who like the early Simon, there is too much of the later here and for those who enjoy all of the stages in her musical career, you might as well go for the third disc and pick up "Clouds in My Coffee."
I highly recommend this album, I have grown to respect the song-writing abilities of Ms Simon having only really heard a few tracks in the past.
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