Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. Simon's major breakthrough was 1972's "No Secrets". The album spawned several successful singles, including Simon's biggest hit, "You're So Vain". Simon continued to produce sucessful albums though the 70s and early 80s, moving into film scores after she was dropped by her record label in 1985. "You're So Vain" is a sarcastic profile of a self-absorbed lover. The song was a number-one hit (it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in early 1973, and also spent two weeks at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart, her first #1 song on either chart), and spawned what many fans consider to be the biggest musical mystery of the era. There has been much debate over who exactly the song is about. Popular guesses on the subject include Mick Jagger (who sang backing vocals on the song), Cat Stevens, Warren Beatty, Kris Kristofferson, unfaithful fianc?? William Donaldson, and
1 | Mockingbird | Sounds of the Seventies - 1974 Take Two |
2 | Give Me All Night | Coming Around Again |
3 | Embrace Me, You Child | No Secrets |
4 | You Have to Hurt | Coming Around Again |
5 | The Right Thing to Do | No Secrets |
6 | You Won't Forget Me | Film Noir |
7 | Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) | All for You |
8 | Somewhere In The Night | Film Noir |
9 | It Happens Everyday (Live) | Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon) |
10 | When You Close Your Eyes | No Secrets |
11 | Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye | Film Noir |
12 | Anticipation (Live) | Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon) |
13 | Fools Coda | Film Noir |
14 | Nobody Does It Better (Live) | Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon) |
15 | Film Noir | Film Noir |
16 | Don't Smoke In Bed | Film Noir |
17 | His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin | No Secrets |
18 | Night Owl | No Secrets |
19 | All I Want Is You (Live) | Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon) |
20 | It Was So Easy | No Secrets |