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Carly Simon was onto something, naming her album after Anais Nin's book of erotic fiction A Spy in the House of Love, and she used the concept to come up with songs about maintaining the passion in a long-term relationship. But she didn't follow through completely, devoting two songs (including the singles chart entry "Vengeance") to attempts to remake "You're So Vain" and returning to producer Arif Mardin and his New York jazz-pop session men for an inappropriately slick and overdone sound. (Whoever expected a Carly Simon album with a drum solo on it?) Commercial considerations, in other words, marred what could have been an interesting concept album which still, despite the compromises, contained several good songs. And, of course, the commercial considerations were misplaced -- the album became Simon's worst seller and prefaced her departure from Elektra Records.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Ian McLagan, Acoustic Piano - Gene Orloff, Strings - Paul Gershman, Strings - Phil Bodner, Strings - Warren Bernhardt, Keyboards - Mitsue Takayama, Strings - Jesse Levy, Strings - Arif Mardin, Producer, Arranger - David Spinozza, Electric Guitar - Don Grolnick, Acoustic Piano, Clavinet - Rick Marotta, Drums - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Richard Tee, Clavinet - JOHN HALL, Electric Guitar, Solo Guitar - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - Steve Gadd, Drums - Kermit Moore, Strings - Ted Hoyle, Strings - Eddie Daniels, Strings - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Gerald Tarack, Strings - JONATHAN Abramowitz, Strings - Lamar Alsop, Strings - Regis Iandiorio, Strings - Julien Barber, Strings - Joe Caro, Electric Guitar - Tony Posk, Strings - Guy Lumia, Strings - Peter Dimitriades, Strings - Eugene J. Moye, Strings - Lewis Eley, Strings - Alan Shulman, Strings - Richard Maximoff, Strings - James Buffington, Strings - Harold Kohon, Strings - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Tim Curry, Backing Vocals - Joseph Malin, Strings - Frederick Buldrini, Strings - Jean R. Dane, Strings - Teddy Israel, Strings
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Gene Orloff, Strings - Paul Gershman, Strings - Phil Bodner, Strings - Warren Bernhardt, Acoustic Piano - Mitsue Takayama, Strings - Jesse Levy, Strings - Arif Mardin, Producer, Arranger - David Spinozza, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Rick Marotta, Drums - Ullanda McCullough, Backing Vocals - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Richard Tee, Electric Piano - Steve Gadd, Drums - JAMES TAYLOR, Backing Vocals - Kermit Moore, Strings - Ted Hoyle, Strings - Eddie Daniels, Strings - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Will Lee, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Gerald Tarack, Strings - JONATHAN Abramowitz, Strings - Lamar Alsop, Strings - Regis Iandiorio, Strings - Ken Bichel, Moog - Julien Barber, Strings - Tony Posk, Strings - Guy Lumia, Strings - Peter Dimitriades, Strings - Eugene J. Moye, Strings - Lewis Eley, Strings - Alan Shulman, Strings - Richard Maximoff, Strings - James Buffington, Strings - Harold Kohon, Strings - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Malin, Strings - Frederick Buldrini, Strings - Jean R. Dane, Strings - Teddy Israel, Strings
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Warren Bernhardt, Electric Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer - David Spinozza, Acoustic Guitar - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, Acoustic Piano, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Percussion - Will Lee, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Tenor Saxophone - Ken Bichel, Moog - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Warren Bernhardt, Acoustic Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer - David Spinozza, Electric Guitar - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Will Lee, Bass Guitar - Ken Bichel, Synthesizer - Joe Caro, Acoustic Guitar - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Jacob Brackman, Writer - Warren Bernhardt, Acoustic Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer, Choir Arranger - Richard Lee, Electric Piano - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - JAMES TAYLOR, Backing Vocals - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Lucy Simon, Backing Vocals - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Warren Bernhardt, Electric Piano - Arif Mardin, Producer - David Spinozza, Guitar - Don Grolnick, Piano - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Lewis Delgatto, Bass Saxophone - Tom Malone, Trombone - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Michael Brecker, Tenor Saxophone - Steve Gadd, Drums - Randy Brecker, Trumpet - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar - Joe Caro, Guitar - Cliff Carter, Synthesizer - Frank Carillo, Guitar, Writer - Raphael Cruz, Cowbell Percussion - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Peter Ballin, Alto Saxophone - Tim Curry, Backing Vocals
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Jacob Brackman, Writer - Libby Titus, Writer - Gene Orloff, Strings - Paul Gershman, Strings - Phil Bodner, Strings - Warren Bernhardt, Electric Piano - Mitsue Takayama, Strings - Jesse Levy, Strings - Arif Mardin, Producer, Arranger - David Spinozza, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - JAMES TAYLOR, Backing Vocals - Kermit Moore, Strings - Ted Hoyle, Strings - Eddie Daniels, Strings - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Tony Levin, Bass Guitar - Errol "Crusher" Bennett, Percussion, Congas - Gerald Tarack, Strings - JONATHAN Abramowitz, Strings - Lamar Alsop, Strings - Regis Iandiorio, Strings - Julien Barber, Strings - Tony Posk, Strings - Billy Mernit, Piano - Guy Lumia, Strings - Peter Dimitriades, Strings - Eugene J. Moye, Strings - Lewis Eley, Strings - Alan Shulman, Strings - Richard Maximoff, Strings - Raphael Cruz, Percussion, Congas - James Buffington, Strings - Harold Kohon, Strings - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Malin, Strings - Frederick Buldrini, Strings - Jean R. Dane, Strings - Teddy Israel, Strings
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Hubert Laws, Flute - Gene Orloff, Strings - Paul Gershman, Strings - Phil Bodner, Strings - Warren Bernhardt, Electric Piano - Mitsue Takayama, Strings - Jesse Levy, Strings - Arif Mardin, Producer, Arranger, Writer - David Spinozza, Guitar - Rick Marotta, Drums - Carly Simon, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - JAMES TAYLOR, Backing Vocals, Writer - Kermit Moore, Strings - Ted Hoyle, Strings - Eddie Daniels, Strings - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Will Lee, Bass Guitar - Gerald Tarack, Strings - JONATHAN Abramowitz, Strings - Lamar Alsop, Strings - Regis Iandiorio, Strings - Julien Barber, Strings - Joe Caro, Guitar - Tony Posk, Strings - Guy Lumia, Strings - Peter Dimitriades, Strings - Eugene J. Moye, Strings - Lewis Eley, Strings - Alan Shulman, Strings - Richard Maximoff, Strings - Raphael Cruz, Percussion - James Buffington, Strings - Harold Kohon, Strings - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Malin, Strings - Frederick Buldrini, Strings - Jean R. Dane, Strings - Teddy Israel, Strings
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Gene Orloff, Strings - Paul Gershman, Strings - Phil Bodner, Strings - Warren Bernhardt, Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano - Mitsue Takayama, Strings - Jesse Levy, Strings - Arif Mardin, Producer, Arranger - David Spinozza, Guitar - Carly Simon, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Joe Gastwirt, MasteringEngineer - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Steve Gadd, Drums - Kermit Moore, Strings - Ted Hoyle, Strings - Eddie Daniels, Strings - George Piros, MasteringEngineer - Will Lee, Bass Guitar - David Sanborn, Alto Saxophone - Gerald Tarack, Strings - JONATHAN Abramowitz, Strings - Lamar Alsop, Strings - Regis Iandiorio, Strings - Julien Barber, Strings - Joe Caro, Guitar - Mike Mainieri, Vibraphone - Tony Posk, Strings - Guy Lumia, Strings - Peter Dimitriades, Strings - Eugene J. Moye, Strings - Lewis Eley, Strings - Alan Shulman, Strings - Richard Maximoff, Strings - James Buffington, Strings - Harold Kohon, Strings - Mike O' Reilly, AssistantEngineer - Joseph Malin, Strings - Frederick Buldrini, Strings - Jean R. Dane, Strings - Teddy Israel, Strings
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra/Asylum
Album review
Carly Simon was onto something, naming her album after Anais Nin's book of erotic fiction A Spy in the House of Love, and she used the concept to come up with songs about maintaining the passion in a long-term relationship. But she didn't follow through completely, devoting two songs (including the singles chart entry "Vengeance") to attempts to remake "You're So Vain" and returning to producer Arif Mardin and his New York jazz-pop session men for an inappropriately slick and overdone sound. (Whoever expected a Carly Simon album with a drum solo on it?) Commercial considerations, in other words, marred what could have been an interesting concept album which still, despite the compromises, contained several good songs. And, of course, the commercial considerations were misplaced -- the album became Simon's worst seller and prefaced her departure from Elektra Records.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:41
- Main artists: Carly Simon
- Label: Rhino - Elektra
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1979 Elektra Entertainment ℗ 1979 Elektra Entertainment. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment, A Warner Music Group Company.
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