"[139] The album also features the major (No. "[233], Simon married fellow singer-songwriter James Taylor on November 3, 1972. That same year, Simon published her second children's book, The Boy of the Bells. 67 and "Let the River Run" ranked at No. 10), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. 18), and her four Gold-certified singles "You're So Vain" (No. 88 on the Billboard 200, and her contract with Epic was cancelled. [183] In the spring of 2004, Simon released her fourth greatest hits album: Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits. Carly Simon is mourning the loss of her two sisters, Joanna and Lucy Simon, who both died of cancer this week. Go figure. [177] In November 2001, Simon's Oscar-winning song "Let the River Run" was used in a public service ad for the United States Postal Service. [72], In 1977, Simon had an international hit with the million-selling Gold single "Nobody Does It Better", the theme to the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me. [231], In the 1960s, Simon was briefly engaged to British writer William Donaldson. [261][262] In May 2021, Dave Grohl stated that the song "still amazes" him;[263] his band Foo Fighters previously covered the song at the "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" The album's sales were a disappointment, peaking at only No. Carly Simon has an unparalleled career that spans five decades of openhearted storytelling both in song and print. 5, a duet with James Taylor), "Nobody Does It Better" (No. Livingston said, "I love Carly and Carly loves me. Additionally, they singled out the title track and "It Happens Everyday" as "two of the album's best songs. Instead, Simon turned to singing and songwriting. The song became a major Adult Contemporary hit, and the Coming Around Again album appeared the following year, to further critical acclaim and commercial success. [234][235] They have two children, Sarah "Sally" Maria Taylor (born January 7, 1974) and Benjamin "Ben" Simon Taylor (born January 22, 1977), both of whom are musicians and political activists. The song garnered her another Grammy nomination, and was the No. Her musical work on the film also earned Simon her first BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Film Score in 1990. For more than 40 years, Simon never publicly revealed the name of the subject. [167] Songs in Shadow: The Making of Carly Simon's Film Noir aired as a special presentation on AMC. It reached No. [49], Simon scored the biggest success of her career in 197273 with "You're So Vain". 30, and earned Simon a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 15th Annual Grammy Awards. The album spawned the worldwide hit "You're So Vain", which sat at No. She continued: "There's nothing you could add or take away from her legacy, because she's always been truthful," concluding with "the fact that she was always so upfront about everything that wasn't perfect, I think, is what makes her the most important to me."[280]. Paul McCartney said that when he heard my song 'Mean Old Man,' he thought that it was a standard. "[173] The opening track, "Our Affair", was remixed by Richard Perry and featured on the soundtrack album of the 2000 film Bounce, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck. "[33], Simon attended Riverdale Country School[34] and spent at least four semesters at Sarah Lawrence College. [70], Simon's career took another upward swing in 1978 with the Top 10 album Boys in the Trees. [24][25] A 2017 episode of PBS show Finding Your Roots tested Simon's DNA, which included 10% African and 2% Native American, likely via her maternal grandmother. Simon's first live album; Greatest Hits Live continued her mounting comeback, quickly going Gold, before later certified Platinum by the RIAA in 1996. I admire her. [156] On August 30, 1995, Simon made a rare joint appearance with her ex-husband, James Taylor, for a concert on Martha's Vineyard. [244][245], In 2008, Simon was reportedly dating Richard Koehler,[246] a surgeon specializing in minimally invasive laparoscopy. [229][230] When asked about the possibility of performing at the ceremony, Simon stated "I don't know. Spoiled Girl is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Epic Records, in June 1985.. "[237] In 2015, following the publication of her memoir Boys in the Trees, Simon reiterated in an interview that she and Taylor had not spoken in decades, saying, "I still want to heal him, I still want to make him all right. [181] She also performed two concerts during the 2004 holiday season at Harlem's Apollo Theater, along with BeBe Winans, Rob Thomas, son Ben and daughter Sally, Livingston Taylor, Mindy Jostyn and Kate Taylor, along with other members of the Taylor and Simon family. [149] That same year, Simon recorded and released her 16th album, Letters Never Sent. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, and earned Simon three Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Carole King and Carly Simon. John Travolta duets with Simon on the track "Two Sleepy People", and Martin Scorsese penned the liner notes featured in the album's booklet. "I would say our relationship is non-existent. 20 on their list of the 100 greatest album covers. [118] These and older songs were featured in a picturesque HBO concert special titled Live from Martha's Vineyard, where Simon and her band performed live on a specially built stage in the town of Gay Head in early June 1987. And I love her fashion sense. [67][68], Another Passenger reached No. Joining the singer-songwriters of the early 1970s, Simon changed the public's conception of pop music to an honest, sensitive and intelligent craftwork. [187] The album was released several months after Jostyn's death on March 10, 2005. [102], In 1982, Simon sang the Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards-produced single "Why", from the soundtrack album to the film Soup for One. [223] It was rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19related challenges. 14), "You Belong to Me" (No. In 1972, she had her first hit single, "You're So Vain." That same year she . It subsequently became notable in popular culture for its use in a variety of commercials to market the ketchup of the H. J. Heinz Company. Recorded in collaboration with Jimmy Webb (who duets with Simon on the track "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"), the album was nominated for the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance the following year. Simon and Taylor divorced in 1983. [55] Finally, in November 2015, Simon, promoting her about-to-be-published memoir, said, "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren" and added that while "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him", he is the subject only of that verse, with the remainder of the song referring to two other, still unnamed men. AllMusic wrote that Simon was "as raw as she was on 1975's Playing Possum, and just as sweet as 1987's Coming Around Again, but Simon is fresh. [143] The album later earned a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. "[108] The lead single, "You Know What to Do", peaked at No. 36 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 1975, Simon's fifth album, Playing Possum, and the compilation, The Best of Carly Simon, both appeared; the former hit the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the hit single "Attitude Dancing" (No. 2) from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, and "Jesse" (No. "[267][268][269] Tori Amos said that Simon's song "Boys in the Trees" (the title track of Boys in the Trees) inspired her own songwriting efforts, and Amos has performed the song in concert. [61], In 1974, Simon followed the hugely successful No Secrets album with Hotcakes, which became an instant hit. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s. [130], Simon married James Hart, a writer, poet and businessman, on December 23, 1987. She rapped, initially thinking that Jackson and the producers would not use it, but they decided to marry both tracks, as the singers thought it "worked perfectly", and it became a duet. [174], In 2001, Simon performed on "Son of a Gun" with Janet Jackson on Jackson's album All for You. Carly added of her sisters,. [45] The pair had become romantically involved shortly after Simon had opened for Stevens at L.A.'s Troubadour around the time her debut album was released. I think it's really relatable and honest. 2 on Billboard's list, of the Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs in 2012. [84] In their review of the album, Rolling Stone also singled out "We're So Close", calling the track "the record's gem. The following year, Billboard Hot 100 55th Anniversary Charts: The All-Time Top 100 Songs, updated its ranking and placed "You're So Vain" at No. Hotcakes included two top ten singles: "Mockingbird", a duet with James Taylor that peaked at No. 1 on the U.S. [113][114], In 1986, Simon signed with Arista Records and soon rebounded from her career slump. One of them is almost certainly Warren. [40] She released her self-titled debut album on February 9, 1971, and it peaked at No. [232] Donaldson described her as "the answer to any sane man's prayers; funny, quick, erotic, extravagantly talented. The second single, "Half A Chance", only charted on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. [150] The song "The Night Before Christmas", originally written for the 1992 Nora Ephron film This Is My Life and featured on the soundtrack album, was also featured in Ephron's 1994 film Mixed Nuts, as well as its soundtrack album. [21] She was unable to attend the ceremony due to a personal tragedy. [30] Simon has stated that when she was seven years old, a family friend in his teens sexually assaulted her. Across 12 years, the pair dated, split, became. "[82] "Vengeance" earned Simon a nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female at the 21st Annual Grammy Awardsthe first ceremony to feature the new category. "[230], On November 5, 2022, Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. 10 on the Billboard Pop singles (Hot 100) chart, and earned Simon a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 14th Annual Grammy Awards, where she also won Best New Artist. She started choking me in a loving way, saying: 'you're great too Carly, get up there, you need to do this too'. They are not at all related. She agreed, with Simon wanting to write new lines. [206] On October 30, 2013, Simon performed alongside Natasha Bedingfield at the Oceana Partners Award Gala in Los Angeles. The song peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks, and the Adult . [217], On October 22, 2019, Simon released a second memoir titled Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie, which recounts her friendship with former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. 74 in the U.S., the song became a mellow classic in the aftermath of its being picked up to be covered and sampled by different artists from around 1989 onward. There's nothing more attractive than someone who seems to live effortlessly. A critical and commercial success, it reached No. Although in her mid-fifties, she is still a charmer. The ninth most popular hit of 1973 was Carly Simon's "You're So Vain." Simon's father, Richard L. Simon, was a co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster, and from a. This release represented every one of her studio albums (up until that point) with at least one song, digitally remastered, and also released on Rhino Records. Carly and Lucy contributed a Simon Sisters song"Maryanne"to the 1982 follow-up album In Harmony 2,[97] which was also produced by Lucy and her husband. Describing the relationship and marriage of Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon as on-again, off-again, on-again, would be a massive understatement. From that album, Simon scored another million-selling U.S. Gold single with the hit "Jesse", which peaked at No. Simon recalls: "Elektra rejected [the tracks from that session] andasked me to work with Richard Perry. Ofelia was raised primarily in England by nuns until the age of 16. [44] The single was written in 15 minutes while Simon waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up for a date. 5 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, and "Haven't Got Time for the Pain", which hit No. [57], The follow-up single, "The Right Thing to Do" (a love song directed to Simon's then husband James Taylor),[58] was another sizable hit later in 1973, reaching No. Billboard Top 10 'Adult Contemporary' Singles, 19631969: The Simon Sisters and Elephant's Memory, 19701971: Going solo and mainstream success, 20122019: ASCAP Founders Award, calibrations, and memoirs, 2020present: Carnegie Hall tribute and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings, The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection), Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie, List of awards and nominations received by Carly Simon, This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture), Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection, "Billboard Easy Listening Charts Singles", "Carly Simon, 'Nobody Does It Better' (1977) The Top 10 James Bond Theme Songs", "James Bond theme songs: We rank the exceptional and unremarkable, from Adele to Madonna", "US Albums and Singles Charts > Carly Simon", "Doctors of Songwriting Commencement 1998", "Trent Reznor, Carly Simon, Peter Frampton Honored by ASCAP", "Olivia Rodrigo, Sara Bareilles Salute Carly Simon During Rock Hall of Fame Induction", "Andrea Heinemann Simon; Community Leader, 84", "Genealogy show unlocks family secrets for Carly Simon, more", "Heroines in the Footlights, From All Sides Now", "Rutgers Plays Host to TV's 'Hootenanny' Show Tonight", "Carly Simon Reveals She Had Sexual Encounters with an Older Boy When She Was 7", "Carly Simon And Family Point To Positive, Creative Side Of Dyslexia (Including Theirs)", "The Simon Sisters: Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod", "Carly & Lucy Simon: Sing Songs For Children", "Carly Simon Had a Hard Time Living This Down", "Lyrics from the songs which were written for Cat Stevens by Carly Simon- with photo", "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database July 15, 2015", Recording Industry Association of America, "Official Charts Pop Gem #70: Carly Simon You're So Vain", "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time > You're So Vain", "Carly Simon Says 'You're So Vain' Is About Warren Beatty Well, Only the Second Verse: 'He Thinks the Whole Thing Is About Him! [104] In 2015, Pitchfork ranked it No. He was a Columbia University graduate, co-founder of the publishing house Simon & Schuster , and father of singer-songwriter Carly Simon . "[59] That same year, Simon performed on Lee Clayton's self-titled album and co-sang on the song "New York Suite 409". Boys in the Trees was a major success, and returned Simon to Platinum album status in the U.S. "You Belong to Me" later earned Simon yet another nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 21st Annual Grammy Awards, where the album also won Best Album Package. That same year, she released her first children's book, Amy the Dancing Bear. Her mother, Andrea (ne Heinemann),[23] was a civil rights activist and singer. [133], In April 1995, Simon surprised thousands of commuters at New York's Grand Central Terminal with an unannounced performance which was filmed for a Lifetime television special, titled Live at Grand Central. [50] "You're So Vain" received nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards,[12] where No Secrets also earned a nomination for Best Engineered Recording. "[195] Into White continued Simon's recently rejuvenated high chart profile, and became Billboard's Hot Shot Debut, entering the chart at No. [170], On May 16, 2000, Simon released her 18th studio album, The Bedroom Tapes. This album proves she is still captivating. [38] Simon later said of her time with the band: "I hated the gigs. [162][163] Some reports stated that a drunk and disorderly Hynde grabbed Simon around the neck and punched her, although Simon attempted to put these rumors to rest on her official website in 2002, writing "Chrissie was a bit intoxicated and was yelling out during Joni's performance which needless to say, everybody wanted to hear. "[41], Her second album, Anticipation, followed November 1971. A daring move that pays off. [161], In November 1995, the American press reported an incident between Simon and the Pretenders' vocalist Chrissie Hynde at a Joni Mitchell concert at New York's Fez Club. The single's B-side, "We Have No Secrets", also became noteworthy; Rolling Stone critic Stephen Holden regarded the track as exemplifying the theme of No Secrets, which he saw as the "difficulty of being happy," by "painfully" expressing "the realization that emotion and rationalization are often irreconcilable. The second single "The Right Thing to Do", as well as its B-side "We Have No Secrets", were also successful. Also in 1981, Simon was the second female solo artist to be featured on MTV's first day of the air in her video for "Vengeance" (Pat Benatar was the first female solo artist to appear on MTV, with "You Better Run", and Juice Newton was the third, with "Angel of the Morning"). [160] That same year, Simon and her sister Lucy sang on the track "The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)" from Peter, Paul and Mary's album LifeLines. She's known as an emotional person but a strong person. It was also included on the film's soundtrack album. "[85] In 2009, Simon released Never Been Gone, an album which includes a newly recorded version of "Never Been Gone", along with some of her other greatest hits. Titled "Pride", it was produced to boost public confidence and postal worker morale in the wake of the September 11, 2001, attacks and the 2001 anthrax attacks. Carly Simon, coping with the back-to-back deaths of her two older sisters and only remaining siblings released a statement of tribute and mourning. [111] In 1984, Simon made an uncredited cameo appearance in Ray Parker Jr.'s music video for "Ghostbusters", the theme song from the film of the same name. It peaked outside the Top 40 on Billboard 200 (at No. No. [224][225], On February 2, 2022, Simon was announced as one of the 17 performers nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Lucy Simon Jamie Levine Photography. She only recently revealed that it was actually not about any one specific person, but three separate people. 1 on the Billboard 200 for five weeks and was certified Platinum. 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. 3 on Rolling Stone's list, and No. [150][155] Also in 1995, she performed on an American concert tour in conjunction with Hall & Oates. As a reason for changing that Simon cited the recently released, now infamous, Access Hollywood tape, in which Trump can be heard bragging on a hot mic about his behavior towards married women that commentators and lawyers have described as sexual assault. [31] She stated, "It was heinous", adding, "It changed my view about sex for a long time. [154] Simon also featured in an episode of the Lifetime original series Intimate Portrait, which was broadcast the same night. [198] On October 13, 2009, it was reported that Simon was suing Starbucks, saying they did not adequately promote This Kind of Love. [52] On August 23, 2014, the UK Official Charts Company gave it the accolade of 'ultimate song of the 1970s'. The album also features vocal collaborations with her children; Ben and Sally, who perform a trio with Simon on the track "You Can Close Your Eyes", which author Sheila Weller described in her 2008 book Girls Like Us as "slow, spectral" and "achingly beautiful. She also said she wanted to record an album with her two children. The album achieved Gold status that year, and by its 25th anniversary in 1997, it had been certified Platinum. [81], In 1979, Simon released her eighth studio album: Spy. The song's success propelled Simon's breakthrough album, No Secrets, to No. Carly Simon was born on June 25, 1945. Ravinia festival tickets went on sale Monday at 8 a.m. Both performers have been favorites of The album was a great critical and commercial success, peaking at No. Recorded with a variety of producers in New York, this was Simon's only album for Epic. "[238], She was engaged to musician Russ Kunkel, from 1985 to 1986. [42] Like its predecessor, the album peaked at No. [273], Simon appeared as herself in the films Perfect (1985)[230] and Little Black Book (2004). [264], "Nobody Does It Better" has been performed live by Celine Dion[265] and Radiohead;[266] indeed, Radiohead's lead singer, Thom Yorke, called it the "sexiest song ever written. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- It's a big day for music lovers. [223] It was later rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19related challenges. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. Although it suffered from disappointing sales, the album received widespread critical acclaim. It garnered her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance that same year. By the time they divorced in 1975, Garfunkel had started a new relationship with actress Laurie Bird. [205] Later that year, Simon dueted with Jimmy Webb on the track "Easy for You to Say" from his album Still Within the Sound of My Voice. [83] The album also features the songs "Never Been Gone" and "We're So Close", which have become fan favorites and stand among Simon's personal favorites of her own songs. [37], Simon collaborated with eclectic New York rockers Elephant's Memory for about six months in the late '60s. McAuliffe was a Simon fan and had taken a cassette of her music on board the shuttle. In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked it the third-greatest James Bond theme song,[5] while Billboard ranked it the second-greatest. An international version of the album was also released; it hit No. She has authored two memoirs and five children's books. [15] She was honored with the Boston Music Awards Lifetime Achievement in 1995,[16] and received a Berklee College of Music Honorary Doctor of Music Degree in 1998. 15 on the U.S. [208][24] The book was met with widespread critical acclaim. [254], Simon has received various accolades and honors throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards (from 14 nominations),[12] an Academy Award,[255] and a Golden Globe Award. The closing song, "I've Got to Have You" (written by Kris Kristofferson), was released as a single in Australia and reached the Top 10 on the Kent Music Report in 1972. The album became a cult favorite within Simon's back catalogue. Simon had long chosen to keep her political views private and had never allowed "You're So Vain" to be used for political purposes in the past. [17] In 2005, Simon was nominated for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but she has yet to claim her star. [242], Simon has been close friends with James Taylor's younger brother Livingston Taylor for over 40 years. "[100] Torch also features one original song by Simon, "From the Heart",[101] as well as Stephen Sondheim's "Not a Day Goes By", from his then-new musical Merrily We Roll Along. Recording and packaging. "[164], Simon continued to write and record music for films, and wrote the theme songs to several more movies; these included "Two Little Sisters" from the drama film Marvin's Room (1996),[165] and "In Two Straight Lines" from the family comedy Madeline (1998). [221], On November 27, 2019, it was announced that Simon would be honored at Carnegie Hall with a tribute concert, titled The Music of Carly Simon, on March 19, 2020. [186] She also sang a duet, "Angel of the Darkest Night", with Mindy Jostyn on Jostyn's 2005 album Coming Home. [132] The Working Girl soundtrack album was released in August 1989, and featured more music from Simon. The single peaked one step behind Debby Boone's hugely successful hit "You Light Up My Life" on Billboard's Pop Singles chart from October 22 to November 5, 1977 and received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards. [7] Also in 1977, Simon co-produced Libby Titus's album Libby Titus, and sang backup on two songs: "Can This Be Our Love Affair?"
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