Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon album)
Greatest Hits Live is the first live album and second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on August 2, 1988. It is Simon's only live album to date.
| Greatest Hits Live | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | August 2, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | June 9, 1987, live at Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:04 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Tom "T-Bone" Wolk & Carly Simon | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
| ||||
The album was recorded on 35MM film for a HBO special shot on Martha's Vineyard originally titled Carly Simon – Coming Around Again. It was broadcast in June 1987, and later released on video and DVD as Live From Martha's Vineyard.[1]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
The album version runs in a different track order than the video version, and three tracks from the video version are removed- "Give Me All Night", "You Have To Hurt", and "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of". The song "The Right Thing to Do", is included on the album, but didn't make it into the final televised cut of the concert. It would later be included on both DVD releases as a bonus performance.
Greatest Hits Live has been released on Vinyl, Cassette tape, and Compact disc. The album sold very well upon release, going Gold immediately. In 1996, the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA, for sales of over 1,000,000 copies in the United States alone.[2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carly Simon, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nobody Does It Better" | Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager | 3:43 |
| 2. | "You're So Vain" | 4:44 | |
| 3. | "It Happens Every Day" | 2:38 | |
| 4. | "Anticipation" | 3:17 | |
| 5. | "The Right Thing to Do" | 2:48 | |
| 6. | "Do the Walls Come Down" | Simon, Paul Samwell-Smith | 4:05 |
| 7. | "You Belong To Me" | Simon, Michael McDonald | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)" | 5:12 | |
| 9. | "All I Want Is You" | Simon, Jacob Brackman, Andy Goldmark | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider" | 7:01 | |
| 11. | "Never Been Gone" | Simon, Brackman | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 45:04 | ||
Credits
Musicians
- Carly Simon – vocals
- T-Bone Wolk – bass guitar, piano, accordion, arranger, director
- Michael Brecker – EWI, saxophone
- Hugh McCracken – guitar
- Jimmy Ryan – guitar, background vocals
- Robbie Kondor – piano, synthesizers
- Robbie Kilgore – percussion, synthesizers
- Rick Marotta – drums, electronic drums, percussion
- Lani Groves, Frank Simms, Alexandra Taylor, Ben Taylor, Isaac Taylor, Sally Taylor, Aquinnah Witham, Elizabeth Witham, Kvitka Cisyk – background vocals
Production
- Carly Simon, T-Bone Wolk – producer
- Mike Scott – engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- David Hewitt – remote recording engineer, Record Plant Black Truck
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Peter Hefter, Tim Leitner – audio engineers
- Gary "Gizmo" Grim, James Hellman, Mel Papaterpos – stage technicians
- Dave Brubaker – design
- Phil Gitomer, Fritz Lange, J.B. Mattioti – remote recording
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 49 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 87 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 100,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "Carly Simon Official Website – Live From Martha's Vineyard DVD". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 15, 2004. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
- "Carly Simon certifications". RIAA.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "Carly Simon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "Canadian album certifications – Carly Simon – Greatest Hits Live". Music Canada. March 29, 1990. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Carly Simon – Greatest Hits Live". British Phonographic Industry. July 12, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Carly Simon – Greatest Hits Live". Recording Industry Association of America. August 1, 1996. Retrieved September 2, 2021.