My Romance (Carly Simon album)
My Romance is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on March 13, 1990.
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Released | March 13, 1990 | |||
Studio | The Power Station, New York City | |||
Genre | Standards | |||
Length | 37:40 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Frank Filipetti Marty Paich | |||
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The album is Simon's second devoted to standards, following Torch from nine years earlier. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, and remained on the chart for 17 weeks.[1] Simon's version of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" from this album was featured in the hit 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, and was included on the film's soundtrack album.[2]
Reception
In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, and wrote "On her second album of pop standards, Carly Simon was a little less interested in the lovelorn songs that had filled 1981's Torch. For the most part, the theme was romantic, with classics like "My Funny Valentine" and "Bewitched" handled in Simon's sexy, plaintive style."
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Romance" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:36 |
2. | "By Myself/I See Your Face Before Me" | Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz | 3:14 |
3. | "When Your Lover Has Gone" | Einar A. Swan | 4:08 |
4. | "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | Bob Hilliard, David Mann | 3:17 |
5. | "My Funny Valentine" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:24 |
6. | "Something Wonderful" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:17 |
7. | "Little Girl Blue" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:44 |
8. | "He Was Too Good to Me" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:41 |
9. | "What Has She Got" | Carly Simon, Michael Kosarin, Jacob Brackman | 2:44 |
10. | "Bewitched" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 4:05 |
11. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly, Traditional | 3:24 |
12. | "Time After Time" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 2:06 |
Total length: | 37:40 |
Carly in Concert: My Romance
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Carly in Concert: My Romance is a 1990 concert special for HBO, featuring Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr.[3] It was released on VHS and LaserDisc later the same year.[4] Connick, Jr. participates on piano and bass, as well as vocals. The special was directed by Kathy Daugherty, and runs 73 minutes.[5]
This was Simon's second concert special for HBO, following Live from Martha's Vineyard from 1987.
Track listing
- "Little Girl Blue" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me" (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz)
- "Bewitched" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "Something Wonderful" (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein)
- "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" (B. Hilliard/D. Mann)
- "New Kind of Love"
- "Stomping at the Savoy"
- "I'm Falling"
- "I Don't Know Why"
- "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "We Have No Secrets"
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar A. Swan)
- "He Was Too Good to Me"
- "What Has She Got" (C. Simon/M. Kosarin/J. Brackman)
- "Time After Time" (J. Styne/S. Cahn)
- "My Romance" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
Personnel
Musicians
- Carly Simon – vocals, acoustic piano
- Michael Kosarin – acoustic piano, arrangements
- Jimmy Ryan – guitars
- Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass
- Wayne Pedzwater – bass guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
- Michael Brecker – Steinerphone solo on "When Your Lover Has Gone", saxophone solo on "Bewitched"
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet solo on "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
- David Nadien – concertmaster, violin solo on "Something Wonderful"
- Marty Paich – orchestra arrangements and conductor
- Emile Charlap – orchestra contractor
Production
- Frank Filipetti – producer, recording, mixing
- Marty Paich – producer
- Michael Kosarin – associate producer
- Matthew Lamonica – second engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Carolyn Quan – design
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management
Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
References
- "Carly Simon – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- "Sleepless in Seattle [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- "Carly in Concert: My Romance 1991". Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- "My Romance – Carly in Concert". discogs.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- "Carly in Concert: My Romance". IMDb. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- "Carly Simon – Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.