Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits is the fourth greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on May 4, 2004.
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| Released | May 4, 2004 (US) June 8, 2004 (International) | |||
| Recorded | 1970–1999 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 79:23 | |||
| Label | BMG Heritage/WEA International | |||
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Containing 20 tracks and nearly 80 minutes of music, the album compiles 19 of Simon's most popular songs, presented roughly in chronological order, ranging from "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" from her 1971 eponymous debut album, through "Like A River" and "Touched by the Sun" from her 16th studio album Letters Never Sent (1994). The song "Amity", a duet with her daughter Sally Taylor, originally appeared on the soundtrack album to the 1999 film Anywhere but Here and has been remixed and included as a bonus track.
An international version of the album, released mainly for the UK market, followed on June 8, 2004. While also containing 20 tracks, the international version consists of a different mix of songs, such as "Why" from the soundtrack album to the 1982 film Soup For One, a Top 10 hit single on the UK chart. Unlike the North American version, the international version does not run in chronological order.
Reception
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Reflections: Carly Simon’s Greatest Hits was met with widespread critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 22 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming Simon's first Top 40 release on this chart since Coming Around Again in 1987, and remained on the chart for 19 weeks.[1] On March 2, 2007, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone.[2] The international version was also very successful; it peaked at No. 25 on the UK Official Albums Chart, and remained on the chart for seven weeks.[3] On July 22, 2013, it was certified Gold by the BPI for selling over 100,000 copies in the UK.[4]
AllMusic rated the North American version 41⁄2-stars-out-of-5, praising it as a satisfying single-disc overview of Simon's extensive catalog; "Spanning nearly 30 years and featuring 20 songs, the collection has all of the big hits, from such '70s standards as "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", "Anticipation", "The Right Thing to Do", "You're So Vain", "Haven't Got Time for the Pain", and "Nobody Does It Better" to the late-'80s comeback hit "Let the River Run". Certainly, there are some listeners who are looking for a concise career-spanning disc, and for them, this suits the bill very well.
Track listings
North American version
All tracks are written by Carly Simon, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | Carly Simon (1971) | 4:18 |
| 2. | "Legend in Your Own Time" | Anticipation (1971) | 3:46 | |
| 3. | "Anticipation" | Anticipation (1971) | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "The Right Thing to Do" | No Secrets (1972) | 3:00 | |
| 5. | "You're So Vain" | No Secrets (1972) | 4:20 | |
| 6. | "Mockingbird (with James Taylor)" | Inez and Charlie Foxx, additional lyrics by James Taylor | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Nobody Does It Better" | Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch | The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977) | 3:44 |
| 9. | "You Belong to Me (Single version)" | Carly Simon, Michael McDonald | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Jesse" | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:19 | |
| 11. | "Coming Around Again" | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:42 | |
| 12. | "Give Me All Night (Single version)" | Carly Simon, Gerard McMahon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:04 |
| 13. | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Single version)" | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:27 | |
| 14. | "All I Want Is You" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Andy Goldmark | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:59 |
| 15. | "Let the River Run" | Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989) | 3:43 | |
| 16. | "Better Not Tell Her (Single version)" | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 4:45 | |
| 17. | "Love of My Life" | This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 3:34 | |
| 18. | "Like A River (Single version)" | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 4:48 | |
| 19. | "Touched by the Sun" | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 5:28 | |
| 20. | "Amity (with Sally Taylor) (Alternate Mix)" | Carly Simon, Sally Taylor | Anywhere but Here (soundtrack) (1999) | 3:02 |
| Total length: | 79:23 | |||
International version
All tracks are written by Carly Simon, except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "You're So Vain" | No Secrets (1972) | 4:20 | |
| 2. | "Anticipation" | Anticipation (1971) | 3:22 | |
| 3. | "Nobody Does It Better" | Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch | The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977) | 3:44 |
| 4. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | Carly Simon (1971) | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Coming Around Again" | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:42 | |
| 6. | "The Right Thing to Do" | No Secrets (1972) | 3:00 | |
| 7. | "Let the River Run" | Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989) | 3:43 | |
| 8. | "I’ve Got to Have You" | Kris Kristofferson | Anticipation (1971) | 4:45 |
| 9. | "Mockingbird (with James Taylor)" | Inez and Charlie Foxx, additional lyrics by James Taylor | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Legend in Your Own Time" | Anticipation (1971) | 3:46 | |
| 11. | "Why (Single version)" | Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers | Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982) | 3:33 |
| 12. | "We Have No Secrets" | No Secrets (1972) | 3:57 | |
| 13. | "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | Hotcakes (1974) | 3:59 |
| 14. | "You Belong to Me (Single version)" | Carly Simon, Michael McDonald | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:14 |
| 15. | "Jesse" | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:19 | |
| 16. | "Boys in the Trees" | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:13 | |
| 17. | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (Single version)" | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:27 | |
| 18. | "Give Me All Night (Single version)" | Carly Simon, Gerard McMahon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:04 |
| 19. | "Love of My Life" | This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 3:35 | |
| 20. | "Touched by the Sun" | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 5:28 | |
| Total length: | 78:25 | |||
Charts and certifications
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Certifications
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References
- "Carly Simon – Chart history - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- "Carly Simon certifications". RIAA.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
- "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- "BPI certifications – Carly Simon – Reflections: Greatest Hits". BPI. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- "British album certifications – Carly Simon – Reflections - Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. July 22, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Carly Simon – Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. March 2, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2013.