Carly Simon

January 13, 2018

1971 Carly Simon – That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be (US:#10)

“That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be” is a 1971 song performed by Carly Simon. Her friend and frequent collaborator Jacob Brackman wrote the lyrics and Simon wrote the music. The song was released as the lead single from her self-titled debut album, Carly Simon, and it reached peak positions of number 10 […]

June 3, 2017

1975 Carly Simon – Playing Possum

Andrew Gold, Andy Newmark, Carly Simon, Emil Richards, James Newton-Howard, James Taylor, Jeff Baxter, Jim Gordon, Klaus Voormann, Lee Ritenour, Leland Sklar, Mac Rebennack, Russ Kunkel, Willie Weeks

Playing Possum is singer-songwriter Carly Simon’s fifth studio album, released in April 1975. It was Simon’s third consecutive album to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart, peaking at No. 10 in June 1975. The lead single from the album, “Attitude Dancing”, which featured Carole King on backing vocals, was also a […]