Clouds in My Coffee
| Clouds in My Coffee | ||||
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| Released | November 7, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1965–1995 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 222:20 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Frank Filipetti and Carly Simon – Executive Producers | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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Clouds in My Coffee: 1965-1995 is a three-disc box set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on November 7, 1995.
A full career retrospective at the time of its release, it contains 58 songs spanning Simon's career from 1965 to 1995.[1] Simon personally curated the collection: "Choosing the material was quite a test. What makes it and what doesn't after all this time is partially a matter of where the taste and mood is on the day(s) you have to make the editorial decisions."[2] Nine tracks were previously unreleased on any of Simon's albums.[1] The booklet includes numerous photographs and extensive liner notes by Simon.[1] The album's title is taken from a refrain in Simon's song "You're So Vain".[3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
A contemporary review from People stated: "It’s no secret that Carly Simon plumbs the Sturm und Drang of her life for source material. This triple-CD boxed set, spanning 30 years of her work, is a virtual autobiography in song. It boasts 58 tracks, including Top 40 hits, previously unreleased studio cuts (like 1972’s lovely country-flavored "I’m All It Takes to Make You Happy"), and collectors' items (her spare version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"). For those doubting her range, Simon proves here that she is more than a lite-FM goddess. The biggest surprise is the way she can wrap her sultry voice around a classic like the Gershwins' "I've Got a Crush on You" or Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Something Wonderful". All in all, the package is some kinda wonderful."[5]
A retrospective review from AllMusic stated: "Rather than focusing on hits and other material most beloved by fans, retrospectives compiled by the artists themselves tend to reflect personal favorites, overbalanced with more recent material. By organizing this three-disc set into three different, non-chronological collections, Carly Simon partially defeats those tendencies. The first disc, The Hits, performs the valuable function of bringing together most of her biggest singles, previously spread across many records on many labels. The second disc, Miscellaneous & Unreleased, seems aimed at the collector. And the third, Cry Yourself to Sleep, is the best-intentioned one of all -- though perceived as a singles artist, Simon has written some of her best and most personal music on isolated album tracks."[4]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let the River Run" | Carly Simon | Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989) | 3:40 |
| 2. | "You Belong to Me" |
| Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Nobody Does It Better" | The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977) | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Coming Around Again" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Jesse" | Simon | Come Upstairs (1980) | 4:15 |
| 6. | "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | Simon | Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:56 |
| 7. | "You're So Vain" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 4:19 |
| 8. | "Touched by the Sun" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 5:28 |
| 9. | "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" |
| Hotcakes (1974) | 3:55 |
| 10. | "Better Not Tell Her" | Simon | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 5:12 |
| 11. | "Legend in Your Own Time" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:45 |
| 12. | "Mockingbird" |
| Hotcakes (1974) | 4:11 |
| 13. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" |
| Carly Simon (1971) | 4:17 |
| 14. | "All I Want Is You" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:58 |
| 15. | "The Right Thing to Do" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 2:58 |
| 16. | "Like A River" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 4:45 |
| 17. | "Anticipation" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:21 |
| 18. | "Give Me All Night" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 74:28 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Angel from Montgomery" | John Prine | Previously unreleased (1972) | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Raining" | Simon | Previously unreleased (1990, 1995) | 3:12 |
| 3. | "I'm All It Takes to Make You Happy" | Simon | Previously unreleased (1972) | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Easy on the Eyes" |
| This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Turn of the Tide" |
| Free to Be... a Family (1988) | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Libby" | Simon | Another Passenger (1976) | 4:57 |
| 7. | "Have You Seen Me Lately?" | Simon | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 4:14 |
| 8. | "My New Boyfriend" | Simon | Spoiled Girl (1985) | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Voulez-Vous Danser" | Simon | Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera (1993) | 3:12 |
| 10. | "The Night Before Christmas" | Simon | This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Halfway 'Round The World" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 4:33 |
| 12. | "Life Is Eternal" |
| Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 5:25 |
| 13. | "We Have No Secrets" | Simon | No Secrets (1972) | 3:57 |
| 14. | "Why" | Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982) | 4:06 | |
| 15. | "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" |
| Previously unreleased - from the documentary Baseball (1994) | 2:34 |
| 16. | "Back the Way" | Simon | This is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 4:51 |
| 17. | "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Simon (based on original nursery rhyme) | Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:42 |
| 18. | "Play with Me" | Simon | Previously unreleased (1965) | 2:28 |
| 19. | "My Luv Is Like a Red, Red Rose" | Lucy Simon from the poem "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns | The Simon Sisters Sing for Children (1969) | 2:57 |
| Total length: | 75:01 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Happens Everyday" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 2:45 |
| 2. | "Boys in the Trees" | Simon | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Julie Through the Glass" | Simon | Anticipation (1971) | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Orpheus" | Simon | Hello Big Man (1983) | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Never Been Gone" |
| Spy (1979) | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Happy Birthday" | Simon | Have You Seen Me Lately (1990) | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Devoted To You" | Felice and Boudleaux Bryant | Boys in the Trees (1978) | 2:29 |
| 8. | "Davy" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Do The Walls Come Down" |
| Coming Around Again (1987) | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Danny Boy" |
| My Romance (1990) | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Dink's Blues" | Traditional | Cuddlebug (1964) as The Simon Sisters | 3:48 |
| 12. | "We're So Close" | Simon | Spy (1979) | 5:09 |
| 13. | "Someone Waits For You" | Previously unreleased on CD, from the film Swing Shift (1984) | 3:00 | |
| 14. | "Born to Break My Heart" | Simon | Letters Never Sent (1994) | 5:00 |
| 15. | "Time After Time" | My Romance (1990) | 2:06 | |
| 16. | "What Shall We Do with the Child" |
| Torch (1981) | 2:44 |
| 17. | "I've Got a Crush on You" | The Glory of Gershwin (1994) | 3:35 | |
| 18. | "Something Wonderful" | My Romance (1990) | 2:12 | |
| 19. | "You're The Love of My Life" | Simon | This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992) | 3:35 |
| 20. | "I Get Along Without You Very Well" | Hoagy Carmichael | Torch (1981) | 3:24 |
| 21. | "By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me" |
| My Romance (1990) | 3:11 |
| Total length: | 72:51 | |||
Notes
- ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics
References
- ^ a b c "Clouds In My Coffee". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ "Timeline 90's". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "You're So Vain lyrics". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Ruhlmann, William. "Clouds in My Coffee 1965-1995". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Clouds in My Coffee: 1965-1995". People. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
- ^ Clouds in My Coffee (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1995.
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