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Carly Simon Goes For The Gold: "No Secrets" Coming In 24K

May 26, 2011 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Only yesterday, we shared the speculation of our good buddies at MusicTAP that big things might be in store for the catalogue of Carly Simon.  Well, we've got a start, just one day later!  On June 21, Audio Fidelity will drop a remastered, limited 24K Gold edition of the songstress' third - and some say, best - album, No Secrets.

1971's Carly Simon announced a major new talent, offerings songs like the epic and hauntingly personal "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," the folk-rock of "Alone" and country of "One More Time."  She followed her debut with the unforgettable Anticipation.  Aided by super-producer Richard Perry, Simon refined her sound for the breakthrough No Secrets.  Simon was often compared to Carole King, despite their very different backgrounds.  Carole was a modest Brooklyn girl who practically grew up in the Brill Building scene, whereas the folk-singing Carly was daughter of the mighty Simon and Schuster publishing empire.  Carole was an earth mother while Carly exuded sex appeal.  Let's not be disingenuous; among other things in common, Carly married one of Carole's most sympathetic collaborators, James Taylor, and they frequently employed the same crop of LA musicians.  But No Secrets definitively proved that Carly Simon was her own liberated woman.

Like her first two albums, 1972's No Secrets was deeply autobiographical.  It remains a testament to her sophisticated and timeless songwriting.  Album opener "The Right Thing to Do" is a piano-driven pop song that marries one of Simon's brightest, most infectious melodies to a perfect (and perfectly simple) horn and string arrangement subtly enhancing the tension under the surface.  When she intones "Hold me in your hands like a bunch of flowers," what man could resist?  It's joyful, inviting and sensual.  The fierce "You're So Vain" launched one of rock's most enduring mysteries and will forever be Ms. Simon's calling card.  "We Have No Secrets" not only gave the album its title, but it has a typically clever lyric of self-discovery.  James Taylor provided the bluesy "Night Owl."  "The Carter Family" and "His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin" are poetic yet accessible art songs.

Hit the jump for more on No Secrets, plus the track listing with discographical information and pre-order link!

No Secrets is one of the benchmarks by which all other singer/songwriter albums are measured (though Simon had some support, primarily from frequent co-writer Jacob Brackman).  Guest appearances by Lowell George, Paul and Linda McCartney, Mick Jagger, Doris Troy and, of course, JT added to the sense of a seventies musical happening.  The LP was rewarded with five weeks at No. 1 and "You're So Vain" also topped the singles chart.  It has already been released in a now sought-after DVD-Audio with a stunning 5.1 track; Audio Fidelity's disc marks its standard stereo CD audiophile debut.  Kevin Gray handles the mastering honors.  It's due in stores on June 21. 

Carly Simon, No Secrets (Elektra EKS 75049, 1972 - reissued Audio Fidelity AFZ 114, 2011)

  1. The Right Thing to Do
  2. The Carter Family
  3. You're So Vain
  4. His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin
  5. We Have No Secrets
  6. Embrace Me, You Child
  7. Waited So Long
  8. It Was So Easy
  9. Night Owl
  10. When You Close Your Eyes

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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