Carly Simon is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly S… Read Full Bio ↴Carly Simon is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on February 9, 1971.
The album was produced by Eddie Kramer, who had previously worked with Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix, and included Simon's first Top 10 hit, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", which earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1972. A somber ballad centered on a woman pondering marriage with a sense of both inevitability and entrapment; the song was written by Simon and frequent collaborator Jacob Brackman. The album also earned Simon the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the same ceremony.
The album features material written by Simon, with additional writing by Brackman, Kramer, and Freddy Gardner, as well as covers of songs by Mark Klingman and Buzzy Linhart.
The album was produced by Eddie Kramer, who had previously worked with Joe Cocker and Jimi Hendrix, and included Simon's first Top 10 hit, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be", which earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1972. A somber ballad centered on a woman pondering marriage with a sense of both inevitability and entrapment; the song was written by Simon and frequent collaborator Jacob Brackman. The album also earned Simon the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the same ceremony.
The album features material written by Simon, with additional writing by Brackman, Kramer, and Freddy Gardner, as well as covers of songs by Mark Klingman and Buzzy Linhart.
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Carly Simon
Carly Simon Lyrics
Alone My goin' has nothing to do with you I'm planning a…
Another Door Some destination, A footstep in the sand Some indication, A …
Just A Sinner Today I was gonna conquer the world, Go on ahead and…
One More Time One more time Play it again before you put your guitar…
Reunions First one in the city Wearin' all those grass stained jeans …
Rolling Down The Hills People who have bad times Write hard luck songs But when the…
That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be My father sits at night with no lights on His cigarette…
The Best Thing I was his foreigner And he was mine. We ate on terraces And…
The Love's Still Growing And I'm so high I can't go on Oh but I can…