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Carly Simon’s ‘Spy’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

June 26, 2024 Quentin Harrison

Within the iconic stratum of seven albums that Simon yielded to the public between 1975 and 1983, it’s ‘Spy’ that is the true lost classic.

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Carly Simon’s ‘Hello Big Man’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary

September 16, 2023 Quentin Harrison
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So much more than just a spillover for Simon’s post-divorce malaise or act as a folk-pop redux, ‘Hello Big Man’ found her actively exploring new musical and lyrical terrain.

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Carly Simon’s ‘Boys in the Trees’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary

April 1, 2023 Quentin Harrison
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‘Boys in the Trees’ was the third movement in a long running arc of experimentation within Simon's canon that started with 1975’s ‘Playing Possum.’

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Carly Simon’s ‘Torch’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective

September 27, 2021 Quentin Harrison
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Every vocal performance on ‘Torch’ is shot through with a genuine longing and wisdom gained from sorrow—the color and texture of Simon’s rich contralto is in peak form throughout the LP.

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Carly Simon’s ‘Another Passenger’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

June 2, 2021 Quentin Harrison
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Circumstances seemingly aligned to prevent ‘Another Passenger’ from finding the larger audience it deserved, but it has gone on to gain an ardent following with Simon loyalists.

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Carly Simon’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Carly Simon’ Turns 50 | Anniversary Retrospective

February 7, 2021 Quentin Harrison

Earning her the Best New Artist award at the 1972 GRAMMY ceremony, Carly Simon’s self-titled debut LP set the foundation for the wealth of commercial, critical and creative triumphs that ensued.

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Carly Simon’s ‘Come Upstairs’ Turns 40 | Anniversary Retrospective

June 14, 2020 Quentin Harrison
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Simon’s ninth studio affair reinforced that alternating between rich character studies and complex renderings of events in her own life was something she had gotten down to an exact science.

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Carly Simon’s ‘Playing Possum’ Turns 45 | Anniversary Retrospective

April 18, 2020 Quentin Harrison
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As with the behavioral pattern used by possums to throw off predators, Simon herself was eager to “throw off” certain detractors who might try to dismiss her fifth album as thematically shallow.

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