Carly Simon - No Secrets (2LP, 45RPM)
Carly Simon - vocal, guitar, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Carly Simon]
Jimmy Ryan (g,b); Bobby Keys (ts); Lowell George (g); Kirby Johnson (el-p); Peter Robinson (p); Bill Payne (org); Klaus Voorman (b); Andy Newmark, Jim Keltner (dr); orchestra & backing vocals
Writen by Carly Simon (A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, C2, D1, D3 ), Jacob Brackman (A2, D1), James Taylor (D2), Billy Mernit (D3)
2 LPs, Stoughton gatefold jacket
Limited to 3,000 numbered copies
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Fidelity Record Pressing
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Elektra
Recorded on September - October 1972 at Trident Studios, London, by Robin Geoffrey Cable
Produced by Richard Perry
Originally released in 1972
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Right Thing to Do
- The Carter Family
Side B:
- You’re So Vain
- His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin
- We Have No Secrets
Side C:
- Embrace Me, You Child
- Waited So Long
Side D:
- It Was So Easy
- Night Owl
- When You Close Your Eyes
Review
« Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain." That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve") and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. But Simon's honesty meant that her lyrical knife was double-edged; now that she felt she had found true love ("The Right Thing to Do," another Top Ten hit, was her celebration of her relationship with James Taylor), she was as willing to acknowledge her own mistakes and regrets as she was to point fingers. But it wasn't only Simon's forthrightness that made the album work; it was also Richard Perry's simple, elegant pop/rock production, which gave Simon's music a buoyancy it previously lacked. And Perry paid particular attention to Simon's vocals in a way that made her more engaging (or at least less grating) to listen to. » AllMusic Review by William Ruhlmann
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5