Have You Seen Me Lately
| Have You Seen Me Lately | ||||
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| Released | September 25, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | at Right Track Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 50:26 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Frank Filipetti and Paul Samwell-Smith | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |   link |
Have You Seen Me Lately is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's seventeenth album, and fifteenth studio album, released in 1990.
The album spent 32 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 60.[1] The first single "Better Not Tell Her" was hugely successful on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 4, and becoming Simon's biggest hit of the 1990s. The second single,"Life is Eternal", received some airplay in December 1990 and January 1991, but not enough to earn a chart placing. The third single, "Holding Me Tonight". was more successful, peaking at No. 36 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Judy Collins contributed backing vocals on the track "Fisherman's Song".[2] The album's title track was written for the film Postcards from the Edge but it is heard in the film only as an instrumental.
Promotion and Reception
Simon made music videos for the singles "Better Not Tell Her" and "Holding Me Tonight", she also performed the latter on Late Night with David Letterman.[3] Simon performed "Happy Birthday" and "Life Is Eternal" on a 1991 episode of The Phil Donahue Show.[4]
Stephen Holden, writing in The New York Times, called the album "superb" and the title track "the album's most stunning moment".[5] Greg Sandow, writing for Entertainment Weekly, rated the album B, and wrote "'Life Is Eternal' breathes an air of genuine uplift" and "'Better Not Tell Her' and the title track sound firm, tender, and genuine, with pointed melodies and an airy outdoor aura".[6] AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carly Simon except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Better Not Tell Her" | 5:21 | |
| 2. | "Didn't I?" | 2:51 | |
| 3. | "Have You Seen Me Lately?" | 4:16 | |
| 4. | "Life Is Eternal" | Carly Simon, Teese Gohl | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Waiting At The Gate" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | 6:17 |
| 6. | "Happy Birthday" | 4:53 | |
| 7. | "Holding Me Tonight" | 4:17 | |
| 8. | "It's Not Like Him" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Don't Wrap It Up" | 4:19 | |
| 10. | "Fisherman's Song" | 3:54 | |
| 11. | "We Just Got Here" | 4:22 | |
| Total length: | 50:26 | ||
Credits
- Jay Berliner – Spanish guitar solo (1)
- Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
- Michael Brecker – EWI (3, 8)
- Judy Collins – additional vocals (10)
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Teese Gohl – keyboards, string arrangements and conductor
- Lani Groves – backing vocals
- Will Lee – bass guitar (1-5, 7-10), backing vocals, additional lead vocals (4)
- Julie Levine – additional backing vocals (4)
- John McCurry – electric guitar (3, 7)
- Jimmy Ryan – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, acoustic bass (6)
- Bruce Samuels – bass guitar (11)
- Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals
- Carly Simon – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Lucy Simon – backing vocals, additional vocals (10)
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet (7)
- Ben Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6)
- Sally Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6)
- Naná Vasconcelos – additional percussion (4, 6)
- Dirk Ziff – additional acoustic guitar (7)
Production
- Producers – Frank Filipetti and Paul Samwell-Smith
- Recorded and Mixed by Frank Filipetti
- Assistant Engineer – John Herman
- Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
- Artwork and Design – Carolyn Quan
- Photography – Bob Gothard
- Hand Lettering – Kathy Schinhofen
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 60 |
Album - International
| Year | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada | 64[7] |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Better Not Tell Her" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1990 | "Holding Me Tonight" | Adult Contemporary | 36 |
References
- ^ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ^ "Have You Seen Me Lately". carlysimon.com.
- ^ "Holding Me Tonight on Late Night". YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "Carly Simon and family on Donahue 1991". YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (October 31, 1992). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ Sandow, Greg (October 12, 1990). "Album Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- ^ "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.