Letters Never Sent
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Letters Never Sent is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's twentieth album, and eighteenth studio album, released in 1994.
Simon has stated the inspiration for the album came when she found an old box of letters that she'd written, but never mailed.[1] She wrote "Like A River" in honor of her mother, Andrea Simon, and "Touched By The Sun" for her dear friend, Jackie Onassis,[2] both of whom died from cancer in 1994.
The album features backing vocals by Marc Cohn and Simon's son Ben Taylor (who also appears as vocalist on "Time Works On All The Wild Young Men", the bridge song between the 4th and 6th tracks). Andreas Vollenweider plays the harp on the track "Davy".[3] Entertainment Weekly graded the album B+, and called it "funky, fascinating, and sumptuous" and concluded it as "A daring move that pays off".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Carly Simon, except where noted
- "Intro" – 0:18
- "Letters Never Sent" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 4:45
- "Lost In Your Love" – 4:52
- "Like A River" – 6:03
- "Time Works On All The Wild Young Men" (Simon, Ben Taylor) – 0:44
- "Touched By The Sun" – 5:28
- "Davy" – 3:41
- "Halfway 'Round The World" – 4:33
- "What About A Holiday" – 0:32
- "The Reason" (Simon, Danny Kortchmar) – 5:29
- "Private" – 4:37
- "Catch It Like A Fever" – 0:23
- "Born To Break My Heart" – 5:00
- "I'd Rather It Was You" – 5:42
Concert special (VHS)
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Live at Grand Central is a 1995 concert Simon gave in the middle of New York City's Grand Central Terminal. The surprise concert was a prelude to her first concert tour in 14 years. Directed by English music video and film director Nigel Dick, the special aired on Lifetime Television, and shortly after was released on VHS and LaserDisc.[5] As of 2015, it has yet to be released on DVD. For this special, Simon was nomatinated for two CableACE Award's, winning one.
Track listing
- "Touched By The Sun" (C. Simon)
- "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" (C. Simon/Jacob Brackman)
- "Letters Never Sent" (C. Simon/J. Brackman)
- "I've Got To Have You" (Kris Kristofferson)
- "Anticipation" (C. Simon)
- "Halway 'Round The World" (C. Simon)
- "Legend in Your Own Time" (C. Simon)
- "Jesse" (C. Simon/Mike Mainieri)
- "De Bat (Fly In Me Face)" (C. Simon)
- "Coming Around Again" (C. Simon)
- "Davy" (C. Simon)
- "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (C. Simon/J. Brackman)
- "Let the River Run" (C. Simon)
- "We Have No Secrets" (C. Simon)
CableACE Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Result |
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| 1995 | Live at Grand Central | Performance in a Music Special | Nominated |
| "Touched by the Sun" | Original Song | Won |
Credits
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Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | The Billboard 200 | 129[6] |
References
- ^ "Carly Simon Official Website - Letters Never Sent". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ ultimatejackie.blogspot.com. "Ultimate Jackie". Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Album review and info". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Schwartz, Robin J. (November 11, 1994). "Album Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Carly Simon: Live at Grand Central". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2015-01-04.