Clouds in My Coffee

Clouds in My Coffee: 1965-1995 is a three-disc box set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on November 7, 1995.

Clouds in My Coffee
Box set by
ReleasedNovember 7, 1995
Recorded1965–1995
GenreRock
Length222:20
LabelArista
ProducerFrank Filipetti and Carly Simon – Executive Producers
Carly Simon chronology
Letters Never Sent
(1994)
Clouds in My Coffee
(1995)
Film Noir
(1997)

A full career retrospective at the time of its release, it contains 58 songs spanning Simon's career from 1965 to 1995.[1] Nine tracks were previously unreleased on any of Simon's albums.[1] The booklet includes numerous photographs and extensive liner notes by Simon.[1] The album's title is taken from a refrain in Simon's song "You're So Vain".[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

A contemporary review from People stated: "It’s no secret that Carly Simon plumbs the Sturm und Drang of her life for source material. This triple-CD boxed set, spanning 30 years of her work, is a virtual autobiography in song. It boasts 58 tracks, including Top 40 hits, previously unreleased studio cuts (like 1972’s lovely country-flavored "I’m All It Takes to Make You Happy"), and collectors' items (her spare version of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"). For those doubting her range, Simon proves here that she is more than a lite-FM goddess. The biggest surprise is the way she can wrap her sultry voice around a classic like the Gershwins' "I've Got a Crush on You" or Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Something Wonderful". All in all, the package is some kinda wonderful."[4]

A retrospective review from AllMusic stated: "Rather than focusing on hits and other material most beloved by fans, retrospectives compiled by the artists themselves tend to reflect personal favorites, overbalanced with more recent material. By organizing this three-disc set into three different, non-chronological collections, Carly Simon partially defeats those tendencies. The first disc, The Hits, performs the valuable function of bringing together most of her biggest singles, previously spread across many records on many labels. The second disc, Miscellaneous & Unreleased, seems aimed at the collector. And the third, Cry Yourself to Sleep, is the best-intentioned one of all -- though perceived as a singles artist, Simon has written some of her best and most personal music on isolated album tracks."[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Disc 1: The Hits
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Let the River Run"Carly SimonWorking Girl (soundtrack) (1989)3:40
2."You Belong to Me"Boys in the Trees (1978)3:53
3."Nobody Does It Better"The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977)3:33
4."Coming Around Again"SimonComing Around Again (1987)3:39
5."Jesse"SimonCome Upstairs (1980)4:15
6."The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"SimonComing Around Again (1987)4:56
7."You're So Vain"SimonNo Secrets (1972)4:19
8."Touched by the Sun"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)5:28
9."Haven't Got Time for the Pain"Hotcakes (1974)3:55
10."Better Not Tell Her"SimonHave You Seen Me Lately (1990)5:12
11."Legend in Your Own Time"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:45
12."Mockingbird"Hotcakes (1974)4:11
13."That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
Carly Simon (1971)4:17
14."All I Want Is You"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
  • Andy Goldmark
Coming Around Again (1987)3:58
15."The Right Thing to Do"SimonNo Secrets (1972)2:58
16."Like A River"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)4:45
17."Anticipation"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:21
18."Give Me All Night"Coming Around Again (1987)4:23
Total length:74:28
Disc 2: Miscellaneous & Unreleased
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Angel From Montgomery"John PrinePreviously unreleased (1972)4:29
2."Raining"SimonPreviously unreleased (1990, 1995)3:12
3."I'm All It Takes To Make You Happy"SimonPreviously unreleased (1972)3:35
4."Easy on the Eyes"
  • Simon
  • Goldmark
This Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992)4:44
5."Turn of the Tide"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
Free to Be... a Family (1988)4:05
6."Libby"SimonAnother Passenger (1976)4:57
7."Have You Seen Me Lately?"SimonHave You Seen Me Lately (1990)4:14
8."My New Boyfriend"SimonSpoiled Girl (1985)4:19
9."Voulez-Vous Danser"SimonRomulus Hunt: A Family Opera (1993)3:12
10."The Night Before Christmas"SimonThis Is My Life (soundtrack) (1992)3:41
11."Halfway 'Round The World"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)4:33
12."Life Is Eternal"Have You Seen Me Lately (1990)5:25
13."We Have No Secrets"SimonNo Secrets (1972)3:57
14."Why"Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982)4:06
15."Take Me Out to the Ballgame"Previously unreleased - from the documentary Baseball (1994)2:34
16."Back the Way"SimonThis is My Life (soundtrack) (1992)4:51
17."Itsy Bitsy Spider"Simon (based on original nursery rhyme)Coming Around Again (1987)3:42
18."Play With Me"SimonPreviously unreleased (1965)2:28
19."My Luv Is Like A Red, Red Rose"Lucy Simon from the poem "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert BurnsThe Simon Sisters Sing for Children (1969)2:57
Total length:75:01
Disc 3: Cry Yourself To Sleep
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."It Happens Every Day"SimonHello Big Man (1983)2:45
2."Boys in the Trees"SimonBoys in the Trees (1978)3:13
3."Julie Through The Glass"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:24
4."Orpheus"SimonHello Big Man (1983)3:53
5."Never Been Gone"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
Spy (1979)3:35
6."Happy Birthday"SimonHave You Seen Me Lately (1990)4:52
7."Devoted To You"Felice and Boudleaux BryantBoys in the Trees (1978)2:29
8."Davy"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)3:41
9."Do The Walls Come Down"Coming Around Again (1987)3:54
10."Danny Boy"My Romance (1990)3:21
11."Dink's Blues"TraditionalCuddlebug (1964) as The Simon Sisters3:48
12."We're So Close"SimonSpy (1979)5:09
13."Someone Waits For You"Previously unreleased on CD, from the film Swing Shift (1984)3:00
14."Born To Break My Heart"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)5:00
15."Time After Time"My Romance (1990)2:06
16."What Shall We Do with the Child"
  • Simon
  • Nicholas Holmes
  • Kate Horsey
Torch (1981)2:44
17."I've Got a Crush on You"The Glory of Gershwin (1994)3:35
18."Something Wonderful"My Romance (1990)2:12
19."You're The Love of My Life"SimonThis is My Life (soundtrack) (1992)3:35
20."I Get Along Without You Very Well"Hoagy CarmichaelTorch (1981)3:24
21."By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me"
My Romance (1990)3:11
Total length:72:51

Notes

  • ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics

References

  1. "Clouds In My Coffee". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  2. "You're So Vain lyrics". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  3. Ruhlmann, William. "Clouds in My Coffee 1965-1995". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  4. "Picks and Pans Review: Clouds in My Coffee: 1965-1995". People. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  5. Clouds in My Coffee (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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