Carly Simon was one of the greatest singer/songwriters of the seventies. Her songs are literate observations on life, love, relationships and commitment, usually set to addictive melodies. Highlights here include the somewhat sad The Right Thing To Do, the enigmatic You're So Vain, one of her biggest hits and a song which fuelled much speculation as to who it was about, and the plaintive Anticipation. Haven't Got Time For The Pain and No Secrets are memorable too. Attitude Dancing is an interesting experiment and That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be is quite a literate number, questioning convention and tradition. Simon wasn't really a folk singer like then-husband James Taylor and as an observant singer/songwriter she created innovative melodic pop. This is an excellent collection of her early hits.
