Carly Simon Into White CD

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 Pure Class, Pure Gold
Let me first say: No, I’m not a lifetime Carly Simon follower. Sure, I know the classics like “You’re So Vain”, “Anticipation”, “Haven’t Got Time For The Pain”, and maybe a few more if I think about it. I heard the tail end of “Oh Susanna” on Good Morning America, and I thought, “Hmm, that’s a song I haven’t heard for while; was that really Carly Simon?” In Starbucks, I heard “You Can Close Your Eyes”, and I thought: “Wow , I didn’t know she was singing with James Taylor again (she’s not: it’s their son Ben and daughter Sally). There’s the album, “Into White”. So, I bought it, popped it in the car CD and off to work. And: I’ve traveled back to Carly Simon --- I think seriously back. This album is pure class, pure talent, and pure beauty. It seems not even percussion is included: doesn’t need it. There’s simply not a weak song anywhere in this album. “Manha De Carnival”, hauntingly beautiful; “Jamaica Farewell” brings you to a warm tropical breeze; “You Can Close Your Eyes” shows her children’s amazing talents so well developed, heirs of their parents’ musical gifts. And like all things that earn the title “classic”, this music is ageless. “Blackbird”, of McCartney fame, is my 14 year old son’s favorite (thank God, the kid knows a good thing!). My 14 year old niece fell in love with “Quiet Evening”--- as any one could: envision moonlight over a Caribbean shore, couples dancing on an outside patio around white cloth table tops with champagne glasses half emptied…OK, you get the point. And speaking of McCartney: if Ben Taylor’s talent is a Lennon, then this guy David Saw is his McCartney. Both “Quiet Evening” and “I’ll Just Remember You” are untouchable in their evocative emotionality. Here’s the problem: Now my sister-in-law has pulled out Carly’s “Reflections” and I can’t stop listening to “Like a River”, and the pick up and dance “All I Want Is You”. And then there’s “Film Noir” she shows me with the heart rendering “Every Time We Say Goodbye”. And “Better Not Tell Her” from “Have You Seen Me Lately”. So now I have to admit it: I just sent in for “Moonlight Serenade” and “Carly Simon: Clouds In My Coffee: 1965-1995”. Suffice it to say, in an era of bubble gum “hits” spewing out like candied popcorn at a movie theater kiosk, I am a believer in Carly Simon’s ageless talent. A thousand years from now on some intergalactic transport, this singer/songwriter will be played forth again and again. I now realize why she’s earned the title: “Legendary”.
Submitted by sailmd (Boston, MA) 
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 A Lovely Album by the Great Carly Simon!
This is a soft, lovely, lullaby album by Carly. In perfect voice, Carly never ceases to amaze me.
Submitted by cryptkeeperfun (South Carolina)
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 mesmerizing
AS soon as I heard this album I suggested my son give it to his wife for valentines day. It crosses the generations. I can sing the songs along with my grandaughters. Beautiful melodies that hold you in a trance.
Submitted by Judy (Hanover. PA.)
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 mesmerizing
AS soon as I heard this album I suggested my son give it for his wife for valentines day. It crosses the generations. I can sing the songs along with my grandaughters. Beautiful melodies that hold you in a trance.
Submitted by Judy (Hanover. PA.)
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 "INTO WHITE A CLASSIC"
THE REVIEWS SAYS IT ALL!!!
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