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Carly Simon Spy CD

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An underrated album, thanks to its lack of hit singles, 1979's SPY is nonetheless one of the most intriguing items in Carly Simon's discography. Certainly it's her most rock & roll-oriented effort. Forgoing both the singer-songwriter folkiness of her earliest albums, and, to a lesser extent, the jazz-influenced melodic sophistication which first showed up in 1976's ANOTHER PASSENGER, SPY is a tough 'n' tender pop-rock record, the missing link between the Carpenters and the Pretenders.

The swaggering "Vengeance" is the highlight, a soulful rock song much more direct and believable than, say, Linda Ronstadt's "You're No Good." Elsewhere, the disco-tinged "Pure Sin" foreshadows the rock-disco crossover of the MTV era, and the lengthy "Memorial Day," which closes the album with an extended drum solo, recalls the stylistic experiments of Joni Mitchell's jazz-based MINGUS album. This is perhaps not the place to start if you're looking for another "Anticipation," but SPY is one of Carly Simon's best.

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Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York between December 1978 and April 1979.

Personnel includes: Carly Simon (vocals, piano); David Spinozza (acoustic & electric guitars, guitar); Joe Caro (electric guitar, guitar); John Hall (electric guitar); Frank Carillo (guitar); Hubert Laws (flute); David Sandborn (alto saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Lewis Delgatto (baritone saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Tom Malone (trombone); Don Grolnick (piano, Clavinet); Warren Bernhardt (piano, electric piano, keyboards); Ian McLaughlin (piano); Richard Tee (electric piano, Clavinet); Cliff Carter (synthesizer); Mike Mainieri (vibraphone); Tony Levin, Will Lee (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Crusher Bennett (percussion, congas); Raphael Cruz (cowbell, percussion, congas); Tim Curry, James Taylor (background vocals).

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List Price $11.94 (You save $2.85)
Category Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Nostalgia, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Singer/Songwriter
Label Elektra
Orig Year 1979
All Time Sales Rank   21939  
CD Universe Part number 1095216
Catalog number 506
Discs 1
Release Date May 27, 1997
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Arif Mardin
Engineer Lew Hahn
Personnel Will Lee - bass
Richard Tee - electric piano, Clavinet
Carly Simon - vocals, piano
Don Grolnick - piano, Clavinet
David Spinozza - acoustic & electric guitars, guitar
Mike Mainieri - vibraphone
John Hall - electric guitar
Tom Malone - trombone
Crusher Bennett - percussion, congas
Frank Carillo - guitar

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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Vengeance$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.Just Like You Do$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.We're So Close$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Coming to Get You$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Never Been Gone$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Pure Sin$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Love You by Heart  $0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Spy$0.99
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Memorial Day$0.99

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Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 stars) 4.5 stars

4 stars wonderful cd
spy is one of my favorite cd by carly simon, i purchased when new in 1979 and then much later the cd. spy is a cd i go back to and listen, and still hear something new-after all these years.
Submitted by ron s (tulsa ok)
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5 stars Just like you do, Carly!
The greatest work of Carly Simon. "Just Like You Do" is the song that marked my first love, twenty-senven years ago. Absolutely amazing.
Submitted by eduardo.correa (São Paulo, SP, Brazil)
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4 stars Underated "We're So close"
That song could have been the coda to my marriage of 25 years.(I been divorced for 5 years.)Still love the song.
Submitted by pdmh48 (atlanta, ga)
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5 stars Good Simon CD
This is a good Carly Simon CD,it is not as good as "Reflections",but it is still good.Vengeance,Never Been Gone,and Spy are the best songs on this Album.GET YOUR COPY TODAY
Submitted by Andrew (South Carolina)
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5 stars Great album from the disco-era
"Vengeance" has to be the most underrated song from Carly Simon's catalog of music. This is one of her best works ever!!
Submitted by Donnie (Des Moines)
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