| | Carly Simon Spy CD Carly Simon Discography of CDs
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All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology.
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.
Live Recording
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).
Spy Music | 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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Spy Music Review Average Rating: (4.6 out of 5 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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 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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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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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)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 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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