Songs from the Trees

2015 compilation album by Carly Simon

Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)

Compilation album by

Carly Simon

Released| November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
Recorded| 1964–2015
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 1:52:42
Label| Rhino
Carly Simon chronology
| Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon
(2014)  | Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)
(2015)  | Live at Grand Central
(2023)

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Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) is a two-disc compilation set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on November 20, 2015.

The collection was released as a tie-in to Simon's memoir Boys in the Trees.[1] It contains newly remastered versions of songs spanning 23 years of her career, ranging from 1964's "Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod" (as The Simon Sisters), through 1987's "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)" from the album Coming Around Again. Also included are two previously unreleased songs: "Showdown" (originally recorded during the sessions for her 1978 album Boys in the Trees) and "I Can't Thank You Enough", a brand new song written and performed with her son Ben Taylor.[2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]

AllMusic rated the album 4 stars out of 5, writing "Pointedly not a greatest-hits collection, the double-disc compilation instead is a soundtrack to Carly Simon's 2015 memoir Boys in the Trees. Surely, there are hits here -- not all of them, but "You're So Vain", "Mockingbird", "You Belong to Me", and "Anticipation" are -- but there are also some deep cuts, and other assorted rarities. Everything here shifts focus toward Simon the singer/songwriter, seek out Rhino's 2002 set Anthology for a fuller portrait of Simon as a hit-maker; turn here if you want to get a sense of what Simon believes truly reflects her soul as an artist."[3]

## Track listing

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All songs have been remastered for this collection. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

### Disc 1

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Boys in the Trees"| Carly Simon| Boys in the Trees (1978)| 3:14
2.| "Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod (as The Simon Sisters)"|

* Eugene Field
* Lucy Simon

| Meet the Simon Sisters (1964)| 2:18
3.| "Orpheus"| Simon| Hello Big Man (1983)| 3:52
4.| "Older Sister"| Simon| Hotcakes (1974)| 3:09
5.| "It Was So Easy"|

* Simon
* Jacob Brackman

| No Secrets (1972)| 3:09
6.| "Embrace Me, You Child"| Simon| No Secrets (1972)| 4:10
7.| "Hello Big Man"|

* Simon
* Peter Wood

| Hello Big Man (1983)| 5:29
8.| "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)"| Simon| Coming Around Again (1987)| 4:52
9.| "It Happens Everyday"| Simon| Hello Big Man (1983)| 2:45
10.| "His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin"| Simon| No Secrets (1972)| 3:03
11.| "I'm All It Takes To Make You Happy"| Simon| Clouds in My Coffee (1995)| 3:36
12.| "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"|

* Simon
* Brackman

| Carly Simon (1971)| 4:18
13.| "I've Got to Have You"| Kris Kristofferson| Anticipation (1971)| 4:45
14.| "Anticipation"| Simon| Anticipation (1971)| 3:21
15.| "Legend in Your Own Time"| Simon| Anticipation (1971)| 3:44
16.| "Three Days"| Simon| Anticipation (1971)| 3:17
Total length:| 59:03

### Disc 2

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Original album| Length

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1.| "Julie Through the Glass"| Simon| Anticipation (1971)| 3:22
2.| "We Have No Secrets"| Simon| No Secrets (1972)| 3:58
3.| "You're So Vain"| Simon| No Secrets (1972)| 4:19
4.| "Mind on My Man"| Simon| Hotcakes (1974)| 3:00
5.| "Mockingbird (with James Taylor)"|

* Inez Foxx
* Charlie Foxx
* Taylor[a]

| Hotcakes (1974)| 4:13
6.| "After the Storm"| Simon| Playing Possum (1975)| 2:50
7.| "Haunting"| Simon| Boys in the Trees (1978)| 2:29
8.| "In Times When My Head"| Simon| Another Passenger (1976)| 3:30
9.| "You Belong to Me"|

* Simon
* Michael McDonald

| Boys in the Trees (1978)| 3:52
10.| "We're So Close"| Simon| Spy (1979)| 5:10
11.| "From the Heart"| Simon| Torch (1981)| 2:51
12.| "Come Upstairs"| Simon| Come Upstairs (1980)| 4:18
13.| "The Right Thing to Do"| Simon| No Secrets (1972)| 3:00
14.| "Showdown"| Simon| Previously unreleased| 3:26
15.| "I Can't Thank You Enough"|

* Simon
* Ben Taylor

| Previously unreleased| 3:23
Total length:| 53:41

Notes

* ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics

## Personnel

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* Ryan Casey – engineer
* Larry Ciancia – mixing
* Charles Close – producer
* Reggie Collins – project assistant
* Ramelro Crawford – project assistant
* Eugene Field – composer
* Frank Filipetti – mixing
* Inez and Charlie Foxx – composer
* Lew Hahn – engineer
* Jeri Heiden – art direction
* Erin Kincaid – project coordinator
* Meghan La Roque – executive assistant, project manager
* Mike Mainieri – producer
* Arif Mardin – producer
* Michael McDonald – composer
* Jimmy Parr – engineer
* Richard Perry – producer
* David Ponak – licensing
* Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
* Susanne Savage – project assistant
* Miguel Scott – engineer, mixing
* The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) – primary artist
* Carly Simon – compilation producer, composer, instrumentation, liner notes, primary artist, vocals
* Lucy Simon – composer
* Ben Taylor – composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing, vocals
* James Taylor – composer, primary artist
* Ted Templeman – producer
* Julie Wolf – instrumentation, vocals
* Steve Woolard – project assistant

## Charts

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Chart (2016)  | Peak
position

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Irish Albums (IRMA)[5] | 68

## References

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1. ^ "Now Available: Carly Simon, Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection". Rhino.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Songs From The Trees". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
3. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
4. ^ Songs from the Trees (booklet). Carly Simon. Rhino. 2015.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 40, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

## External links

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* Carly Simon's Official Website
* Official page at Rhino.com

* v
* t
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Carly Simon

Studio albums|

* Carly Simon
* Anticipation
* No Secrets
* Hotcakes
* Playing Possum
* Another Passenger
* Boys in the Trees
* Spy
* Come Upstairs
* Torch
* Hello Big Man
* Spoiled Girl
* Coming Around Again
* My Romance
* Have You Seen Me Lately
* Letters Never Sent
* Film Noir
* The Bedroom Tapes
* Moonlight Serenade
* Into White
* This Kind of Love
* Never Been Gone

Compilations|

* The Best of Carly Simon
* Clouds in My Coffee
* The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
* Anthology
* Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
* Carly Simon Collector's Edition
* Original Album Series
* Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon
* Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)
* These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story

Live albums|

* Greatest Hits Live
* Live at Grand Central

Christmas albums|

* Christmas Is Almost Here

Soundtrack albums|

* Working Girl
* This Is My Life
* Piglet's Big Movie
* The Best of Pooh and Heffalumps, Too

Other albums|

* No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future
* In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record
* In Harmony 2
* Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera

Concert films|

* Live from Martha's Vineyard
* Carly in Concert – My Romance
* Live at Grand Central
* A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2

Singles|

* "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
* "Anticipation"
* "Legend in Your Own Time"
* "You're So Vain"
* "The Right Thing to Do"
* "Mockingbird"
* "Haven't Got Time for the Pain"
* "Attitude Dancing"
* "Waterfall"
* "It Keeps You Runnin'"
* "Half a Chance"
* "Nobody Does It Better"
* "You Belong to Me"
* "Devoted to You"
* "Vengeance"
* "Jesse"
* "Hurt"
* "Why"
* "Kissing with Confidence"
* "You Know What to Do"
* "Tired of Being Blonde"
* "My New Boyfriend"
* "Coming Around Again"
* "Give Me All Night"
* "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"
* "All I Want Is You"
* "Let the River Run"
* "Better Not Tell Her"
* "Love of My Life"
* "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"
* "Let It Snow"

Other songs|

* "Angel from Montgomery"
* "We Have No Secrets"
* "Night Owl"
* "You Can Close Your Eyes"
* "When Manhattan Was a Maiden"

The Simon Sisters|

* Meet the Simon Sisters
* Cuddlebug
* The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children
* Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings

Memoirs|

* Boys in the Trees: A Memoir
* Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie

Family|

* Richard Simon (father)
* Andrea Heinemann Simon (mother)
* George Simon (uncle)
* Joanna Simon (sister)
* Lucy Simon (sister)
* James Taylor (ex-husband)
* Sally Taylor (daughter)

Related articles|

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* The Simon Sisters

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