The Best of Carly Simon

Tracklist

• 1
  That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be
  4:17
  3.6 ★
• 2
  The Right Thing to Do
  3:01
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Mockingbird
  3:51
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Legend in Your Own Time
  3:44
  2.0 ★
• 5
  Haven’t Got Time for the Pain
  3:39
  3.0 ★
• 6
  You’re So Vain
  4:18
  4.6 ★
• 7
  (We Have) No Secrets
  3:57
  2.5 ★
• 8
  Night Owl
  3:51
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Anticipation
  3:21
  3.0 ★
• 10
  Attitude Dancing
  3:57
  2.0 ★
• 11
  That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be (quad mix)
  4:19
• 12
  The Right Thing to Do (quad mix)
  3:01
• 13
  Mockingbird (quad mix)
  4:26
• 14
  Legend in Your Own Time (quad mix)
  3:48
• 15
  Haven’t Got Time for the Pain (quad mix)
  3:58
• 16
  You’re So Vain (quad mix)
  4:24
• 17
  (We Have) No Secrets (quad mix)
  3:55
• 18
  Night Owl (quad mix)
  3:50
• 19
  Anticipation (quad mix)
  3:20
• 20
  Attitude Dancing (quad mix)
  4:04

More by Carly Simon

Have You Seen Me Lately?

Have You Seen Me Lately? 1990

Greatest Hits Live

Greatest Hits Live 1988

Hello Big Man

Hello Big Man 1983

Come Upstairs

Come Upstairs 1980

Spy

Spy 1979

Boys in the Trees

Boys in the Trees 1978

Release credits

• Abigale Haness
  background vocals [10]
• Andrew Gold
  guitar [10]
• Andy Newmark
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Bill Schnee
  recording [10]
• Billy Mernit
  keyboard [1]
• Bobby Keys
  baritone saxophone [3], tenor saxophone [8]
• Bonnie Bramlett
  background vocals [8]
• Carly Simon
  acoustic guitar [1, 7], additional [6], background vocals [2, 6, 10], lead vocals [2, 6-8], piano [1-2, 6, 10], strings [6], vocal [1, 3]
• Carole King
  background vocals [10]
• Dave Palmer
  mix [1]
• David Bromberg
  guitar [1]
• David Givens
  bass [1]
• Doris Troy
  additional [6], background vocals [6, 8]
• Doug Rauch
  bass [1]
• Dr. John
  organ [3], piano [3]
• Ed Freeman
  strings [1]
• Eddie Kramer
  mix [1], producer [1]
• Eddie “Bongo” Brown
  congas [10]
• Harvey Shapiro
  cello [1]
• James Taylor
  performer [3], vocal [3]
• Jeff “Skunk” Baxter
  pedal steel guitar [1]
• Jerry Jemmott
  bass [1]
• Jim Gordon
  drums (drum set) [6-7, 10]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [3, 8]
• Jim Wilkins
  bass [1]
• Jimmy Johnson
  guitar [1]
• Jimmy Ryan
  bass [2], electric guitar [3, 8], guitar [1, 6-7]
• John Siomos
  drums (drum set) [1]
• Kenny Moore
  background vocals [10]
• Kirby Johnson
  brass [2], conductor [7], electric piano [7], strings [2, 7]
• Klaus Voormann
  bass [3, 6-8]
• Linda McCartney
  background vocals [8]
• Liza Strike
  background vocals [2]
• Mark “Moogy” Klingman
  keyboard [1]
• Michael Brecker
  solo [3], tenor saxophone [3]
• Mick Jagger
  background vocals [6]
• Nicky Hopkins
  piano [8]
• Paul Buckmaster
  orchestrator [6]
• Paul Griffin
  keyboard [1]
• Paul Keogh
  acoustic guitar [7]
• Paul McCartney
  background vocals [8]
• Paul Riser
  horn [10], strings [10]
• Ralph MacDonald
  percussion [3]
• Ray Cooper
  congas [2, 8]
• Richard Perry
  percussion [6], producer [2, 6-8]
• Robbie Robertson
  electric guitar [3]
• Robin Geoffrey Cable
  engineer [2, 6-8], recording [2, 6-8]
• Tony Levin
  bass [1]
• Vicki Brown
  background vocals [2]
• Willie Weeks
  bass [10]
• Show all credits (50)

Issues

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  The Best of Carly Simon

  12" Vinyl
  24 November 1975
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  12" Vinyl
  24 November 1975
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  8-Track Cartridge (Quadraphonic 8-Track)
  24 November 1975
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD
  1990
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD
  1990
• 

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  The Best of Carly Simon, Volume One

  CD (Bonus Track)
  1991
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  The Best of Carly Simon, Volume One

  Vinyl
  1991
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  Blu-ray
  25 July 2025
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD
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  The Best of Carly Simon

  CD