My Romance (Carly Simon album)
My Romance is the fourteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1990.
My Romance | ||||
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Released | March 13, 1990 | |||
Studio | The Power Station, New York City | |||
Genre | Standards | |||
Length | 37:40 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Frank Filipetti Marty Paich | |||
Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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The album is Simon's second devoted to standards, following Torch from nine years earlier. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, and remained on the chart for 17 weeks.[1] Simon's version of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" from this album was featured in the hit 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, and further included on the film's soundtrack album.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "My Romance" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:36 |
2. | "By Myself/I See Your Face Before Me" | Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz | 3:14 |
3. | "When Your Lover Has Gone" | Einar A. Swan | 4:08 |
4. | "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | Bob Hilliard, David Mann | 3:17 |
5. | "My Funny Valentine" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:24 |
6. | "Something Wonderful" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:17 |
7. | "Little Girl Blue" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:44 |
8. | "He Was Too Good to Me" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:41 |
9. | "What Has She Got" | Carly Simon, Michael Kosarin, Jacob Brackman | 2:44 |
10. | "Bewitched" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 4:05 |
11. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly, Traditional | 3:24 |
12. | "Time After Time" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 2:06 |
Total length: | 37:40 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Carly Simon – vocals, acoustic piano
- Michael Kosarin – acoustic piano, arrangements
- Jimmy Ryan – guitars
- Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass
- Wayne Pedzwater – bass guitar
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
- Michael Brecker – Steinerphone solo on "When Your Lover Has Gone", saxophone solo on "Bewitched"
- Marvin Stamm – trumpet solo on "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
- David Nadien – concertmaster, violin solo on "Something Wonderful"
- Marty Paich – orchestra arrangements and conductor
- Emile Charlap – orchestra contractor
Production
- Frank Filipetti – producer, recording, mixing
- Marty Paich – producer
- Michael Kosarin – associate producer
- Matthew Lamonica – second engineer
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Carolyn Quan – design
- Bob Gothard – photography
- Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management
Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York City, New York).
- Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
Carly in Concert: My Romance
Carly in Concert: My Romance (VHS) | ||
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Carly in Concert: My Romance is a concert special for HBO, featuring Carly Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr., released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1990. Harry Connick, Jr participates on piano, bass and vocal (duets). Directed by Kathy Daugherty. 73 min.[3]
This was her second concert special for HBO, (the first was Live from Martha's Vineyard from 1987.)
Track listing
- "Little Girl Blue" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me" (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz)
- "Bewitched" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "Something Wonderful" (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein)
- "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" (B. Hilliard/D. Mann)
- "New Kind of Love"
- "Stomping at the Savoy"
- "I'm Falling"
- "I Don't Know Why"
- "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "We Have No Secrets"
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar A. Swan)
- "He Was Too Good to Me"
- "What Has She Got" (C. Simon/M. Kosarin/J. Brackman)
- "Time After Time" (J. Styne/S. Cahn)
- "My Romance" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
References
- "Carly Simon – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- "Album review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
- "My Romance – Carly in Concert". carlysimon.com.