Songs from the Trees

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. 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.

Reception

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."

Track listing All songs have been remastered for this collection. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Disc 1

Disc 2

Notes signifies a writer by additional lyrics

Personnel

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 Chart (2016) Peak position

References

External links Carly Simon's Official Website Official page at Rhino.com