Carly Simon's New York Times bestselling memoir, Boys in the Trees, reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top.

Simon’s memoir Boys in the Trees reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, to a meteoric career in which she became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Carly Simon's New York Times bestselling memoir, Boys in the Trees, reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top 40 hits.

Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) is a two-disc set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on November 20, 2015, as a tie-in to her autobiography, Boys in the Trees: A Memoir. It contains newly remastered versions of songs from Simon's 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. The collection also includes 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.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by Carly Simon, except where indicated. All songs have been remastered for this collection.

Disc 1[edit]

1. 'Boys In The Trees' – 3:14
2. 'Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod' – The Simon Sisters (Eugene Field) – 2:18
3. 'Orpheus' – 3:52
4. 'Older Sister' – 3:09
5. 'It Was So Easy' (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 3:09
6. 'Embrace Me, You Child' – 4:10
7. 'Hello Big Man' (Simon, Peter Wood) – 5:29
8. 'Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)' – 4:52
9. 'It Happens Everyday' – 2:45
10. 'His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin' – 3:03
11. 'I'm All It Takes To Make You Happy' – 3:36
12. 'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be' (Simon, Brackman) – 4:18
13. 'I've Got To Have You' (Kris Kristofferson) – 4:45
14. 'Anticipation' – 3:21
15. 'Legend in Your Own Time' – 3:44
16. 'Three Days' – 3:17

Disc 2[edit]

1. 'Julie Through The Glass' – 3:22
2. 'We Have No Secrets' – 3:58
3. 'You're So Vain' – 4:19
4. 'Mind On My Man' – 3:00
5. 'Mockingbird' (Inez and Charlie Foxx, with additional lyrics by James Taylor) – 4:13
6. 'After The Storm' – 2:50
7. 'Haunting' – 2:29
8. 'In Times When My Head' – 3:30
9. 'You Belong to Me' (Simon, Michael McDonald) – 3:52
10. 'We're So Close' – 5:10
11. 'From The Heart' – 2:51
12. 'Come Upstairs' – 4:18
13. 'The Right Thing to Do' – 3:00
14. 'Showdown' – 3:26
15. 'I Can't Thank You Enough' (Simon, Ben Taylor) – 3:23

Personnel[edit]

• 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[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'AllMusic review'. Retrieved January 30, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
2. ^'GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 40, 2016'. Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 7, 2016.

External links[edit]

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Simon’s memoir Boys in the Trees reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, to a meteoric career in which she became the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. Simon brilliantly captures moments of creative inspiration, the sparks of songs, and the stories behind writing “Anticipation” and “We Have No Secrets” among many others.

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Boys in the Trees: A Memoir (Audiobook - read by the author)

Includes original music composed especially for the program by Carly Simon and Teese Gohl, plus a previously unreleased bonus song from Carly Simon.

Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection

Carly Simon Biography Book

Carly Simon's Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection), the musical companion to her long-awaited memoir, Boys in the Trees, includes 31 tracks spanning her career and features 2 unreleased tracks, “Showdown” and “I Can’t Thank You Enough' -

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