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The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better

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The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 1998
GenrePop, rock
Length77:30
LabelGlobal/Warner Bros.
Carly Simon chronology
Film Noir
(1997)
The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
(1998)
The Bedroom Tapes
(2000)

The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on December 15, 1998.

Originally released in the UK, this was Simon's first single-disc, cross label compilation. It includes her hits from the Elektra years (1971–1979) and the Arista years (1986–2000). The album also includes the 1982 single "Why", a top 10 hit in the UK, from the Soup For One soundtrack.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic rated the collection 412-stars-out-of-5, and wrote while "some consumers may be a little ticked at the non-chronological sequencing, this collection does have one big, big virtue -- it has Carly Simon's big hits, not just from the '70s, but such latter-day comebacks as "Coming Around Again" and "Let the River Run", on one disc. That makes it worth import prices for non-U.K. residents looking for a thorough collection."[1]

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."You're So Vain"Carly SimonNo Secrets (1972)4:18
2."Nobody Does It Better"The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977)3:42
3."Why"Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982)4:06
4."Coming Around Again"SimonComing Around Again (1987)3:39
5."The Right Thing to Do"SimonNo Secrets (1972)2:58
6."We Have No Secrets"SimonNo Secrets (1972)3:57
7."You Belong to Me"Boys in the Trees (1978)3:49
8."That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"Carly Simon (1971)4:17
9."Mockingbird (with James Taylor)"Hotcakes (1974)4:11
10."Haven't Got Time for the Pain"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
Hotcakes (1974)3:55
11."Anticipation"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:21
12."Legend in Your Own Time"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:45
13."The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"SimonComing Around Again (1987)4:56
14."All I Want Is You"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
  • Andy Goldmark
Coming Around Again (1987)3:58
15."Give Me All Night"Coming Around Again (1987)4:23
16."Like a River"SimonLetters Never Sent (1994)4:45
17."Better Not Tell Her"SimonHave You Seen Me Lately (1990)5:21
18."Angel from Montgomery"John PrineClouds in My Coffee (1995)4:29
19."Let the River Run"SimonWorking Girl (soundtrack) (1989)3:40
Total length:77:30

Notes

  • ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics

Credits

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Charts

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Album – International

Year Chart Position
1999 UK Albums Chart[3] 22

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  2. ^ The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (booklet). Carly Simon. Global/Warner Bros. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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