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Carly Simon – Boys In The Trees (1978)

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Carly Simon – Boys In The Trees (1978)

Carly Simon – Boys In The Trees (1978)

Carly Simon – Boys In The Trees (1978)
Elektra | 1978 | Rock | FLAC+CUE+MQ-Covers (300Dpi) | NO LOG | 205Mb+2Mb

Carly Simon's 1978 release "Boys in the Trees" showcases Carly in all of her incarnations: confessional singer/poet, inventive storyteller, torch singer and rock diva. Whatever your favorite Carly Simon song or approach, "Boys in the Trees" is guaranteed to please.

Of course the best known track here is "You Belong to Me," a midtempo scorcher co-written with Michael McDonald. Elsewhere a Carole King influence serves her well on "Back Down to Earth," we find her at the height of her romantic powers on the sweet ballad "You're the One," and "One Man Woman" shows her hanging loose and shining in a bluesy rock setting. These are, however, classic Carly moments. The real finds on "Boys in the Trees" are when she (pardon the pun) branches out. "Tranquillo" finds Simon in a lightly funky disco setting; the Carribean-flavored "De Bat (Fly in Me Face)" is easily her quirkiest tune with clever, comic lyrics (based on a true story of a bat falling off its radar and heading straight for Carly, making it all the funnier); and "Haunting," one of her strongest compositions ever, is a gorgeous example of high art; its lyrics are of the highest poetic order and the string-enhanced score falls somewhere between Classical and Gothic. But for those who love Carly best when she's armed with little more than an acoustic guitar and an earnest delivery, the starkly beautiful title track and the sentimental "For Old Times Sake" will surely do the trick…not to mention a cover of the Everly Brothers' "Devoted to You," a duet with her then-husband, James Taylor so priceless it makes you wish for at least a musical reconciliation of the pair.

Throughout all of the stylistic approaches, producer Arif Mardin works hard to add a slick pop sheen and still maintain all of Simon's musical personalities. Warm, witty, and virtually without error, "Boys in the Trees" is Carly Simon's finest album and one of rock's true classics.

Please note that this is an old but good rip (without log), made with an old version of EAC, and coming from my archives on external hard disc.

Personnel:

Carly Simon - Vocals, Acoustic guitar
James Taylor, Hamish Stuart - Vocals, Guitar
Luther Vandross - Vocals
Stu Scharf - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Autoharp
Jeff Minorov - Acoustic & Electric guitars
John Hall, Hugh McCracken - Electric Guitar
Cornell DuPree, Eric Gale, Onnie McIntyre - Guitar
Margaret Ross, Gloria Agostini - Harp
Joe Farrell - Flute
Harvey Estrin, George Marge - Soprano, Tenor, Alto Saxophones
Phil Bodner - Oboe
Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
Jaroslav Jakubovic, Ronnie Cuber - Baritone Saxophones
David Sanborn - Saxophone
Randy Brecker - Trumpet
James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson - French Horn
Eddie Bert, Barry Rogers - Trombone
Richard Tee - Acoustic & Electric Piano
Don Grolnick - Piano, Arp String Ensemble
Ken Bischel - Piano
David Carey - Marimba
Gordon Edwards, Will Lee, Tony Levin - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Crusher Bennett, Rubens Bassini - Percussion
Roderick George, Ken Williams, John Hall, Alyia Orme, Lucy Simon,
Joanna Simon, Steven Dickson, Marc Embree, Alex Ligertwood - Background Vocals

Tracklist:

01. You Belong to Me
02. Boys in the Trees
03. Back Down to Earth
04. Devoted to You
05. De Bat (Fly in Me Face
06. Haunting
07. Tranquillo (Melt My Heart
08. You're the One
09. In a Small Moment
10. One Man Woman
11. For Old Times Sake

Produced By Arif Mardin
Recorded & Mixed By Lew Hahn

Sound Quality: 8

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