New Album From Carly Simon Comes Out Friday
The album includes a song that appears to address her marriage to James Taylor, and Simon says it helped her cope with Parkinson’s disease.
- On Friday, Carly Simon released 'Comes in Waves,' her first album of original material in 18 years. The 12-track collection arrives six decades after the legendary singer-songwriter's solo debut.
- Simon recorded the album while managing a Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment for basal cell carcinoma. She stated the project 'gave shape to days that did not always have much shape' during this difficult period.
- Recorded primarily at her Martha's Vineyard home, the album features contributions from son Ben Taylor and daughter Sally Taylor. It includes posthumous music from late collaborator John Forté, whose final release appears on the project.
- The track 'Maybe I Never Loved You' references Simon's marriage to legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor, whom she married in 1972 and divorced in 1983. Reports characterize the song as addressing their relationship with pointed lyrics.
- Simon, who turned 83 this year, is declining standard album promotion including television appearances due to her health status. She announced her diagnosis on social media, prioritizing her well-being while sharing this personal and expansive collection.
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The softrock favorite icon sounds vocally as fearless as ever and shares her wisdom about how to let go in her first album in 18 years. A commentary by Helen Brown.
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So here we are, at last. After 18 years, a whole new album of songs from Carly Simon, who ruled the airwaves in the 70s and 80s with one beautifully crafted hit after another. Simon wrote them, sang them, sometimes produced them. They all went to the top of the charts, and she enormous respect […] The post Carly Simon’s New Album Doesn’t Just “Come in Waves,” It Hits Full Force with a Phenomenal Collection of New Songs — Her First in 18 Years ap…
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On her first album with original songs in nearly 20 years, Carly Simon is still working on some old demons and still determined to outlast them. “Maybe I never loved you / But anyway, I thought I did / I married you, we had a kid,” she sings in a ballad you could imagine Simon addressing to her ex-husband, James Taylor . “And maybe you never loved me / Although God knows you said you did.” Simon announced last month that she had been diagnosed w…
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