Carly Simon - No Secrets

Carly Simon's best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, "You're So Vain." That song set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography ("You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve") and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. But Simon's honesty meant that her lyrical knife was double-edged; now that she felt she had found true love ("The Right Thing to Do," another Top Ten hit, was her celebration of her relationship with James Taylor), she was as willing to acknowledge her own mistakes and regrets as she was to point fingers. But it wasn't only Simon's forthrightness that made the album work; it was also Richard Perry's simple, elegant pop/rock production, which gave Simon's music a buoyancy it previously lacked. And Perry paid particular attention to Simon's vocals in a way that made her more engaging (or at least less grating) to listen to. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew McPherson Authoring Andy Newmark Drums, Percussion Andy Paley Mastering Bill Payne Organ Bill Schnee Engineer, Remixing Bobby Keys Sax (Tenor), Saxophone Bonnie Bramlett Vocals, Vocals (Background) Carly Simon Vocals (Background), Arp, Guitar, Synthesizer Arrangements, Vocals, Main Performer, Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements, Piano Craig Anderson Author David Dieckmann Author David Henshaw Arp David Katz Violin, Orchestra Contractor, Contractor David McLees Executive Producer Doris Troy Vocals, Vocals (Background) Doug Sax Cutting Engineer, Disc Cutting Ed Caraeff Photography, Cover Photo Frank Filipetti Producer, Remixing, Engineer Ginger Dettman Project Assistant Greg Allen Reissue Design, Reissue Art Director James Taylor Vocals (Background) Jim Gordon Drums Jim Keltner Drums Jim Ryan Bass, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar Joe Gastwirt Mastering Kirby Johnson String Arrangements, Arranger, String Conductor, Piano (Electric), Horn Arrangements, Strings, Horn Conductor, Conductor, Woodwind Klaus Voormann Bass Linda McCartney Vocals Liza Strike Vocals (Background) Lowell George Slide Guitar, Guitar Mark Berry Engineer Mick Jagger Vocals Nicky Hopkins Piano Paul Vocals (Background) Paul Buckmaster Synthesizer Arrangements, Synthesizer, Woodwind Arrangement, Orchestration, String Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, Choir Arrangement, Conductor, Choir Conductor, String Arrangements Paul Keogh Guitar Paul Keough Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Paul McCartney Vocals Peter Manning Robinson Piano Peter Robinson Piano, Piano Peter Simon Insert, Photography Ray Cooper Percussion, Conga Richard Perry Percussion, Producer Robert L. Heimall Design, Art Direction Robin Geoffrey Cable Engineer, Remixing Robin Hurley Producer Spencer Chrislu Author Steve Pokorny Project Assistant Steve Woolard Project Assistant Ted Jensen Mastering Vicki Brown Vocals (Background), Vocals