Carly Simon - Hotcakes

A glowing, pregnant Carly Simon smiles out from the cover of Hotcakes, one of her biggest selling albums, which featured the gold single "Mockingbird," a duet with her husband James Taylor that effectively remade the old Inez and Charlie Foxx hit and bested it on the charts. The album also included another hit, "Haven't Got Time For The Pain," as well as "Misfit," in which a wife implores her carousing husband to come home, and "Think I'm Gonna Have A Baby," which celebrated the joys of same. With such tracks, Hotcakes was an autobiographical concept album that defined domestic bliss at a time when Simon's listeners also were catching their breath and turning inward. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andy Newmark Percussion, Drums Barry Rogers Trumpet, Trombone Benny Diggs Vocals (Background), Vocals Bill Schnee Remixing, Engineer Billy Cobham Sax (Baritone), Tuba, Drums Blaise Castellano Assistant Engineer Bobby Keys Sax (Baritone), Trombone, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone Bucky Pizzarelli Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Carl Hall Vocals, Vocals (Background) Carly Simon Piano, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Whistle (Instrument), Piano (Electric), Vocals (Background), Vocals David Spinozza Guitar (Electric), Guitar Doug Sax Disc Cutting Dr. John Keyboards, Organ, Guitar, Piano Ed Caraeff Photography George Devens Percussion George Devons Cabassa, ?, Cabasa Harry Maslin Engineer Howard Johnson Sax (Baritone), Tuba, Saxophone, Sax (Tenor) James Taylor Horn Arrangements, Vocals (Background), Guitar, Vocals, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic) Jim Gordon Drums Jim Keltner Drums Jim Ryan Bass, Guitar (Electric), Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) Ken Asher Organ, Piano Kenny Ascher Piano, Keyboards Klaus Voormann Bass Lani Groves Vocals, Vocals (Background) Larry Brean Slap Bass, Bass Lucy Simon La-La, Vocals (Background) Michael Brecker Sax (Tenor), Saxophone Paul Buckmaster Strings Ralph MacDonald Percussion, Conga Revelations Vocals, Vocals (Background) Richard Davis Bass Richard Perry Producer, Vocals (Background) Rick Marotta Drums Robbie Robertson Guitar Russ Kunkel Drums Steve Madaio Trumpet, Horn Tasha Thomas Vocals (Background), Vocals Todd Graff La-La, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Vieri Salvadori Photography