CARLY SIMON - NO SECRETS (GOLD CD)

Carly Simon No Secrets on Gold CD from Audio Fidelity

Mastered by Kevin Gray

No Secrets, with its iconic cover image, is Carly Simon's third studio album and her first #1. Released in 1972, the record spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard charts. No Secrets blends the best of her pop/jazz/bluesy style and spawned four Top 20 hits including the #1 smash "You're So Vain," her powerhouse diatribe to a smug, conceited ex, featuring the back-up vocals of Mick Jagger. "The Right Thing to Do" was another major single, and one of her most gorgeous ballads ever.

No one can mistake that voice, which has become one of the most recognizable and endearing in all of pop music. Richard Perry's simple, elegant production pays particular attention to the vocals that run the gamut of sweet to ferocious. It seems Carly Simon knows, intuitively, how to properly emote the feelings of each song to the listener.

There are eight other excellent songs with strong melodies and Carly's incisive, trademark-clever lyrics, top-notch musical poetry lamenting the consequences, disappointments and achings of the soul. Every song is perfect and as an ensemble, in their chronological order, compliment and accentuate each other. In a forthright, nakedly honest delivery, she sings of hurt and humiliation and betrayal while making all of it wonderfully palatable. "Waited So Long," a bluesy-rock number features Lowell George of Little Feat on slide guitar. Other guest performers include James Taylor, Bonnie Bramlett, Doris Troy and Paul and Linda McCartney. 

Featuring stellar mastering by iconic engineer Steve Hoffman, Audio Fidelity's 24K + Gold edition of this Carly Simon masterwork bests all prior editions. The audiophile label specializes in deluxe packaging with see-through slip cases and beautifully reproduced original graphics. As always, the original master tape was played back on a specially constructed vintage tube playback deck, with the analog masters put through the new "Kensei Audio Transformer," a process that adds even more life to the music.

Carly Simon No Secrets Track Listing:

1.  The Right Thing to Do
2.  The Carter Family
3.  You're So Vain
4.  His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin
5.  We Have No Secrets
6.  Embrace Me, You Child
7.  Waited So Long
8.  It Was So Easy
9.  Night Owl
10. When You Close Your Eyes