The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better

The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
Greatest hits album by Carly Simon
Released	December 15, 1998
Genre	Pop, Rock
Length	77:30
Label	Global/Warner Bros.
Carly Simon chronology

The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1998. Originally released in the UK, this was Simon's first single disc, cross label compilation. It includes her hits from the Elektra years (1971–1979) and the Arista years (1986–2000). The album also includes the 1982 single "Why", a top 10 hit in the UK, from the Soup For One soundtrack.

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Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Carly Simon, except where indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"You're So Vain"		No Secrets (1972)	4:18
2.	"Nobody Does It Better"	Carole Bayer Sager, Marvin Hamlisch	The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977)	3:42
3.	"Why"	Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers	Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982)	4:06
4.	"Coming Around Again"		Coming Around Again (1987)	3:39
5.	"The Right Thing to Do"		No Secrets (1972)	2:58
6.	"We Have No Secrets"		No Secrets (1972)	3:57
7.	"You Belong to Me"	Simon,^[1] Michael McDonald	Boys in the Trees (1978)	3:49
8.	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"	C. Simon, Jacob Brackman	Carly Simon (1971)	4:17
9.	"Mockingbird"	Charlie Foxx, Inez Foxx^[2]	Hotcakes (1974)	4:11
10.	"Haven't Got Time for the Pain"	C. Simon, J. Brackman	Hotcakes (1974)	3:55
11.	"Anticipation"		Anticipation (1971)	3:21
12.	"Legend in Your Own Time"		Anticipation (1971)	3:45
13.	"The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"		Coming Around Again (1987)	4:56
14.	"All I Want Is You"	Simon, Andy Goldmark	Coming Around Again (1987)	3:58
15.	"Give Me All Night"	C. Simon, Gerard McMahon	Coming Around Again (1987)	4:23
16.	"Like a River"		Letters Never Sent (1994)	4:45
17.	"Better Not Tell Her"		Have You Seen Me Lately (1990)	5:21
18.	"Angel from Montgomery"	John Prine	Clouds in My Coffee (1995)	4:29
19.	"Let the River Run"		Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989)	3:40
Total length:				77:30

Credits[]

Jacob Brackman – Composer
Bernard Edwards – Composer
Inez and Charlie Foxx – Composer
Andy Goldmark – Composer
Marvin Hamlisch – Composer
Russ Kunkel – Producer
George Massenburg – Producer
Michael McDonald – Composer
Gerard McMahon – Composer
Bill Payne – Producer
John Prine – Composer
Nile Rodgers – Composer
Carole Bayer Sager – Composer
Paul Samwell-Smith – Producer
Carly Simon – Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals
James Taylor – Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals

Charts[]

Album – International

Year	Chart	Position
1999	UK Albums Chart	22^[3]

References[]

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^ https://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt#
^ "The Official Charts Company – The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better". The Official Charts Company. January 18, 2015.

External links[]

Carly Simon's Official Website

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[3] "The Official Charts Company – The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better". The Official Charts Company. January 18, 2015.

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Discography
Studio albums	Carly Simon Anticipation No Secrets Hotcakes Playing Possum Another Passenger Boys in the Trees Spy Come Upstairs Torch Hello Big Man Spoiled Girl Coming Around Again My Romance Have You Seen Me Lately Letters Never Sent Film Noir The Bedroom Tapes Christmas Is Almost Here Moonlight Serenade Into White This Kind of Love Never Been Gone
Compilations	The Best of Carly Simon Greatest Hits Live Clouds in My Coffee The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better Anthology Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits Carly Simon Collector's Edition Original Album Series Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon Songs trom the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)
Other	Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera Piglet's Big Movie (soundtrack) The Best of Pooh and Heffalumps, Too
Concerts	Live from Martha's Vineyard Carly in Concert – My Romance Live at Grand Central A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2
Singles	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" "Anticipation" "Legend in Your Own Time" "You're So Vain" "The Right Thing to Do" "Mockingbird" "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" "Attitude Dancing" "Waterfall" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Nobody Does It Better" "You Belong to Me" "Devoted to You" "Vengeance" "Jesse" "Hurt" "Why" "Kissing with Confidence" "You Know What to Do" "Tired of Being Blonde" "My New Boyfriend" "Coming Around Again" "Give Me All Night" "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" "All I Want Is You" "Let the River Run" "Better Not Tell Her" "Love of My Life" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Let It Snow"
Other songs	"We Have No Secrets" "Night Owl" "You Can Close Your Eyes"
The Simon Sisters	Meet The Simon Sisters Cuddlebug The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings
Family	Richard Simon (father) Andrea Heinemann Simon (mother) George Simon (uncle) Joanna Simon (sister) Lucy Simon (sister) James Taylor (ex-husband) Ben Taylor (son) Sally Taylor (daughter)