This Is My Life (Carly Simon album)

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This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture)
This Is My Life.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedApril 14, 1992 (1992-04-14)
StudioRight Track Recording, Bubble Hill and The Hit Factory (New York City, NY).
GenreAdult contemporary
Length37:30
LabelQwest
Producer
Carly Simon chronology
Have You Seen Me Lately
(1990) 		This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture)
(1992) 		Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera
(1993)
Singles from This Is My Life
  1. "Love of My Life"
    Released: 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]

This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 1992 Nora Ephron film This Is My Life. It consists of lyrical and instrumental songs written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and was released on Qwest Records.

The single "Love of My Life" became a Billboard Adult Contemporary chart hit, peaking at No. 16.[2] Simon made a music video for the song, which featured her son Ben Taylor, along with clips from the film.[3] The song has been included on several compilations of Simon's work, including the three-CD box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the two-CD Anthology (2002), and Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004).[4]

The song "The Night Before Christmas" was also featured in the Ephron directed 1994 film "Mixed Nuts", and included on its soundtrack album.[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Carly Simon; except where indicated.

  1. "Love of My Life" – 3:35
  2. "Back the Way (Dottie's Point Of View)" – 4:51
  3. "Moving Day" – 1:23
  4. "Easy on the Eyes" (Simon, Andy Goldmark) – 4:44
  5. "Walking and Kissing" – 1:08
  6. "The Show Must Go On" – 3:46
  7. "Love of My Life (Toots)" – 2:18
  8. "Back the Way (Girls' Point of View)" – 2:58
  9. "Little Troupers" – 0:37
  10. "The Night Before Christmas" – 3:41
  11. "This Is My Life Suite: Pleasure And Pain/Coming Home/Uncle Peter" – 4:44
  12. "Love Of My Life (Drive To The City)" – 3:45

Credits[]

Musicians

  • Carly Simon – keyboards, acoustic guitar, human whistle, vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (11)
  • Teese Gohl – acoustic piano, synthesizers, orchestra arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (11)
  • Andy Goldmark – synthesizers (4)
  • Elliot Lurie – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Jimmy Ryan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ukulele, backing vocals (11)
  • Ben Taylor – additional acoustic guitar (1, 10)
  • Will Lee – bass, vocals, backing vocals (11)
  • Paul Samwell-Smith – bass (10)
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Russ Kunkel – drums (4, 10)
  • Richie Morales – drums (9)
  • Jamey Haddad – percussion (1)
  • Charles McCracken – cello (1)
  • Jim Pugh – trombone (6)
  • Randy Brecker – trumpet (6)
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica, harmonica solo (7)
  • Christy Baron – backing vocals
  • Marcus Bishop-Wright – backing vocals
  • Anne Brown – backing vocals
  • Michael DeVries – backing vocals
  • David Elledge – backing vocals
  • Diane Garisto – backing vocals
  • Joanna Glushak – backing vocals
  • Curtis King – backing vocals
  • Kimberly Mahon – backing vocals
  • Kathi Moss – backing vocals
  • Peter Samuel – backing vocals
  • Sally Taylor – backing vocals
  • Marty Thomas – backing vocals
  • Martin Vidnovic – backing vocals
  • Brenda White-King – backing vocals
  • Keith Evans – backing vocals (11)
  • Frank Filipetti – backing vocals (11)

Production

  • Carly Simon – producer
  • Frank Filipetti – producer, recording, mxing (2-12)
  • Andy Goldmark – producer (4)
  • Russ Kunkel – producer (10)
  • James Nichols – recording
  • Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1)
  • Vincent Caro – assistant engineer
  • Keith Evans – assistant engineer
  • Lolly Grodner – assistant engineer
  • Major Little – assistant engineer
  • Doug McKea – assistant engineer
  • Brian Pollack – assistant engineer
  • Eric Stark – assistant engineer
  • Gary Tole – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Matthew Walden – music supervision
  • Bibi Green – production coordinator
  • Kevin Hosmann – art direction, design
  • Sherry Etheredge – photography (shadow background)
  • Pam Frank – photography (Carly Simon)
  • Kerry Hayes – photography (movie stills)

Charts[]

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Love of My Life" Adult Contemporary 16

References[]

  1. ^ This Is My Life at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Carly Simon – Chart history | Billboard". billboard.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "Love Of My Life – Carly Simon – YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Carly Simon Official Website – Love Of My Life lyrics". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mixed Nuts – Soundtrack | imdb". imdb.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.

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