My Romance (album)

My Romance
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)
Studio The Power Station, New York City
Genre Standards
Length 37:48
Label Arista
Producer Frank Filipetti
Marty Paich
Carly Simon chronology
Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
(1989)Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)1989		 My Romance
(1990)		 Have You Seen Me Lately
(1990)Have You Seen Me Lately1990
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My Romance is an album by the U.S. singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1990. It is her fourteenth studio album, and her sixteenth album overall, as well as being her second album devoted to standards.

The album peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, and remained on the chart for 17 weeks.[1] Simon's version of In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning from this album was featured in the hit 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle, as well as being included on the film's soundtrack album.[2]

Track listing

  1. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) — 2:36
  2. "By Myself"/"I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)/(Dietz, Schwartz) — 3:14
  3. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar A. Swan) — 4:08
  4. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) — 3:17
  5. "My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) — 3:24
  6. "Something Wonderful" (Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) — 2:17
  7. "Little Girl Blue" (Rodgers, Hart) — 3:44
  8. "He Was Too Good to Me" (Rodgers, Hart) — 2:41
  9. "What Has She Got" (Carly Simon, Michael Kosarin, Jacob Brackman) — 2:44
  10. "Bewitched" (Rodgers, Hart) — 4:05
  11. "Danny Boy" (Frederick Weatherly, Traditional) — 3:24
  12. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) — 2:06

Musicians

  • Carly Simon - vocals, piano
  • Jimmy Ryan - guitar
  • Michael Kosarin - piano
  • Jay Leonhart - acoustic bass
  • Wayne Pedzwater - bass
  • Steve Gadd - drums
  • Gordon Gottlieb - percussion
  • Michael Brecker - Steinerphone solo on "When Your Lover Has Gone"; saxophone solo on "Bewitched"
  • Marvin Stamm - trumpet solo on "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
  • David Nadien - concertmaster, violin solo on "Something Wonderful"
  • Marty Paich - arranger and conductor

Concert special (VHS)

Carly in Concert: My Romance (VHS)

Carly in Concert: My Romance is a concert special for HBO, featuring Carly Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr., released on VHS in 1990. Harry Connick, Jr participates on piano, bass and vocal (duets). Directed by Kathy Daugherty. 73 min.[3]

This was her second concert special for HBO, (the first was Live from Martha's Vineyard from 1987.)

Track listing

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1990 The Billboard 200 46

References

  1. ↑ "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "My Romance - Carly in Concert". carlysimon.com.
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