My Romance (Carly Simon album)
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.
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| Released | March 13, 1990 | |||
| Studio | The Power Station, New York City | |||
| Genre | Standards | |||
| Length | 37:40 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Frank Filipetti Marty Paich | |||
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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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Romance" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:36 |
| 2. | "By Myself/I See Your Face Before Me" | Howard Dietz, Arthur 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" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:24 |
| 6. | "Something Wonderful" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Little Girl Blue" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 3:44 |
| 8. | "He Was Too Good to Me" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 2:41 |
| 9. | "What Has She Got" | Carly Simon, Michael Kosarin, Jacob Brackman | 2:44 |
| 10. | "Bewitched" | Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Danny Boy" | Frederick Weatherly, Traditional | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Time After Time" | Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 37:40 | ||
Musicians
- Carly Simon - vocals, piano
- Jimmy Ryan - guitar
- Michael Kosarin - piano
- Jay Leonhart, Wayne Pedzwater - bass guitar
- 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
Carly in Concert: My Romance
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Carly in Concert: My Romance is a concert special for HBO, featuring Carly Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr., released on VHS and LaserDisc 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
- "Little Girl Blue" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me" (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz)
- "Bewitched" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
- "Something Wonderful" (R. Rodgers/O. Hammerstein)
- "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning" (B. Hilliard/D. Mann)
- "New Kind of Love"
- "Stomping at the Savoy"
- "I'm Falling"
- "I Don't Know Why"
- "I Have Dreamed" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
- "We Have No Secrets"
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar A. Swan)
- "He Was Too Good to Me"
- "What Has She Got" (C. Simon/M. Kosarin/J. Brackman)
- "Time After Time" (J. Styne/S. Cahn)
- "My Romance" (R. Rodgers/L. Hart)
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1990 | The Billboard 200 | 46 |
References
- "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- "Album review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- "My Romance - Carly in Concert". carlysimon.com.
