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Greatest Hits Live (1988)

Where the lyrics of Greatest Hits Live take you, and where it was really made.

The album was drawn from an HBO concert film, yet three songs in the video were dropped from the record.

Key places

Martha's Vineyard concert recorded on film (1987)

Recording site Gay Head (Martha's Vineyard) — The HBO concert film was shot on Martha's Vineyard, and the recording is dated 9 June 1987 at Gay Head. The point marks the area, not an exact building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Greatest Hits Live is the first live album and second greatest hits album by Carly Simon
• Released 2 August 1988 by Arista Records
• Issued on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc
• The album track order differs from the video version
• Three tracks from the video version are not on the album: Give Me All Night, You Have To Hurt, and The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Background

• The source concert was shot for an HBO special originally titled Carly Simon – Coming Around Again
• The HBO special was broadcast in June 1987
• It was later released on home video as Live From Martha's Vineyard
• The album uses the Martha's Vineyard concert recording for the HBO production

Recording

• The concert was recorded on 35MM film for the HBO special
• The concert was shot on Martha's Vineyard
• The Right Thing to Do was cut from the final televised version of the concert but is included on the album
• The Right Thing to Do was later added as a bonus feature on both DVD releases of the concert

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Artist

Formation

• Born June 25, 1943 in New York City; American singer-songwriter and author.
• In 1963 began performing as the Simon Sisters with sister Lucy Simon; released Meet the Simon Sisters, which produced the minor hit "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod".
• Signed to Elektra Records in 1970 and went solo.

Career

• Debut album (1971) won the Grammy for Best New Artist; "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" was her first top 10 single.
• No Secrets (1972) topped the Billboard 200 for five weeks; "You're So Vain" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Recorded "Nobody Does It Better" for the 1977 Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.
• Won an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy for "Let the River Run" from Working Girl (1988).
• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars and praised the material as well performed
• Reviewer William Ruhlmann noted that Simon had already moved through several record labels
• Ruhlmann wrote that the individual songs were played superbly
• The songs were re-recordings, and the album was read as a retrospective for fans who wanted a career overview

Records

• US Billboard 200: charted for a total of 13 weeks, peaking at number 87 on 10 September 1988
• UK album chart: six weeks in the top 100, peaking at number 49
• Live version of You're So Vain, released as a single from this album: peaked at number 96 on the UK singles chart
• Certified Gold within two years of release
• US: RIAA Platinum in 1996 for sales of one million copies in the United States alone
• Canada: Music Canada Gold on 29 March 1990
• UK: BPI Gold on 12 July 2019

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The HBO concert film was recorded on 35MM film on Martha's Vineyard, and the album version runs in a different track order than the video version.
• The Right Thing to Do was cut from the final televised cut but ended up on the album, and later appeared as a bonus feature on both DVD releases.
• The 2004 reissue DVD of the concert contained 14 tracks, including The Right Thing to Do.
• The album sold steadily and went Gold within two years of release.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

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