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My Romance (1990)

Where the lyrics of My Romance take you, and where it was really made.

Simon's version of 'In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning' from this album later turned up in the 1993 film Sleepless in Seattle.

Key places

Recorded at Power Station in New York City (1990)

Recording site Power Station Studio — The album was recorded at Power Station, a recording studio in New York City. The studio is now listed as part of BerkleeNYC. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• My Romance: 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon
• Released March 13, 1990 by Arista Records
• Simon's second album devoted to standards
• Follows Torch, which came out nine years earlier
• Peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200 and stayed on the chart for 17 weeks

Background

• Torch was Simon's earlier standards album, with lovelorn songs as its focus
• My Romance continues the standards work, with a mainly romantic theme
• Carly in Concert: My Romance, a 1990 HBO concert special, shares the album's title
• The special features Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr.
• Connick, Jr. plays piano and bass and also sings in the special
• The special was directed by Kathy Daugherty and runs 73 minutes
• It was released on VHS and LaserDisc later in 1990
• It was Simon's second HBO concert special, after Live from Martha's Vineyard (1987)

Recording

• Recorded at Power Station, a recording studio in New York City
• Power Station is listed as part of BerkleeNYC in the place records

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.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

Reappraisal

• AllMusic reviewer William Ruhlmann rated the album 3 out of 5 stars in a retrospective review
• Ruhlmann wrote that Simon was a little less interested in the lovelorn songs that had filled Torch, from 1981
• He described the theme as mostly romantic, with classics like My Funny Valentine and Bewitched handled in Simon's sexy, plaintive style

Records

• Peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200
• Stayed on the Billboard 200 for 17 weeks
• Simon's version of In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning from the album was featured in Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and included on the film's soundtrack album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Simon's version of In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning from the album was featured in the 1993 Nora Ephron film Sleepless in Seattle
• The song was also included on the film's soundtrack album
• The HBO special Carly in Concert: My Romance was released on VHS and LaserDisc later in 1990
• Harry Connick, Jr. appeared on piano, bass and vocals in the special
• The special was directed by Kathy Daugherty and runs 73 minutes

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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