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Carly Simon
Spy

Album US 1979 on Elektra label
Rock and Pop (Pop Rock)

Recorded and mixed at Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C. from December, 1978 to April, 1979. Sleeve credits Edward Daniels, Philip Bodner, and James Buffington as string players. Probably their real roles are wind, wind and horn. Issued with a printed inner lyrics-sleeve.

     
Musicians
PortraitCarly Simon p, acg, *1945 US
backing vocals, music by, piano, words by, album by, lyrics by, words by, music by
PortraitDavid Spinozza g, acg, US
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar, electric guitar, solo
PortraitDavid Sanborn as, *1945 US
alto saxophone
PortraitTony Levin b, bvoc, *1946 US
bass
PortraitWill Lee b, *1952 US
bass
PortraitRick Marotta dr, *1948 US
drums
PortraitSteve Gadd dr, *1945 US
drums
PortraitJoe Caro voc, g, acg, eg, *1956 US
electric guitar, guitar, acoustic guitar
PortraitJohn Joseph Hall g, voc, *1948 US
electric guitar, electric guitar, solo
PortraitRichard Tee p, 1943-1993 US
electric piano, clavinet
PortraitWarren Bernhardt p, key, *1938 US
electric piano, piano, keyboards
Portrait'Crusher' Bennett perc, cng, tim, bgo,
percussion, congas
PortraitRaphael Cruz dr, perc,
percussion, cowbell, congas
PortraitDon Grolnick p, key, 1948-1996 US
piano, clavinet
PortraitArif Mardin ep, 1932-2006 US
producer, arranged by, horns, strings, arranged by, choir, words by, music by
PortraitAlan Shulman vc, 1915-2002 US
strings
PortraitEddie Daniels cl, sax, *1941 US
strings
PortraitEugene Moye vc, US
strings
PortraitFrederick Buldrini vn, US
strings
PortraitGerald Tarack vn, US
strings
PortraitGuy Lumia vn,
strings
PortraitHarold Kohon vn, str, US
strings
PortraitJean R. Dane vl,
strings
PortraitJesse Levy vc, US
strings
PortraitJim Buffington frh, *1922 GB
strings
PortraitJoe Malin str, vn, US
strings
PortraitJonathan Abramowitz vc,
strings
PortraitJulien Barber vl, str,
strings
PortraitKermit Moore str, vc, 1929-2013 US
strings
PortraitLamar Alsop vl, US
strings
PortraitLewis Eley vn, US
strings
PortraitMatthew Raimondi vn, str, US
strings
PortraitMitsue Takayama vn, US
strings
PortraitPaul Gershman vn, 1912-1986 US
strings
PortraitPeter Dimitriades vn,
strings
PortraitPhil Bodner sax, 1917-2008 US
strings
PortraitRegis Iandiorio vn, str, US
strings
PortraitRichard Maximoff vl, US
strings
PortraitTed Hoyle vc, US
strings
PortraitTheodore Israel str, vl, 1927-1987 US
strings
PortraitTony Posk vn,
strings
PortraitKen Bichel syn, *1945 US
synthesizer, polymoog, synthesizer, cat
PortraitMichael Brecker ts, 1949-2007 US
tenor saxophone, tenor saxophone, solo
PortraitRandy Brecker tr, fh, *1945 US
trumpet
PortraitIan McLaughlin ,
piano
PortraitJacob Brackman , *1943 US
words by, lyrics by
PortraitPeter Ballin sax, US
alto saxophone
PortraitLew Del Gatto fl, *1941 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitFrank Carillo voc, *1950 US
guitar, music by
PortraitClifford Carter key, *1952 US
synthesizer
PortraitTom Malone tb, US
trombone
PortraitLibby Titus bvoc, *1947 US
lyrics by
PortraitBilly Mernit voc, US
piano
PortraitHubert Laws fl, *1939 US
flute
PortraitJames Taylor acg, voc, *1948 US
words by, music by
PortraitMike Mainieri vib, *1938 US
vibraphone
Producers
Robert L. Heimall art direction, design
James Taylor backing vocals
Tim Curry backing vocals
Gene Orloff concertmaster
Mike O'Reilly engineer, assistant
Arlyne Rothberg management
George Piros mastered by
Pam Frank photography
Ullanda McCullough backing vocals
Lucy Simon backing vocals
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1VengeanceCarly Simon4:11
2Just Like You DoCarly Simon4:11
3We're So CloseCarly Simon5:07
4Coming To Get YouCarly Simon2:46
5Never Been GoneCarly Simon3:33
6Pure SinCarly Simon3:53
7Love You By HeartCarly SimonCarly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Libby Titus3:58
8SpyCarly Simon4:10
9 Memorial DayCarly Simon8:24

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