Name: Best Of...
Brand: Carly Simon

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Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH

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2005-09-23

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9548304602

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95483046027

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Carly Simon

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Elektra

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Rock-Pop

Elektra Records is a US label that was founded by Jac Holzman in December 1950 in New York City. Originally focused on recording folk music, ethnic music, jazz, and gospel, Elektra later expanded its repertoire to include blues, pop, and rock music. Over the years, Elektra had great success with artists like *The Doors*, *Judy Collins*, *Tim Buckley*, and *Bread*. In order to adapt to the changing record industry landscape, Elektra merged with other labels such as Asylum Records and Atlantic to become The Atlantic Records Group under Warner Music Group.

In addition to its own success as a label, Elektra also started Nonesuch as a sub-label for affordable classical releases. Today, Nonesuch is an affiliated label of Warner Bros. Records.

Throughout its history, Elektra has had various logo designs on its album covers. From the scripted logo in green or brown print on a tan background during the early years to the iconic butterfly labels in the 1970s and beyond. These distinctive logos have become synonymous with quality music from artists signed to Elektra.

Carly Simon is an American singer-songwriter born on June 25, 1945. With a career spanning decades, she has become a highly acclaimed artist in the music industry. Carly has been recognized for her talent with numerous awards including two Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe.

Carly's musical journey is enriched by her family background. She is the daughter of Richard L. Simon, co-founder of *Simon & Schuster*, and sister to renowned musician *Lucy Simon*. Her artistic genes run deep within her family.

In addition to her successful career as a solo artist, Carly has also had notable collaborations with other talented musicians such as *Carole King*, *Captain & Tennille*, and *Rita Coolidge*. Her unique sound resonates with fans who appreciate artists like *Art Garfunkel*, *Dan Fogelberg*, and many others from the era.

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For this celebration of their collaboration, Jac has curated a collection of tracks from Carly’s first three Elektra albums that he feels best represents their collaboration and the arc of their partnership. With memories from Jac and Carly edited by Ted Olson, this “scrapbook” collection explores the way that a young ingenue and successful label boss interacted to create sounds that defined the singer/songwriter movement that coincided with the feminism of the early 1970s.When Carly Simon signed to Jac Holzman’s Elektra Records, it was the beginning of a relationship built on trust and mutual admiration. Carly shared:Jac paired me with producer/engineer: Eddie Kramer, and we began exploring my songs, one of which was, - “That’s The Way I Always Heard It Should Be,” a song I had written earlier that year with Jake Brackman that expressed the deep inner feelings of women. By the time we had finished, Jac thought connecting to women with noble lyrics and honest identity was unusual as a first single, but a worthy risk. So different! – but this highly successful gamble ignited a career which had ups and downs, but all of its ups were while working with Jac during the first three of my years at Elektra. There was never more care given to me. Never more respect, and I can surely say, that I would never have become a performer had it not been for that first call from Jac after listening to my first little demo cassette with one song that was self-penned.”

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