Spoiled Girl

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Spoiled Girl
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Studio album by Carly Simon
Released June 1985
Recorded at Right Track Recording, Electric Lady Studios and Shakedown Sound, New York City
Genre Rock
Length 48:11
Label Epic
Producer Arthur Baker, Andy Goldmark, Russ Kunkel, Phil Ramone, G.E. Smith, Paul Samwell-Smith, Don Was, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Carly Simon chronology
Hello Big Man
(1983)Hello Big Man1983
Spoiled Girl
(1985)
Coming Around Again
(1987)Coming Around Again1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars link
Rolling Stone (mixed) [1]
The New York Times (positive) [2]

Spoiled Girl is the 12th studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1985.[3]

Recorded with a variety of producers in New York, this was Simon's only album for Epic Records. It was commercially unsuccessful when originally released, peaking at #88 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, but has gone on to become a cult favorite within Simon's back catalogue. The album produced two singles, "Tired of Being Blonde" and "My New Boyfriend", with the former making the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Releases

Spoiled Girl was released by Epic Records on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1985. Both the cassette and CD versions included the bonus track "Black Honeymoon" (originally the B-side of the "Tired Of Being Blonde" single).[5] A second CD release came in the late 1990's under the Sony Music Special Products label, which also included "Black Honeymoon".[6] In July 2012, Hot Shot Records re-released the album as a deluxe edition with four bonus tracks: "Black Honeymoon", the 7" single version of "Tired Of Being Blonde", and two remixes of the track "My New Boyfriend" which had originally been included on the 12" version of the single.[7]

Track listing

  1. "My New Boyfriend" (Carly Simon) — 4:19
  2. "Come Back Home" (Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Aaron Zigman, Jason Scheff, Guy Thomas) — 4:22
  3. "Tonight And Forever" (Carly Simon, Eddie Schwartz) — 4:53
  4. "Spoiled Girl" (Carly Simon, Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne) — 3:20
  5. "Tired of Being Blonde" (Larry Raspberry) — 4:46
  6. "The Wives Are In Connecticut" (Carly Simon) — 4:28
  7. "Anyone But Me" (Carly Simon, Arthur Baker, Stuart Kimball) — 4:19
  8. "Interview" (Carly Simon, Don Was) — 4:49
  9. "Make Me Feel Something" (Carly Simon) — 4:40
  10. "Can't Give It Up" (Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark) — 3:43
  11. "Black Honeymoon"† (Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon, Andy Goldmark) — 4:32

The song "Black Honeymoon" was the B-side for the single "Tired of Being Blonde" and appears only on the cassette and CD versions of the album, but not on the vinyl LP.

Credits

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year Chart Position
1985 The Billboard 200 88

Album - International

Year Country Position
1985 Australia 97[8]
1985 Canada 96[9]

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1985 "Tired Of Being Blonde" The Billboard Hot 100 70
1985 "My New Boyfriend" The Billboard Hot 100 --

References

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