Spoiled Girl

Spoiled Girl
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) Spoiled Girl (1985) Coming Around Again (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	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][4]

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.^[5]

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).^[6] A second CD release came in the late 1990s under the Sony Music Special Products label, which also included "Black Honeymoon".^[7] 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.^[8]

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

A. Baker - Composer Arthur Baker - Keyboards William Beard - Drums Jacob Brackman - Composer Jimmy Bralower - Drums Mickey Curry - Drums Joseph d'Ambrosio - Production Coordination Liberty DeVitto - Drums Rory Dodd - Bass, Vocals (Background) Frank Filipetti - Engineer John Fiore - Vocals Lotti Golden - Vocals Andy Goldmark - Composer, Drums, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals (Background) Gordon Grody - Vocals Ula Hedwig - Vocals Stephanie James - Vocals Neil Jason - Bass Ted Jensen - Mastering Bashiri Johnson - Percussion Robbie Kilgorev - Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Strings, Synthesizer Stanley Kimball - Composer Stuart Kimball - Composer, Guitar, Keyboards Russ Kunkel - Composer, Drums Dave Lebolt - Keyboards Robin Lerner - Composer Tony Levin - Bass Scott Mabuchi - Assistant Engineer, Engineer Mallett - Percussion John McCurry - Guitar, Vocals

Duane Michaels - Photography Cindy Mizelle - Vocals Bill Payne - Composer, Keyboards Lennie Petze - Producer Phil Ramone - Producer Larry Raspberry - Composer Jimmy Ryan - Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Paul Samwell-Smith - Producer, Vocals Michel Sauvage - Assistant Engineer Jason Scheff - Composer Eddie Schwartz - Composer Ira Siegel - Guitar Carly Simon - Composer, Guitar, Piano, Primary Artist, Synthesizer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) Lucy Simon - Vocals, Vocals (Background) G. E. Smith - Guitar V. Jeffrey Smith - Saxophone Eric Taylor - Vocals Kate Taylor - Vocals Ron Taylor - Vocals, Vocals (Background) Guy Thomas - Composer Tina B. - Vocals Eric Troyer - Vocals (Background) Luther Vandross - Vocals, Vocals (Background) Don Was - Composer, Producer Allen Weinberg - Cover Design Doug Wimbish - Bass T-Bone Wolk - Bass Fred Zarr - Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Synthesizer Aaron Zigman - Composer

Charts

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	88

Album - International

Year	Country	Position
1985	Australia	97[9]
1985	Canada	96[10]

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

1. Considine, J.D. (September 26, 1985). "Carly Simon Spoiled Girl > Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
2. Holden, Stephen (August 7, 1985). "THE POP LIFE; A SPICY NEW ALBUM BY CARLY SIMON> Album Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
3. "Spoiled Girl". carlysimon.com.
4. Charles Pitter (10 August 2015). "Spoiled Girl (Expanded Edition)". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
5. "Carly Simon - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
6. Discogs. "Tired Of Being Blonde 7" single". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
7. Discogs. "Spoiled Girl 1998". Retrieved 1 April 2015.
8. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=3714
9. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Retrieved 2015-01-04.

External links

• Carly Simon's Official Website