Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon album)

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Greatest Hits Live
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Live album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 1988
RecordedJune 9, 1987, live at Gay Head, Martha's Vineyard
Genre Rock
Length45:04
Label Arista
Producer Tom "T-Bone" Wolk & Carly Simon
Carly Simon chronology
Coming Around Again
(1987)
Greatest Hits Live
(1988)
Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album)
(1989)

Greatest Hits Live is the first live album and second greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on August 2, 1988.

Contents

Recorded on 35MM film for a HBO special shot on Martha's Vineyard originally titled Carly Simon – Coming Around Again, it was broadcast in June 1987 and later released on home video as Live From Martha's Vineyard . [1] The album version runs in a different track order than the video version, and three tracks from the video version are removed: "Give Me All Night", "You Have To Hurt", and "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of". The track "The Right Thing to Do", cut from the final televised cut of the concert, is included on the album. It would later be included on both DVD releases of the concert as a bonus feature. [1]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Greatest Hits Live was released on Vinyl, Cassette tape, and Compact disc. The album sold very well upon release, going Gold immediately, and it was officially certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1996 for sales of one million copies in the United States alone. It was also certified Gold by both Music Canada on March 29, 1990, and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on July 12, 2019.

AllMusic rated the album 4 out of 5 stars, and commended the material as "well performed". [2]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody Does It Better"3:43
2."You're So Vain" Carly Simon 4:44
3."It Happens Every Day"Simon2:38
4."Anticipation"Simon3:17
5."The Right Thing to Do"Simon2:48
6."Do the Walls Come Down"4:05
7."You Belong To Me"3:35
8."Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)"Simon5:12
9."All I Want Is You"
3:55
10."Coming Around Again/Itsy Bitsy Spider"Simon7:01
11."Never Been Gone"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
3:38
Total length:45:04

Credits

Musicians

Production

  • Carly Simon, T-Bone Wolk – producer
  • Mike Scott – engineer
  • Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
  • David Hewitt – remote recording engineer, Record Plant Black Truck
  • Bob Gothard – photography
  • Peter Hefter, Tim Leitner – audio engineers
  • Gary "Gizmo" Grim, James Hellman, Mel Papaterpos – stage technicians
  • Dave Brubaker – design
  • Phil Gitomer, Fritz Lange, J.B. Mattioti – remote recording

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [4] 49
US Billboard 200 [5] 87

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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