Meet the Simon Sisters

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Meet the Simon Sisters
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Studio album by
the Simon Sisters
Released1964 (1964)
Recorded1963–1964
Genre Folk
Label Kapp Records
The Simon Sisters chronology
Meet the Simon Sisters
(1964)		 Cuddlebug
(1964)
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Meet the Simon Sisters is the debut studio album by the Simon Sisters, released by Kapp Records, in 1964.

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Consisting of sisters Lucy Simon and Carly Simon, the duo had a minor hit with "Winkin’, Blinkin’ And Nod", [2] a children's poem by Eugene Field that Lucy had put to music. The single reached No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] They quickly followed the album up with Cuddlebug , which was recorded during the same sessions as Meet the Simon Sisters.

Releases

In 2006, Hip-O-Select re-released the album, along with Cuddlebug, as the single disc "Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings". [4] Carly provided liner notes in the albums 12-page booklet. The album was available exclusively through Hip-O-Records.com and Amazon.com. Only 4,000 copies were printed, and it is now out of print. [5]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6] All songs are of traditional origin, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."So Glad I’m Here"Bernard Krause, Clarence Cooper, Stuart Scharf2:04
2."Breton Lullaby" 2:22
3."Delia" 2:26
4."Will You Go Laddie Go" 1:33
5."Chicken Road" Joe Greene 2:31
6."Once I Had A True Love" 3:42
7."Wind Spiritual" Billy Edd Wheeler 2:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod" Eugene Field, Lucy Simon 2:08
2."La Claire Fontaine" 2:35
3."Rise Up" 2:41
4."Lorca Lullaby"Eric Regner, Lorca F. Garcia2:52
5."Waley, Waley (The Water Is Wide)" 3:28
6."Sano Duso" 2:21

References

  1. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. "The Simon Sisters (Lucy & Carly)". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Carly Simon Billboard biography". Billboard . Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  4. ↑ "Carly Simon Official Website - Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod". Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Carly Simon News". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  6. ↑ Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings (booklet). The Simon Sisters. Geffen. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

First recording Dan Hornsby recorded the song Winkin Blinkin & Nod 1929 first recorded by Hornsby Victor BS-037380 RCA (BlueBird) Records see as posted on his Wikipedia page

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