My Romance (Carly Simon album)

My Romance
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released	March 13, 1990 (1990-03-13)
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Standards
Length	37:40
Label	Arista
Producer	Frank Filipetti Marty Paich
Carly Simon chronology
Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) (1989) My Romance (1990) Have You Seen Me Lately (1990)

My Romance is the 14th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on March 13, 1990.

The album is Simon's second devoted to standards, following Torch from nine years earlier. It peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard 200, and remained on the chart for 17 weeks. ^[1] Simon's version of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" from this album was featured in the 1993 Nora Ephron film Sleepless in Seattle , and was included on the film's soundtrack album. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann rated the album 3-out-of-5-stars, and wrote: "On her second album of pop standards, Carly Simon was a little less interested in the lovelorn songs that had filled 1981's Torch . For the most part, the theme was romantic, with classics like "My Funny Valentine" and "Bewitched" handled in Simon's sexy, plaintive style." ^[3]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Romance"	Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	2:36
2.	"By Myself/I See Your Face Before Me"	Howard Dietz Arthur Schwartz	3:14
3.	"When Your Lover Has Gone"	Einar A. Swan	4:08
4.	"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"	Bob Hilliard David Mann	3:17
5.	"My Funny Valentine"	Rodgers Hart	3:24
6.	"Something Wonderful"	Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II	2:17
7.	"Little Girl Blue"	Rodgers Hart	3:44
8.	"He Was Too Good to Me"	Rodgers Hart	2:41
9.	"What Has She Got"	Carly Simon Michael Kosarin Jacob Brackman	2:44
10.	"Bewitched"	Rodgers Hart	4:05
11.	"Danny Boy"	Frederic Weatherly Traditional	3:24
12.	"Time After Time"	Jule Styne Sammy Cahn	2:06
Total length:			37:40

Carly in Concert: My Romance

Carly in Concert: My Romance (VHS)

Carly in Concert: My Romance is a 1990 concert special for HBO, featuring Simon and guest star Harry Connick, Jr. ^[5] It was released on VHS and LaserDisc later the same year. ^[6] Connick, Jr. participates on piano and bass, as well as vocals. The special was directed by Kathy Daugherty and runs 73 minutes. ^{[5] [7]}

This was Simon's second concert special for HBO, following Live from Martha's Vineyard from 1987.

Track listing

• "Little Girl Blue" (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart)
• "By Myself / I See Your Face Before Me" (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz)
• "Bewitched" (Rodgers/Hart)
• "Something Wonderful" (Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II)
• "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Bob Hilliard/David Mann)
• "New Kind of Love"
• "Stomping at the Savoy"
• "I'm Falling"
• "I Don't Know Why"
• "I Have Dreamed" (Rodgers/Hammerstein)
• "We Have No Secrets" (Carly Simon)
• "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan)
• "He Was Too Good to Me"
• "What Has She Got" (Simon/Michael Kosarin/Jacob Brackman)
• "Time After Time" (Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn)
• "My Romance" (Rodgers/Hart)

Personnel

Musicians

• Carly Simon – vocals, acoustic piano
• Michael Kosarin – acoustic piano, arrangements
• Jimmy Ryan – guitars
• Jay Leonhart – acoustic bass
• Wayne Pedzwater – bass guitar
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
• Michael Brecker – Steinerphone solo on "When Your Lover Has Gone", saxophone solo on "Bewitched"
• Marvin Stamm – trumpet solo on "In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
• David Nadien – concertmaster, violin solo on "Something Wonderful"
• Marty Paich – orchestra arrangements and conductor
• Emile Charlap – orchestra contractor

Production

• Frank Filipetti – producer, recording, mixing
• Marty Paich – producer
• Michael Kosarin – associate producer
• Matthew Lamonica – second engineer
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Carolyn Quan – design
• Bob Gothard – photography
• Champion Entertainment Organization, Inc. – management

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at The Power Station (New York City, New York).
• Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States) ^[1]

Year	Chart	Position
1990	Billboard 200	46

References

1. "Carly Simon – Chart history". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
2. Staff, Rovi. "Sleepless in Seattle [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
3. Ruhlmann, William. "My Romance". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
4. My Romance (booklet). Carly Simon. Arista. 1990.
5. "Carly in Concert: My Romance 1991". Carlysimon.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
6. "My Romance – Carly in Concert". Discogs . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
7. "Carly in Concert: My Romance". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

External links

• Carly Simon's Official Website