The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better

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The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
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Greatest hits album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedDecember 15, 1998
Genre Pop, rock
Length77:30
Label Global/Warner Bros.
Carly Simon chronology
Film Noir
(1997)		The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
(1998)		 The Bedroom Tapes
(2000)

The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better is the third greatest hits album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on December 15, 1998.

Contents

Originally released in the UK, this was Simon's first single-disc, cross label compilation. It includes her hits from the Elektra years (1971–1979) and the Arista years (1986–2000). The album also includes the 1982 single "Why", a top 10 hit in the UK, from the Soup For One soundtrack.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic rated the collection 41⁄2-stars-out-of-5, and wrote while "some consumers may be a little ticked at the non-chronological sequencing, this collection does have one big, big virtue -- it has Carly Simon's big hits, not just from the '70s, but such latter-day comebacks as "Coming Around Again" and "Let the River Run", on one disc. That makes it worth import prices for non-U.K. residents looking for a thorough collection." [1]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."You're So Vain" Carly Simon No Secrets (1972)4:18
2."Nobody Does It Better"
 The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) (1977)3:42
3."Why"
 Soup for One (soundtrack) (1982)4:06
4."Coming Around Again"Simon Coming Around Again (1987)3:39
5."The Right Thing to Do"SimonNo Secrets (1972)2:58
6."We Have No Secrets"SimonNo Secrets (1972)3:57
7."You Belong to Me"
 Boys in the Trees (1978)3:49
8."That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"
 Carly Simon (1971)4:17
9."Mockingbird (with James Taylor)"
 Hotcakes (1974)4:11
10."Haven't Got Time for the Pain"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
Hotcakes (1974)3:55
11."Anticipation"Simon Anticipation (1971)3:21
12."Legend in Your Own Time"SimonAnticipation (1971)3:45
13."The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of"SimonComing Around Again (1987)4:56
14."All I Want Is You"
  • Simon
  • Brackman
  • Andy Goldmark
Coming Around Again (1987)3:58
15."Give Me All Night"
Coming Around Again (1987)4:23
16."Like a River"Simon Letters Never Sent (1994)4:45
17."Better Not Tell Her"Simon Have You Seen Me Lately (1990)5:21
18."Angel from Montgomery" John Prine Clouds in My Coffee (1995)4:29
19."Let the River Run"Simon Working Girl (soundtrack) (1989)3:40
Total length:77:30

Notes

Credits

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [3] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC) [4] 32
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [5] 86

References

  1. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  2. ↑ The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (booklet). Carly Simon. Global/Warner Bros. 1998.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 16, no. 13. March 27, 1999. p. 11. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
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