Carly Simon - The Bedroom Tapes (2000)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Our Affair" 4:16
2. "So Many Stars" 5:35
3. "Big Dumb Guy" 5:54
4. "Scar" 5:32
5. "Cross The River" 5:59
6. "I Forget" 4:33
7. "Actress" 4:48
8. "I'm Really The Kind" 4:27
9. "We, Your Dearest Friends" 4:49
10. "Whatever Became Of Her" 4:56
11. "In Honor Of You (George)" 5:50
Total length: 56:39
Carly Simon Band Members / Musicians
Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 8), keyboards (1, 2, 4–10), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 7–10), electric guitar (1, 9, 10), percussion (1, 3, 4, 8, 9), guitars (2), bass (2), drum programming (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9), congas (3), organ (5, 10), keyboard bass (7, 9), marimba (11)
Teese Gohl – organ (5), arrangements and conductor (5, 8, 11), acoustic piano (9), all instruments (11), programming (11)
Andrew Felluss – additional organ (10)
Stuart Kimball – acoustic guitar (1, 10), electric guitar (1, 9, 10)
Eric Bazilian – electric guitar (6), keyboards (12), programming (12), guitars (12), bass (12), drums (12)
Peter Calo – rhythm guitar (2)
Michael Lockwood – electric guitar (3, 4, 7), acoustic guitar (4)
T-Bone Wolk – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10), acoustic piano (3), electric guitar (3), acoustic guitar (3), dobro (3), mandolin (9)
Tony Garnier – bass (6)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11), percussion (5, 8, 10)
Larry Ciancia – drums (3)
Shawn Pelton – drums (11)
Mindy Jostyn – violin (8, 10)
Aaron Heick – saxophone (11)
Liam O'Maonlai – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 8), flute (4)
The Rankin Sisters – backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12)
John Forté – backing vocals (3)
Ben Taylor – backing vocals (3, 8)
Producers – Carly Simon (Tracks 1–10, 12 & 13); Teese Gohl (Track 11).
Co-Producers on Tracks 1–10 – David Fields and Frank Filipetti
Co-Producer on Track 12 – Eric Bazilian
Engineers – Frank Filipetti, Jimmy Parr, Carly Simon and Ed Tuton
Mixed by Frank Filipetti
Mastered by Mark Wilder
The Bedroom Tapes is the 18th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Arista Records, on May 16, 2000.
The album received widespread critical acclaim upon release, and Simon promoted it through many television appearances, notably on Good Morning America, when she performed a concert in Bryant Park on May 19, 2000. Despite the warm reception, the album soon went out of print. In 2002, Simon released autographed limited editions of The Bedroom Tapes, with two bonus tracks; "Grandmother's House" and "Sangre Dolce". The release was limited to only 100 copies. Simon later included "Sangre Dolce" on her 2008 album This Kind of Love. The opening track, "Our Affair", was remixed by Richard Perry and featured on the soundtrack album of the 2000 film Bounce, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck.
On April 6, 2015, Simon re-released the album as a special edition with two bonus tracks, the aforementioned "Grandmother's House", and "When Manhattan Was A Maiden". The release was through the Carly Simon Vintage Line, produced by C'est Music. The CD can be purchased exclusively through Simon's website.
