Carly Simon - This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) (1992)
Tracklist front / back album covers
"Love of My Life" – 3:35
"Back the Way (Dottie's Point Of View)" – 4:51
"Moving Day" – 1:23
"Easy on the Eyes" (Simon, Andy Goldmark) – 4:44
"Walking and Kissing" – 1:08
"The Show Must Go On" – 3:46
"Love of My Life (Toots)" – 2:18
"Back the Way (Girls' Point of View)" – 2:58
"Little Troupers" – 0:37
"The Night Before Christmas" – 3:41
"This Is My Life Suite: Pleasure And Pain/Coming Home/Uncle Peter" – 4:44
"Love Of My Life (Drive To The City)" – 3:45
Carly Simon Band Members / Musicians
Carly Simon – keyboards, acoustic guitar, human whistle, vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (11)
Teese Gohl – acoustic piano, synthesizers, orchestra arrangements and conductor, backing vocals (11)
Andy Goldmark – synthesizers (4)
Elliot Lurie – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Jimmy Ryan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, ukulele, backing vocals (11)
Ben Taylor – additional acoustic guitar (1, 10)
Will Lee – bass, vocals, backing vocals (11)
Paul Samwell-Smith – bass (10)
Andy Newmark – drums
Russ Kunkel – drums (4, 10)
Richie Morales – drums (9)
Jamey Haddad – percussion (1)
Charles McCracken – cello (1)
Jim Pugh – trombone (6)
Randy Brecker – trumpet (6)
Toots Thielemans – harmonica, harmonica solo (7)
Christy Baron – backing vocals
Marcus Bishop-Wright – backing vocals
Anne Brown – backing vocals
Michael DeVries – backing vocals
David Elledge – backing vocals
Diane Garisto – backing vocals
Joanna Glushak – backing vocals
Curtis King – backing vocals
Kimberly Mahon – backing vocals
Kathi Moss – backing vocals
Peter Samuel – backing vocals
Sally Taylor – backing vocals
Marty Thomas – backing vocals
Martin Vidnovic – backing vocals
Brenda White-King – backing vocals
Keith Evans – backing vocals (11)
Frank Filipetti – backing vocals (11)
Carly Simon – producer
Frank Filipetti – producer, recording, mixing (2-12)
Andy Goldmark – producer (4)
Russ Kunkel – producer (10)
James Nichols – recording
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing (1)
Vincent Caro – assistant engineer
Keith Evans – assistant engineer
Lolly Grodner – assistant engineer
Major Little – assistant engineer
Doug McKea – assistant engineer
Brian Pollack – assistant engineer
Eric Stark – assistant engineer
Gary Tole – assistant engineer
Ted Jensen – mastering
Matthew Walden – music supervision
Bibi Green – production coordinator
Kevin Hosmann – art direction, design
Sherry Etheredge – photography (shadow background)
Pam Frank – photography (Carly Simon)
Kerry Hayes – photography (movie stills)
This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) is the soundtrack album to the 1992 Nora Ephron film This Is My Life. It consists of lyrical and instrumental songs written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, and was released by Qwest Records, on April 14, 1992.
The single "Love of My Life" became a Billboard Adult Contemporary chart hit, peaking at No. 16, and charting for 15 weeks. Simon made a music video for the song, which featured her son Ben Taylor, along with clips from the film. The song has been included on several compilations of Simon's work, including the three-disc box set Clouds in My Coffee (1995), the two-disc Anthology (2002), and the single disc Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004).
The song "The Night Before Christmas" was also featured in the Ephron directed 1994 film "Mixed Nuts", and included on its soundtrack album. Simon also included the song on her three-CD box set Clouds in My Coffee the following year, and it was additionally released as a promo CD single.
