No Secrets by Carly Simon (Vinyl record album review)

Album name: No Secrets

Artist name: Carly Simon

Year: 1972

Number of discs: one

Label: Elektra Records

Collection: Selman

Distinguishing characteristics:

Printed on both sides of LP: RADIO STATION COPY

Scratched into side one of LP: EKS 75049-A1-CP

Scratched into side two of LP: EKS 75049-B6-CP

Buy it on Amazon: $17.89

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

I’m generally familiar with Carly Simon and the song You’re So Vain, but I’ve never listened to this record.

What I expected

Singer-songwriter, soft rock.

What it was actually like

This was a pretty bad record, mostly easy listening.

Night Owl, a bluesy cover of a James Taylor song, was about ten thousand times better than his version, which was awful.

You’re So Vain was catchy, and had maybe a bit more of a country sound than I remembered it having, but I think it was probably too clever by half.

Waited So Long and It Was So Easy also sounded slightly country, and the latter was the best song on the record.

Grade

2/5: weak, but I was able to listen to the whole thing