Carly Simon "Spy" (1979) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Vengeance (Carly Simon)
02 - Just Like You (Carly Simon)
03 - Do We're So Close (Carly Simon)
04 - Coming To Get You (Carly Simon)
05 - Never Been Gone (Carly Simon & Jacob Brackman)

Side Two

01 - Pure Sin (Carly Simon & Frank Carillo)
02 - Love You By Heart (Carly Simon, Libby Titus & Jacob Brackman)
03 - Spy (James Taylor, Carly Simon & Arif Mardin)
04 - Memorial Day (Carly Simon)


Produced by Arif Mardin
Recorded & Mixed by Lew Hahn at Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C.

Horn & String Arrangements by Arif Mardin
Assistant Engineer : Mike O’Reilly
Mastered by George Piros at Atlantic Studios

Strings :
Gene Orloff : Concertmaster
Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joe Malin, Tony Posk, Harold Kohon, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Richard Maximoff, Mitsue Takayama, Guy Lumia, Regis Iandiorio, Lewis Eley, Julien Barber, Philip Bodner, Ted Hoyle, Peter Dimitriades, Theodore Isreal, Jean Dane, Lamar Alsop, James Buffington, Eugene Moye, Jr., Alan Shulman, Paul Gershman, Matthew Raimondi & Edward Daniels


Side One

01 - Vengeance 

John Hall : Electric Guitar & Solo
David Spinozza & Joe Caro : Electric Guitars
Don Grolnick : Piano (Choruses) & Clavinet
Ian McLaughlin : Piano (Verses)
Richard Tee : Clavinet
Warren Bernhardt : Additional keyboards
Tony Levin : Bass
Steve Gadd & Rick Marotta : Drums
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Tim Curry & Carly Simon : Background vocals

02 - Just Like You 

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Richard Tee : Electric Piano
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
Ken Bichel : Polymoog
Steve Gadd & Rick Marotta : Drums
Will Lee : Bass
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Carly Simon, James Taylor & Ullanda McCullough : Background vocals

03 - Do We're So Close 

Carly Simon : Piano
David Spinozza : Acoustic Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Electric Piano
Ken Bichel : Polymoog
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Crusher Bennett : Percussion
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Carly Simon : Background vocals

04 - Coming To Get You 

David Spinozza : Electric Guitar & Solo
Joe Caro : Acoustic Guitar
Warren Bernhardt : Piano
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ken Bichel : "Cat" Synthesizer
Carly Simon : Background vocals

05 - Never Been Gone 

Richard Tee : Electric Piano
Warren Bernhardt : Acoustic Piano
Lucy Simon, Carly Simon & James Taylor : Background vocals
Choir Arranged by Arif Mardin 

Side Two

01 - Pure Sin 

David Spinozza, Frank Carillo & Joe Caro : Guitars
Don Grolnick : Piano
Warren Bernhardt : Electric  Piano
Tony Levin : Bass
Clifford Carter : Synthesizer
Steve Gadd : Drums
Raphael Cruz : Cowbell
Tim Curry & Carly Simon : Background vocals
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax & Solo
Peter Ballin : Alto Sax
Lew Delgatto : Baritone Sax
Tom Malone : Trombone

02 - Love You By Heart 

David Spinozza : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Billy Mernit : Acoustic Piano
Warren Bernhardt : Electric  Piano
Tony Levin : Bass
Crush Bennett & Raphael Cruz : Congas & Percussion
James Taylor & Carly Simon : Background vocals

03 - Spy 

David Spinozza & Joe Caro : Electric Guitars
Warren Bernhardt : Electric  Piano
Will Lee : Bass
Raphael Cruz : Percussion
Steve Gadd & Rick Marotta : Drums
James Taylor & Carly Simon : Background vocals
Hubert Laws : Flute

04 - Memorial Day

David Spinozza & Joe Caro : Guitars
Warren Bernhardt : Electric & Acoustic  Pianos
Carly Simon : Acoustic piano on Opening Section
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
David Sanborn : Alto Sax
Mike Mainieri : Vibraphone
Carly Simon : Background vocals