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Carly Simon

1971 · Elektra

Solo debut. 'That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be' reached US #10 and announced a startlingly candid new songwriting voice.

Won Grammy: Best New Artist (1972)Single: That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be (#10)

From the liner notes

Producer
Eddie Kramer
Engineering
Eddie Kramer and Dave Palmer
Recorded at
Electric Lady Studios, New York City
Musicians
Paul Griffin, Moogy Klingman, Billy Mernit (keyboards); David Bromberg, Jimmy Ryan, Jimmy Johnson (guitars); Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (pedal steel); Jerry Jemmott, Tony Levin (bass); John Siomos (drums); string arrangements by Ed Freeman and Pat Rebillot
Artwork
Art direction by Robert L. Heimall; photographs by Peter Simon and Joel Brodsky

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