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| Carly Simon - Letters Never Sent Band: Carly Simon Tracks: - Intro - Letters Never Sent - Lost In Your Love - Like A River - Time Works On All The Wild Young Men - Touched By The Sun - Davy - Halfway 'Round The World - What About A Holiday - The Reason - Private - Catch It Like A Fever - Born To Break My Heart - I'd Rather It Was You Dreamers & artists & lovers for a moment touched by the sun I purchased this cd based soley on the concept. We all have our "letters never sent" our "phone calls never made" our "I Love you's never said". So I thought I'd gamble on this cd. A very good gamble it turned out to be. Musically this is one of Carly's finest collections of songs. Track two "Letters Never Sent" has some interesting lyrics that break the ice nicely. Track three "Lost In Your Love" is an uncomplicated moment of reflective rapture recalled by Carly. Her voice soars! Track four "Like A River" is the centerpiece of this cd. The loss of a mother, the harsh realities sprinkled with fond memories. Carly takes both lyrics and melody on a rollercoaster ride, high and low, of the aftermath and myth of Death and moving forward. Track six "Touched By The Sun," written for Jacqueline Onassis, is the stuff of legends and myths and dreamers and artists and lovers all of whom have been touched by the sun, sprayed by its warmth and light, caught in its Madness and majesty. Carly's tribute to Mrs. Onassis is fitting. Track thirteen "Born To Break My Heart" are some of Carly's best lyrics. The music and the voice are forceful, this one seems driven from some past and painful experience still lingering too close. This one could have been on "No Secrets". It's that good. Same honesty and lyrical imagery. Track fourteen "I'd Rather It Was You" Leaves us with Carly Calling out for someone, for something not quite realized. A song easy to relate to. Carly keeps growing with this 1994 CD Carly took alot of risk on this concept album,and it paysoff."Letters never Sent," the first song has alittle tasteof all the songs on the record.What a great idea."Touched by the Sun,"about Carly's good friend,Jackie Kennedy Onassis,is so different for Carly.I can't beleive she wrote this song.This should have been a top ten hit."Davy," a duet with Andreas Vollenweider is my favortie from the Album. What a voice Carly has,going in all kinds of directions.I played this song over and over again."Like a River,"about Carly's Mom, is so different. A happy song about death.I lost my Mom also when this CD came out,and it helped alot.To know my Mom's soul was in heaven,dancing,eating,without anymore pain.Carly's son,Ben,blew my mind when I heard "Time works on all the Wild Young Men." When record companys heard this ,they were rushing to he Coming Around Again song was in my opinion unwisly put together with Itsy Bitsy Spider, but if the CD has any demerrit, this would be it. Any fan of Carly Simon should get ahold of this CD as soon as they can, it's money well spent. Buy Carly Simon Letters Never Sent at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
