Carly Simon tried for a fresh start on her sixth new studio album, Another Passenger, changing to producer Ted Templeman and employing his clients the Doobie Brothers as backup musicians, along with Little Feat and other notable West Coast session players.
The result was an album full of tasty licks that sometimes didn't sound much like Carly Simon.
Had Elektra released "Fairweather Father" (a sufficiently cutting song that Simon felt compelled to write a sleeve note for, saying it didn't refer to her husband, James Taylor) or "Dishonest Modesty," a finger-pointing song in the tradition of "You're So Vain," as singles, they might have better represented the album than they did by instead releasing Michael McDonald's "It Keeps You Runnin'," which had already appeared on the Doobie Brothers' Takin' It to the Streets, though it had not yet become a hit for the group.
For Simon, it made the singles chart but didn't ignite her usual audience or round up a new one, and her commercial appeal continued to decline.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half a ChanceJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | It Keeps You Runnin'Michael McDonald | Carly Simon | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Fairweather FatherCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | CowtownCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | He Likes to RollCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | In Times When My HeadJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 7 | One Love StandPaul Barrére, Kenny Gradney, Bill Payne | Carly Simon | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Riverboat GamblerJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Darkness 'til DawnJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 10 | Dishonest ModestyCarly Simon, Zachary Weisner | Carly Simon | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | LibbyCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Be with MeCarly Simon, Zachary Weisner | Carly Simon | Play | 01:51 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 239 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurindo Almeida | Guitar |
| 2 | Paul Barrére | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 3 | Jeff Baxter | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Steel), Slide Guitar |
| 4 | Jacob Brackman | Composer |
| 5 | Jackson Browne | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Steve Bruten | Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Stephen Bruton | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 8 | David Campbell | Arranger, Viola |
| 9 | Frank Carillo | Guitar |
| 10 | Glen Christensen | Art Direction |
| 11 | Nick DeCaro | Accordion |
| 12 | The Doobie Brothers | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Dr. John | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards |
| 14 | Victor Feldman | Marimba, Percussion |
| 15 | Glenn Frey | Guitar |
| 16 | Anne Garner | Design |
| 17 | Lowell George | Guitar |
| 18 | Bob Glaub | Bass |
| 19 | Andrew Gold | Drums, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 20 | Kenny Gradney | Bass, Composer, Guitar |
| 21 | Robert Greenidge | Drums, Drums (Steel) |
| 22 | John Hartman | Drums, Percussion |
| 23 | John Hartmann | Drums |
| 24 | Richie Hayward | Drums, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Milt Holland | Congas, Percussion |
| 26 | Dr. Rick Jaeger | Drums, Vocals |
| 27 | Kirby Johnson | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Tom Johnson | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 29 | Tom Johnston | Guitar |
| 30 | Mark T. Jordan | Piano |
| 31 | Ellen Kearney | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 33 | Keith Knudsen | Drums |
| 34 | Leah Kunkel | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 35 | Donn Landee | Engineer |
| 36 | Andrew Love | Saxophone |
| 37 | Mary Ellen Mark | Photography |
| 38 | Michael McDonald | Composer, Piano, Vocals |
| 39 | Andy Newmark | Drums, Percussion |
| 40 | Novi Novag | Viola |
| 41 | Novi | Viola |
| 42 | Bill Paine | Keyboards |
| 43 | Van Dyke Parks | Accordion, Arranger, Marimba, Piano |
| 44 | Bill Payne | Composer, Keyboards, Organ |
| 45 | Tiran Porter | Bass |
| 46 | Linda Ronstadt | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 47 | Bid Shank | Flute |
| 48 | Bud Shank | Fiddle, Flute |
| 49 | Patrick Simmons | Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 50 | Carly Simon | Celeste, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 51 | Lucy Simon | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Fred Tackett | Cello, Mandocello, Mandolin |
| 53 | Alex Taylor | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | James Taylor | Arranger, Guest Artist, Guitar, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Libby Titus | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Klaus Voormann | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric), Guitar |
| 57 | Zachary Weisner | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |