Moonlight Serenade, Carly Simon's fourth collection of standards in 25 years, digs a little deeper than her previous outings.
Perhaps it's the plethora of standards outings by popular artists -- Rod Stewart's done three in a row -- perhaps it's because of her pedigree and background; perhaps it's simply because she thinks she can pull it off; and indeed she can.
She delivers these 12 songs with panache, savvy, and just a touch of sass.
Produced by Richard Perry, these tracks are not so much elegant as enigmatic.
Simon appreciates the swing inherent in delivering a standard, even if it's a ballad.
Her smoky voice lends itself well to "I've Got You Under My Skin" and "My One and Only Love," and her sense of theatrics is drop-dead gorgeous on "I Only Have Eyes for You," which is a bit of a radical reworking that actually works.
The slippery delivery on these songs -- her read of "All the Things You Are," for example, may be considered vulgar by some, but it's utterly lovely and brave -- is what lends them their unique, sexy character.
This isn't for everyone, but it's a winner nonetheless.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonlight SerenadeGlenn Miller, Mitchell Parish | Carly Simon | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | I've Got You Under My SkinCole Porter | Carly Simon | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | I Only Have Eyes for YouAl Dubin, Harry Warren | Carly Simon | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 4 | MoonglowEddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills | Carly Simon | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 5 | Alone TogetherHoward Dietz, Arthur Schwartz | Carly Simon | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | In the Still of the NightCole Porter | Carly Simon | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | The More I See YouMack Gordon, Harry Warren | Carly Simon | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | Where or WhenLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Carly Simon | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | My One and Only LoveRobert Mellin, Guy Wood | Carly Simon | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | All the Things You AreOscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | Carly Simon | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | How Long Has This Been Going OnGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Carly Simon | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 41 mins | 95 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauren Dooreck Camara | Art Direction, Design |
| 2 | Phil Carbo | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Andy Chukerman | Arranger, Main Personnel, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Strings |
| 4 | Jim Cox | Main Personnel, Piano |
| 5 | Vin "Vinny" D'Onofrio | Guitar, Soloist |
| 6 | Eddie DeLange | Composer |
| 7 | Howard Dietz | Composer |
| 8 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 9 | Tom Evans | Main Personnel, Saxophone, Soloist |
| 10 | John Ferraro | Drums, Main Personnel |
| 11 | John "Hot Fat Reynolds" Ferraro | Drums |
| 12 | Sam Fischer | Violin |
| 13 | Samuel Formicola | Violin |
| 14 | William Galison | Harmonica, Soloist |
| 15 | Anthony Gallo | Assistant Engineer |
| 16 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 17 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 18 | Bobby Ginsburg | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing, String Engineer |
| 19 | Chris Golden | Bass, Bass Instrument, Main Personnel |
| 20 | Mack Gordon | Composer |
| 21 | Bob Gothard | Photography |
| 22 | Robert Hadley | Mastering |
| 23 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 24 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 25 | Will Hudson | Composer |
| 26 | Carter William Humphrey | Engineer |
| 27 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 28 | Shauna Krikorian | Assistant |
| 29 | Victor Lawrence | Cello |
| 30 | Larry Lunetta | Main Personnel, Soloist, Trumpet |
| 31 | Dylan Margerum | Engineer |
| 32 | Ben McCarthy | Production Coordination |
| 33 | Robert Mellin | Composer |
| 34 | Sammy Merendino | Drum Programming, Main Personnel, Percussion, Programming |
| 35 | Glenn Miller | Composer |
| 36 | Irving Mills | Composer |
| 37 | Alex Navarro | String Arrangements, Synthesizer Strings |
| 38 | Jimmy Paar | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 39 | Mitchell Parish | Composer |
| 40 | Richard Perry | Arranger, Audio Production, Producer |
| 41 | Jeff Phurrough | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 42 | Cole Porter | Composer |
| 43 | Cesar Ramirez | Assistant Engineer |
| 44 | Mark Robertson | Violin |
| 45 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 46 | Nick Sample | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 47 | Arthur Schwartz | Composer |
| 48 | Danny Seidenberg | Viola |
| 49 | Carly Simon | Main Personnel, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 50 | Mike Thompson | Arranger, Fender Rhodes, Main Personnel, Piano, String Arrangements, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Strings, Vibraphone |
| 51 | Lee Thornburg | Flugelhorn, Main Personnel, Soloist, Trombone, Trumpet |
| 52 | Shalini Vijayan | Violin |
| 53 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 54 | Doug Webb | Clarinet, Flute, Main Personnel, Saxophone, Soloist, Stritch |
| 55 | Lauren Wild | Arranger, Associate Producer |
| 56 | Guy Wood | 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). |