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Though it reached the Top Ten on career momentum, Carly Simon's fifth album, Playing Possum, marked a creative downturn.
The burst of autobiographical songwriting that had taken her from her early twenties into married life seemed to have run out, as she sang generic love songs, while Richard Perry's production gave everything an anonymous pop veneer.
"Attitude Dancing" made the Top 40, and "Waterfall" and "More and More" charted, but Playing Possum was the album of an artist treading water, unsure of her next step.
~ William Ruhlmann.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After the StormCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 2 | Love out in the StreetCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Look Me in the EyesCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | More and MoreE.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Don Juan, Tommy Karen, Jerome Kern, Mac Rebennack, Allan Reuss, Alvin Robinson, Rainy Robinson, Pea Vee | Carly Simon | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | SlaveJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Attitude DancingJacob Brackman, Carly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Sons of SummerBilly Mernit | Carly Simon | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 8 | WaterfallCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Are You TicklishCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | Playing PossumCarly Simon | Carly Simon | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 35 mins | 80 MB | |||||
| 35 mins | 195 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Bango | Congas |
| 2 | Jeff Baxter | Guitar |
| 3 | Berliner | Engineer |
| 4 | Andrew Berliner | Engineer |
| 5 | Eddie Bongo | Congas |
| 6 | Perry Botkin, Jr. | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 7 | Jacob Brackman | Composer |
| 8 | Glen Christensen | Art Direction |
| 9 | Rita Coolidge | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Irving Cottler | Drums |
| 11 | Ivy Cottler | Drums |
| 12 | Dr. John | Guest Artist, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano |
| 13 | Larry Emerine | Assistant Engineer |
| 14 | Alan Estes | Percussion |
| 15 | Andrew Gold | Drums, Guest Artist, Guitar, Tambourine |
| 16 | Jim Gordon | Drums |
| 17 | Abigale Haness | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | Composer |
| 19 | James Newton Howard | ARP Synthesizer, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer |
| 20 | Don Juan | Composer |
| 21 | Tommy Karen | Composer |
| 22 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 23 | Carole King | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Clydie King | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Kinney | Engineer |
| 26 | Norm Kinney | Engineer, Remixing |
| 27 | Sneaky Pete Kleinow | Pedal Steel |
| 28 | Russ Kunkel | Drums |
| 29 | Trevor Lawrence | Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 30 | Billy Mernit | Composer, Piano |
| 31 | Joe Mondragon | Bass |
| 32 | Ken Moore | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Kenny Moore | Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Tommy Morgan | Harmonica |
| 35 | Andy Newmark | Drums, Percussion |
| 36 | Richard Perry | Producer, Tambourine |
| 37 | Vini Poncia | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | Mac Rebennack | Composer |
| 39 | Allan Reuss | Composer |
| 40 | Emil Richards | Percussion |
| 41 | Rodney Richmond | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 42 | Paul Riser | Arranger, Conductor |
| 43 | Lee Ritenour | Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Mandolin |
| 44 | Alvin Robinson | Composer, Guitar |
| 45 | Rainy Robinson | Composer |
| 46 | Doug Sax | Disc Cutting |
| 47 | Schnee | Engineer |
| 48 | Bill Schnee | Engineer, Remixing |
| 49 | Zal Schreiber | Mastering |
| 50 | Norman Seeff | Cover Design, Design, Photography |
| 51 | Carly Simon | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Horn Arrangements, Piano, Primary Artist, String Arrangements, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Leland Sklar | Bass, Drums |
| 53 | Fred Staehle | Percussion |
| 54 | Reed Stanley | Assistant Engineer |
| 55 | Ringo Starr | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 56 | Liza Strike | Vocals |
| 57 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 58 | Julia Tillman Waters | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 59 | Julia Tillman | Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Derrek Van Eaton | Fiddle, Flute |
| 61 | Lon Van Eaton | Clarinet, Flute, Sitar |
| 62 | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton | Sitar, Synthesizer |
| 63 | Pea Vee | Composer |
| 64 | Klaus Voormann | Bass |
| 65 | Willie Weeks | Bass |
| 66 | Maxine Willard Waters | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 67 | Carolyn Willis | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 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). |