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Carly Simon - Playing Possum (1975) [1990, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 27 Sep 2023 19:29:12

"Playing Possum" is the 5th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on April 21, 1975. It was Simon's 3rd consecutive album to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop albums chart, peaking at #10 in June 1975. The lead single from the album, "Attitude Dancing", which featured Carole King on backing vocals, was also a success, peaking at #21 on Billboard Pop singles chart, and #18 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. A 2nd single, "Waterfall," which featured prominent backing vocals by Simon's then-husband James Taylor, didn't fare as well, reaching no higher than #78 on the Pop singles chart. It fared much better on the Adult Contemporary chart, entering the Top 40 and peaking at #21. The album's 3rd and final single "More and More" was co-written by New Orleans pianist Dr. John, who also played piano on the track, along with Ringo Starr on drums, but it peaked no higher than #94 on the Pop singles chart. Cash Box said of it that "Carly belts out a hard blues vocal over barrelhouse piano, with Memphis style horns and a soulful female chorus lending support."

~Wikipedia

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.

~Review by William Ruhlmann

Release of the album: 1975, April, 21 [LP Elektra, Cat.# 7E-1033, USA]
Release of this CD: 1990, October, 25 [CD Elektra/Asylum Records (USA), Cat.# 1033-2 / UPC: 075596086523]
℗&© 1975 Elektra/Asylum Records, a Division of Warner Communications Inc.
Made in U.S.A. by WEA Manufacturing Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

Credits:

Engineer [Assistant] – Larry Emerine, Reed Stanley
Engineer [Die Cutting] – Doug Sax
Engineer [Remix] – Bill Schnee, Norm Kinney
Mastered By [For CD] – Zal Schreiber
Producer – Richard Perry
Recorded By – Bill Schnee (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10), Norm Kinney (tracks: 3, 4)

Tracklist:

01. "After the Storm" (02:49)
(Carly Simon)
02. "Love out in the Street" (03:43)
(Carly Simon)
03. "Look Me in the Eyes" (03:36)
(Carly Simon)
04. "More and More" (04:05)
(E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Don Juan, Tommy Karen, Jerome Kern, Mac Rebennack, Allan Reuss, Alvin Robinson, Rainy Robinson, Pea Vee)
05. "Slave" (03:57)
(Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon, Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
06. "Attitude Dancing" (03:54)
(Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon)
07. "Sons of Summer" (03:08)
(Billy Mernit)
08. "Waterfall" (03:34)
(Carly Simon)
09. "Are You Ticklish" (02:28)
(Carly Simon)
10. "Playing Possum" (03:57)
(Carly Simon)

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Carly Simon / Playing Possum

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Carly Simon / Playing Possum
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.08 dB -21.23 dB 2:49 01-After The Storm
DR15 -1.32 dB -19.42 dB 3:43 02-Love Out In The Street
DR10 -5.17 dB -19.67 dB 3:36 03-Look Me In The Eyes
DR13 -3.64 dB -20.54 dB 4:05 04-More And More
DR12 -1.94 dB -19.32 dB 3:57 05-Slave
DR14 -1.66 dB -18.80 dB 3:54 06-Attitude Dancing
DR15 0.00 dB -20.12 dB 3:08 07-Sons Of Summer
DR14 0.00 dB -17.24 dB 3:34 08-Waterfall
DR13 -3.81 dB -19.67 dB 2:28 09-Are You Ticklish
DR14 -0.70 dB -18.46 dB 3:57 10-Playing Possum
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 772 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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