Spoiled Girl

Spoiled Girl
Spoiled Girl
Studio album by Carly Simon
Released	June 1985
Recorded	at Right Track Recording, Electric Lady Studios, The Hit Factory and Shakedown Sound, New York City.
Genre	Rock • synth-rock • post-disco
Length	48:11
Label	Epic
Producer	Arthur Baker, Andy Goldmark, Russ Kunkel, Phil Ramone, G.E. Smith, Paul Samwell-Smith, Don Was, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
Carly Simon chronology

Spoiled Girl is the 12th studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Epic Records, in June 1985.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(mixed)[1]
The New York Times	(positive)[2]

Recorded with a variety of producers in New York, this was Simon's only album for Epic. It was commercially unsuccessful when originally released, peaking at No. 88 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart,[3] but has gone on to become a cult favorite within Simon's back catalogue.[4] The album produced two singles, "Tired of Being Blonde" and "My New Boyfriend", with the former making the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 70.[5]

Release history

Spoiled Girl was released by Epic Records on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1985. Both the cassette and CD versions included the bonus track "Black Honeymoon" (originally the B-side of the "Tired Of Being Blonde" single).[6] A second CD release came in the late 1990s under the Sony Music Special Products label, which also included "Black Honeymoon".[7] In July 2012, Hot Shot Records re-released the album as a deluxe edition with four bonus tracks: "Black Honeymoon", the 7" single version of "Tired Of Being Blonde", and two remixes of the track "My New Boyfriend" which were originally included on the 12" version of the single.[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My New Boyfriend"	Carly Simon	4:19
2.	"Come Back Home"	Simon, Jacob Brackman, Aaron Zigman, Jason Scheff, Guy Thomas	4:22
3.	"Tonight And Forever"	Simon, Eddie Schwartz	4:53
4.	"Spoiled Girl"	Simon, Russ Kunkel, Bill Payne	3:20
5.	"Tired of Being Blonde"	Larry Raspberry	4:46
6.	"The Wives Are in Connecticut"	Simon	4:28
7.	"Anyone But Me"	Simon, Arthur Baker, Stuart Kimball	4:19
8.	"Interview"	Simon, Don Was	4:49
9.	"Make Me Feel Something"	Simon	4:40
10.	"Can't Give It Up"	Simon, Andy Goldmark	3:43
11.	"Black Honeymoon"	Simon, Brackman, Goldmark	4:32
Total length:			48:11

Bonus tracks on 2012 special edition
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Tired of Being Blonde (Single version)"	4:14
13.	"My New Boyfriend (12" Remix)"	5:13
14.	"My New Boyfriend (12" Dub version)"	5:51
Total length:		63:29

Notes

The song "Black Honeymoon" was the B-side for the single "Tired of Being Blonde" and appears only on the cassette and CD versions of the album, but not on the vinyl LP.

Personnel

Musicians

Carly Simon – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–6), synthesizers (7)
Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (1, 2), electric guitar (1), synthesizers (5, 9, 10, 11), strings (8)
Dave LeBolt – keyboards (3, 6)
Bill Payne – keyboards (4), synthesizers (4)
Stuart Kimball – keyboards (7), acoustic guitar (7), acoustic guitar solo (7)
Fred Zarr – keyboards (8), synth bass (8), LinnDrum programming (8)
Ira Siegel – guitars (2, 8, 10)
John McCurry – guitars (3, 4, 6), backing vocals (6)
G. E. Smith – guitars (5), guitar solo (5)
Jimmy Ryan – electric guitar (7), guitars (11)
Tom Wolk – bass guitar (2, 5)
Neil Jason – bass guitar (3, 6)
Doug Wimbish – bass guitar (7)
Tony Levin – bass guitar (11)
Jimmy Bralower – drum programming (1, 5)
Mickey Curry – drums (2, 10)
Russ Kunkel – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Liberty DeVitto – drums (6)
William Beard – Simmons drums (7)
Arthur Baker – Oberheim DMX (7)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion (7, 8)
Mallett – percussion (11)
V. Jeffrey Smith – saxophone (8)
Andy Goldmark – backing vocals (1, 10), synthesizers (9, 10, 11), LinnDrum programming (9, 10, 11), arrangements (9)
Lucy Simon – backing vocals (1)
Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals (1)
Ron Taylor – backing vocals (1)
John Fiore – backing vocals (2)
Gordon Grody – backing vocals (2)
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals (2)
Lotti Golden – backing vocals (4)
Kate Taylor – backing vocals (4)
Rory Dodd – backing vocals (6)
Eric Troyer – backing vocals (6)
Tina B. – backing vocals (8)
Stephanie James – backing vocals (8)
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (8)
Luther Vandross – backing vocals (10)

Production

Producers – Paul Samwell-Smith (Track 1); Don Was (Track 2); Phil Ramone (Tracks 3 & 6); Russ Kunkel (Track 4); G. E. Smith (Track 5); Arthur Baker (Tracks 5, 7 & 8); Andy Goldmark (Tracks 9, 10 & 11).
Executive Producer – Lennie Petze
Production Coordination – Joseph d'Ambrosio
Engineers – Frank Filipetti (Tracks 1–6, 9 & 11); David Thoener and Dave Whitman (Track 5); Andy Wallace (Tracks 7 & 8).
Assistant Engineers – Scott Mabuchi (Tracks 1–6, 9 & 11); Michel Sauvage (Tracks 5 & 10); Mark Russak (Tracks 7 & 8).
Mixing on Track 5 – Ed Stasium
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
Cover Design – Allen Weinberg
Photography – Duane Michaels

Charts

Album – Billboard (United States)[3]

Year	Chart	Position
1985	The Billboard 200	88

Album – International

Year	Country	Position
1985	Australia[9]	97
1985	Canada[10]	96

Singles – Billboard (United States)[5]

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1985	"Tired Of Being Blonde"	The Billboard Hot 100	70
1985	"My New Boyfriend"	The Billboard Hot 100	-

References

Considine, J.D. (September 26, 1985). "Carly Simon Spoiled Girl > Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
Holden, Stephen (August 7, 1985). "THE POP LIFE; A SPICY NEW ALBUM BY CARLY SIMON> Album Review". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
"Carly Simon – Chart history - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
"Spoiled Girl 1985". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
"Carly Simon – Chart history - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
Discogs. "Tired Of Being Blonde 7" single". Retrieved July 26, 2014.
Discogs. "Spoiled Girl 1998". Retrieved April 1, 2015.
"Spoiled Girl". Cherry Red Records.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

External links

Carly Simon's Official Website

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[1] Considine, J.D. (September 26, 1985). "Carly Simon Spoiled Girl > Album Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[2] Holden, Stephen (August 7, 1985). "THE POP LIFE; A SPICY NEW ALBUM BY CARLY SIMON> Album Review". The New York Times. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

[billboard200-3] "Carly Simon – Chart history - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

[4] "Spoiled Girl 1985". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[billboard100-5] "Carly Simon – Chart history - Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

[6] Discogs. "Tired Of Being Blonde 7" single". Retrieved July 26, 2014.

[7] Discogs. "Spoiled Girl 1998". Retrieved April 1, 2015.

[8] "Spoiled Girl". Cherry Red Records.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

[kent-9] David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[can-10] "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.

Carly Simon
Discography
Studio albums	Carly Simon Anticipation No Secrets Hotcakes Playing Possum Another Passenger Boys in the Trees Spy Come Upstairs Torch Hello Big Man Spoiled Girl Coming Around Again My Romance Have You Seen Me Lately Letters Never Sent Film Noir The Bedroom Tapes Christmas Is Almost Here Moonlight Serenade Into White This Kind of Love Never Been Gone
Compilations	The Best of Carly Simon Greatest Hits Live Clouds in My Coffee The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better Anthology Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits Carly Simon Collector's Edition Original Album Series Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon Songs trom the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)
Other	Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) This Is My Life (Music from the Motion Picture) Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera Piglet's Big Movie (soundtrack) The Best of Pooh and Heffalumps, Too
Concerts	Live from Martha's Vineyard Carly in Concert – My Romance Live at Grand Central A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2
Singles	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" "Anticipation" "Legend in Your Own Time" "You're So Vain" "The Right Thing to Do" "Mockingbird" "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" "Attitude Dancing" "Waterfall" "It Keeps You Runnin'" "Nobody Does It Better" "You Belong to Me" "Devoted to You" "Vengeance" "Jesse" "Hurt" "Why" "Kissing with Confidence" "You Know What to Do" "Tired of Being Blonde" "My New Boyfriend" "Coming Around Again" "Give Me All Night" "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" "All I Want Is You" "Let the River Run" "Better Not Tell Her" "Love of My Life" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Let It Snow"
Other songs	"We Have No Secrets" "Night Owl" "You Can Close Your Eyes"
The Simon Sisters	Meet The Simon Sisters Cuddlebug The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings
Family	Richard Simon (father) Andrea Heinemann Simon (mother) George Simon (uncle) Joanna Simon (sister) Lucy Simon (sister) James Taylor (ex-husband) Ben Taylor (son) Sally Taylor (daughter)