This Kind of Love

This Kind of Love is the 22nd studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Hear Music, on April 29, 2008.

For the 1972 Italian film, see This Kind of Love (film).

This Kind of Love
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedApril 29, 2008
Recorded2007
GenrePop
Length55:04
LabelHear Music
ProducerCarly Simon
Frank Filipetti
Jimmy Webb
Carly Simon chronology
Into White
(2007)		 This Kind of Love
(2008)		 Carly Simon Collector's Edition
(2009)

Simon's first album of original material since The Bedroom Tapes in 2000, it is also her most recent album to date consisting of brand new songs. It debuted at No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 23,000 copies in its first week.[1] By late 2009, the album had sold 124,000 copies.[2]

Background

This Kind of Love was released via the Starbucks-owned label Hear Music and was to be sold in Starbucks outlets as well as by general music retailers. To Simon's disappointment, Starbucks announced that it had ceased day-to-day operations of Hear Music five days before the release date of This Kind of Love.[3] Starbucks reneged on its agreement to stock the album in stores and reduced her advance after Simon had spent $100,000 on recording sessions in Martha's Vineyard. In 2009, Simon sued Starbucks for "concealment of material facts", "tortious interference" with Simon's contract, and "unlawful, unfair and fraudulent business practices".[2] Simon's lawsuit was dismissed in favor of Starbucks.

Production

Simon cited Brazilian music as an influence for the thirteen-song album.[4] She worked on the album for two years.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]
ARTISTdirect[7]
Boston Globe(positive)[8]
PopMatters[9]

AllMusic wrote "the aching ‘So Many People to Love’ is a sparse, spontaneous, sadly sweet finger-popping swing tune," continuing "this is the kind of pop song that is perfect for Simon's voice." The track "Hold Out Your Heart" was also singled out for praise; "The skeletal guitar that accompanies her on the first lines of ‘Hold Out Your Heart’ are quietly stunning. When the strings and backing vocals enter, they wipe away the years of ‘pop music progression’ and take listeners back to a purer time -- when lyrics would communicate in sync with music written specifically to offer a dramatic aural portrait of an emotional slice of life or an episodic one. It's graceful and quite beautiful when it reaches up and everything swells." Concluding the review, they stated "this is the best album of mostly original material Simon's cut since 1979's Spy."

The Boston Globe wrote "her voice is huskier, veined with the fine lines of age, but that only enhances the sultry sound of the Vineyard's favorite songbird, the still-too-sexy-for-her-shirt Carly Simon. The original songs on This Kind of Love are a mishmash of styles: poppy, jazzy, or seasoned with a dash of Brazilian Tropicana. Thirty-six years after her breakthrough No Secrets, Simon is still exploring the vicissitudes of togetherness."

Track listing
  1. "This Kind of Love" (Carly Simon, Jimmy Webb, Peter Calo) – 4:56
  2. "Hold Out Your Heart" (C. Simon, P. Calo) – 3:27
  3. "People Say a Lot" (C. Simon) – 6:28
  4. "Island" (Ben Taylor) – 4:24
  5. "How Can You Ever Forget" (C. Simon, David Saw) – 2:41
  6. "Hola Soleil" (C. Simon, B. Taylor, Jacob Brackman, J. Webb, P. Calo, D. Saw) – 4:55
  7. "In My Dreams" (C. Simon, J. Webb, P. Calo) – 4:21
  8. "When We're Together" (Sally Taylor) – 4:18
  9. "So Many People to Love" (C. Simon, Wade Robson, Carole Bayer Sager) – 3:51
  10. "They Just Want You to be There" (C. Simon) – 4:19
  11. "The Last Samba" (J. Webb) – 3:16
  12. "Sangre Dolce" (C. Simon) – 4:26
  13. "Too Soon to Say Goodbye" (C. Simon) – 3:42

Credits

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)[10]

Year Chart Position
2008 The Billboard 200 15

References
  1. Katie Hasty, "Madonna Leads Busy Billboard 200 With 7th No. 1", Billboard.com, May 7, 2008.
  2. Clifford, Stephanie (October 11, 2009). "Suing Her Label, Not Retiring: Carly Simon Won't Go Gently". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  3. Ragogna, Mike (December 4, 2009). "Never Been Gone: A Conversation With Carly Simon". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  4. Kreps, Daniel (February 29, 2008). "Carly Simon Signs with Starbucks' Hear Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  5. "This Kind Of Love by Carly Simon". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  6. Allmusic review
  7. "This Kind of Love by Carly Simon @ARTISTdirect". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  8. "This Kind of Love (Hear)". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  9. "Carly Simon: This Kind of Love". Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  10. "Carly Simon – Chart history". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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