Editing Carly Simon (section)

===1990–1994: ''My Romance'', ''Have You Seen Me Lately'', and continued success===
In 1990, Simon released her second [[standard (music)|standards]] album, ''[[My Romance (Carly Simon album)|My Romance]]'', and an album of original material, ''[[Have You Seen Me Lately]]''. ''My Romance'' was quickly followed by another concert special for [[HBO]], titled ''[[My Romance (Carly Simon album)#Carly in Concert: My Romance|Carly in Concert: My Romance]]'' and featuring [[Harry Connick, Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/My_Romance_Concert.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217134923/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/My_Romance_Concert.html |archive-date=February 17, 2013 |title=Carly in Concert: My Romance 1991 |access-date=October 31, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Have You Seen Me Lately'' features a title track that was supposed to have been the main theme for the [[Mike Nichols]] film ''[[Postcards from the Edge (film)|Postcards from the Edge]]''; the entire title sequence – including the song – was deleted by producers, although a great deal of Simon's underscore compositions and thematic interludes remain in the film, eventually earning Simon her second BAFTA Award nomination for Best Original Film Score in [[44th British Academy Film Awards|1991]].<ref name=bafta1991>{{cite web |title=Original Film Score in 1991 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/original-film-score |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717150330/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1991/film/original-film-score |url-status=live}}</ref> The album was a critical and commercial success, spending eight months on the ''Billboard'' 200, while Stephen Holden, writing in ''The New York Times'', called the album "superb" and the title track "the album's most stunning moment."<ref>{{cite news |author=Holden, Stephen |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/31/arts/the-pop-life-479090.html |title=The Pop Life |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 31, 1992 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306214438/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/31/arts/the-pop-life-479090.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The album also features the major (No.&nbsp;4) Adult Contemporary chart hit "[[Better Not Tell Her]]", which remained on the chart for 21 weeks, becoming Simon's biggest hit of the 1990s. A second single, "Holding Me Tonight", was also a successful Adult Contemporary chart hit, peaking at No. 36. That same year, Simon published her second children's book, ''The Boy of the Bells''.<ref name="carlysimon.com"/>

In 1991, she wrote her third children's book, ''The Fisherman's Song'', which was based on the song of the same name from her 1990 album ''Have You Seen Me Lately''.<ref name="carlysimon.com"/> That same year, Simon performed a duet with [[Plácido Domingo]] on the song "The Last Night of the World" (from the stage musical ''[[Miss Saigon]]'') on Domingo's album ''The Broadway I Love''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plácido Domingo – The Broadway I Love |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-broadway-i-love-mw0000276720 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=March 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326171331/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-broadway-i-love-mw0000276720 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1992, Simon wrote the music for the [[Nora Ephron]] film ''[[This Is My Life (1992 film)|This Is My Life]]'', and the [[This Is My Life (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] was released shortly thereafter. It includes the song "[[Love of My Life (Carly Simon song)|Love of My Life]]", a No. 16 Adult Contemporary hit. In 1993, she contributed her performance of "[[In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning]]", from her 1990 album ''My Romance'', to the Nora Ephron film ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]''. It was also included on the film's soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleepless_In_Seattle.html |title=Sleepless in Seattle (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706121536/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleepless_In_Seattle.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> Simon recorded the same song in combination with "[[I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry|Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry]]" with [[Frank Sinatra]] for his album ''[[Duets (Frank Sinatra album)|Duets]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=Frank Sinatra – Duets |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000106718 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033458/https://www.allmusic.com/album/duets-mw0000106718 |url-status=live}}</ref> By this point, Sinatra's health was too poor for him to record, so the feat was accomplished by producers lifting an isolated prerecorded vocal track from an earlier performance and laying a new background – and Simon – behind it.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/makingrecordssce00ramo |url-access=registration |title=Making Records: The Scenes Behind the Music |last1=Ramone |first1=Phil |author-link1=Phil Ramone |last2=Granata |first2=Charles L. |publisher=Hyperion |date=2007 |isbn=9780786868599}}</ref> The album later earned a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance]] at the [[37th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Frank Sinatra |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/frank-sinatra/6581 |publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030172941/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/frank-sinatra/6581 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1993, Simon was commissioned by the [[Metropolitan Opera|Metropolitan Opera Association]] and the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]] to record a contemporary opera that would appeal to younger people. The result was ''[[Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera|Romulus Hunt]]'' (named after its 12-year-old protagonist), released in November of that year.<ref name="Paulson, Dave">{{cite news |last=Paulson |first=Dave |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/10/17/carly-simon-teams-nashville-opera/17456753/ |title=Carly Simon teams up with Nashville Opera |newspaper=[[The Tennessean]] |date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> In December 2014, the Nashville Opera Association premiered a new performance edition of the opera.<ref name="Paulson, Dave"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Stumpfl |first=Amy |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/life/arts/2014/12/04/nashville-opera-carly-simon-romulus-hunt/19902593/ |title=Nashville Opera takes unusual journey in 'Romulus Hunt' |newspaper=The Tennessean |date= December 4, 2014 |access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> Also in 1993, Simon published her fourth children's book, ''The Nighttime Chauffeur'',<ref name="carlysimon.com"/> and contributed to Swiss musician [[Andreas Vollenweider]]'s album ''Eolian Minstrel''; she co-wrote the song "Private Fires" with Vollenweider, and was featured vocalist on the song.<ref>{{cite web |title=Andreas Vollenweider – Eolian Minstrel |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/eolian-minstrel-mw0000105445 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926211422/https://www.allmusic.com/album/eolian-minstrel-mw0000105445 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon wrote and performed the theme song, titled "The Promise and the Prize", for the short-lived sitcom ''[[Phenom (TV series)|Phenom]]'' (1993–1994).<ref>{{cite web |last=Young |first=Sage |title=17 Famous Artists Who Sang TV Theme Songs |url=https://bestlifeonline.com/famous-artists-tv-theme-songs/ |magazine=[[Best Life (magazine)|Best Life]] |date=November 20, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328093425/https://bestlifeonline.com/famous-artists-tv-theme-songs/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1994, she covered the song "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game]]" for [[Ken Burns]]' film ''[[Baseball (TV series)|Baseball]]'',<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Baseball.html|title=Baseball (Soundtrack) |access-date=May 21, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706063649/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Baseball.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> as well as a recording of "I've Got a Crush on You" for [[Larry Adler]]'s tribute album ''[[The Glory of Gershwin]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=The Glory of Gershwin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000626294 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118144546/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/mw0000626294 |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Simon recorded and released her 16th album, ''[[Letters Never Sent]]''. The album originated from Simon finding an old box of letters that she'd written, but never mailed, and she set a handful of them to music.<ref name=lettersneversent>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Letters_Never_Sent.html#press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113224810/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Letters_Never_Sent.html#press |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |title=Letters Never Sent |access-date=August 30, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' stated "The results are funky, fascinating, and sumptuous. A daring move that pays off."<ref>{{cite news |author=Schwartz, Robin J. |url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/11/album-review-letters-never-sent/ |title=Album Review: 'Letters Never Sent' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=November 11, 1994 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222202708/http://ew.com/article/1994/11/11/album-review-letters-never-sent/ |url-status=live}}</ref> From the album, Simon wrote "Like A River" in honor of her mother, [[Andrea Heinemann Simon|Andrea Simon]], and "Touched by the Sun" for her dear friend, [[Jackie Onassis]], both of whom died from cancer in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords4.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901005348/http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords4.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2007 |title=Timeline 90's |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The song "The Night Before Christmas", originally written for the 1992 Nora Ephron film ''This Is My Life'' and featured on the soundtrack album, was also featured in Ephron's 1994 film ''[[Mixed Nuts]]'', as well as its soundtrack album.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Mixed_Nuts.html |title=Mixed Nuts (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706064658/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Mixed_Nuts.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> That same year, Simon released ''Bells, Bears and Fishermen'', a spoken word recording of her first three children's books: ''Amy the Dancing Bear'', ''The Boy of the Bells'', and ''The Fisherman's Song'', complete with sound effects and original music.<ref name="carlysimon.com"/>