Editing Carly Simon (section)

===2003–2007: ''Reflections'', move to Columbia, and commercial resurgence===
Simon wrote and recorded songs for the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] [[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh film]]s ''[[Piglet's Big Movie]]'' in 2003 and ''[[Pooh's Heffalump Movie]]'' in 2005, as well as the direct-to-video ''[[A Very Merry Pooh Year]]'' in 2002. Several of her songs were also featured in the 2004 film ''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]'', which starred [[Brittany Murphy]] and [[Holly Hunter]], with Simon appearing as herself in a cameo role at the end of the film.<ref name=soundtracks>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com:80/music/soundtracks/Soundtracks.html |title=Soundtracks |access-date=April 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130417/http://www.carlysimon.com:80/music/soundtracks/Soundtracks.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the spring of 2004, Simon released her fourth greatest hits album: ''[[Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits]]''. The album was a great critical and commercial success, peaking at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and remaining on the chart for 19 weeks. On March 2, 2007, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA. An international version of the album was also released; it hit No. 25 on the UK charts and went Gold there as well. Also in 2004, Simon performed a duet version of "[[The Right Thing to Do]]" with [[Megan Mullally]] for the TV soundtrack ''[[Will & Grace]]: Let the Music Out!''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Theakston |first=Rob |title=Will & Grace: Let the Music Out! |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/will-grace-let-the-music-out%21-mw0000152455 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620021348/https://www.allmusic.com/album/will-grace-let-the-music-out!-mw0000152455 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the summer of 2005, Simon released her fourth album of standards, ''[[Moonlight Serenade (Carly Simon album)|Moonlight Serenade]]'', on [[Columbia Records]]. A critical and commercial success, it reached No. 7 on the ''Billboard'' 200 (her first Top 10 album on this chart since ''[[Boys in the Trees]]'' in 1978), and she was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]] the following year. To promote ''Moonlight Serenade'', Simon performed two concerts on board the ''[[RMS Queen Mary 2]]'' that September, which were recorded and released on DVD as ''[[Moonlight Serenade (Carly Simon album)#Transatlantic concert|A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2]]'' on November 22, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |title=A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 |url=http://carlysimon.com/QM2/QM2dvd.shtml |access-date=March 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012075759/http://carlysimon.com/QM2/QM2dvd.shtml |archive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> Accompanied by her children, Sally and Ben, Simon embarked on a concert tour across the United States—her first tour in 10 years, titled "The Serenade Tour".<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/Tour2005/Tour.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070902115224/http://www.carlysimon.com/Tour2005/Tour.shtml |archive-date=September 2, 2007 |title=The Serenade Tour |access-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also sang a duet, "Angel of the Darkest Night", with Mindy Jostyn on Jostyn's 2005 album ''Coming Home''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mindyjostyn.com/about_coming_home.shtml |title=Coming Home |access-date=July 17, 2014 |website=Mindyjostyn.com |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122180400/http://www.mindyjostyn.com/about_coming_home.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> The album was released several months after Jostyn's death on March 10, 2005. One of Simon's closest friends, Jostyn was married to [[Jacob Brackman]], Simon's long-time friend and musical collaborator.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steinbergurl |first=Avi |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/03/31/mindy_jostyn_48_voice_talent_treasured_by_fans_music_stars/ |title= Mindy Jostyn, 48; voice, talent treasured by fans, music stars |date=March 31, 2005 |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]] |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401091918/http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/03/31/mindy_jostyn_48_voice_talent_treasured_by_fans_music_stars/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Simon became involved in the legal defense of musician and family friend [[John Forté]] with his struggle against a federal incarceration.<ref>{{cite web |last=Simon |first=Carly |title=Brooklyn Bard |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/carly-simon-john-forte-brooklyn-nets |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-date=May 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517102257/https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/05/carly-simon-john-forte-brooklyn-nets |url-status=live}}</ref>

Simon again teamed up with Andreas Vollenweider for his 2006 holiday album, ''Midnight Clear'', performing vocals on four tracks: "[[It Came Upon the Midnight Clear|Midnight Clear]]", "Suspended Note", "Hymn to the Secret Heart", and "Forgive" (which was a song Simon wrote for the 2003 re-release of her own holiday album ''Christmas Is Almost Here'').<ref>{{cite web |last=Widran |first=Jonathan |title=Andreas Vollenweider – Midnight Clear |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-clear-mw0000561908 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=June 13, 2014 |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123212312/http://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-clear-mw0000561908 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2006, Simon performed with Livingston Taylor on his album ''[[There You Are Again]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Hal |title=Livingston Taylor – There You Are Again |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/there-you-are-again-mw0000353149 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=January 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120152742/http://www.allmusic.com/album/there-you-are-again-mw0000353149 |url-status=live}}</ref> singing on the opening track "Best of Friends", which became a Top 40 Adult Contemporary hit.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Livingston Taylor |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/307676/livingston-taylor/chart?f=341 |title=Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906064741/http://www.billboard.com/artist/307676/livingston-taylor/chart?f=341 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2007, Simon released her fifth album of covers, a collection of "soothing songs and lullabies" called ''[[Into White (album)|Into White]]''.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/classics/IntoWhite.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107181725/http://www.carlysimon.com:80/music/classics/IntoWhite.shtml |archive-date=January 7, 2007 |title=Into White |access-date=August 9, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The collection featured [[cover version|covers]] of songs by [[Cat Stevens]], [[the Beatles]], [[Judy Garland]], and [[the Everly Brothers]], as well as two new original songs, "Quiet Evening" and "I'll Just Remember You", and a re-recording of Simon's own "[[Love of My Life (Carly Simon song)|Love of My Life]]". The album also features vocal collaborations with her children; Ben and Sally, who perform a [[Trio (music)|trio]] with Simon on the track "[[You Can Close Your Eyes]]", which author Sheila Weller described in her 2008 book ''Girls Like Us'' as "slow, spectral" and "achingly beautiful."<ref name=girls>{{cite book |last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—And the Journey of a Generation |date=April 2008 |publisher=[[Washington Square Press]] |isbn=9781416564775}}</ref> ''People'' also praised the track, describing it as "dreamy", and calling it "the best moment on the album."<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnold |first=Chuck |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20062415,00.html |title=Into White Review |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044108/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20062415,00.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Into White'' continued Simon's recently rejuvenated high chart profile, and became ''Billboard''{{'s}} Hot Shot Debut, entering the chart at No. 15, peaking at No. 13 the following week, and remaining on the chart for 10 weeks.