Editing Carly Simon (section)

==Career==
===1963–1969: The Simon Sisters and Elephant's Memory===
[[File:Carly Simon (1971) - PBS Great American Dream Machine press photo.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Simon in a 1971 photo promoting an appearance on [[PBS]]'s ''[[The Great American Dream Machine|Great American Dream Machine]]'']]

Simon's career began with a music group with her sister [[Lucy Simon]] as [[the Simon Sisters]], with Lucy singing [[soprano]] and Carly [[contralto]].<ref name=Contralto/> Signed to [[Kapp Records]], they made their television debut performing on ''[[Hootenanny (TV series)|Hootenanny]]'' on April 27, 1963.<ref name="Hootenanny"/> They released two albums for the label, the first being ''[[Meet the Simon Sisters]]'' (1964). The album produced a minor hit for the duo with the single "[[Wynken, Blynken, and Nod#Musical adaptations|Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod]]",<ref name=billboardbio/> a children's poem by [[Eugene Field]] that Lucy had put to music. Their second album, ''[[Cuddlebug]]'' (1966), soon followed. These albums were made available on [[Compact disc|CD]] in 2006 as ''[[Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings]]'', a remastered limited edition single-disc compilation.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Simon Sisters: Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/The_Simon_Sisters.html |website=Carlysimon.com |access-date=February 17, 2016 |archive-date=October 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022135442/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/The_Simon_Sisters.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The duo made one more album together, 1969's ''[[The Simon Sisters Sing the Lobster Quadrille and Other Songs for Children]]'' (which was released on CD in 2008 under the title ''Carly & Lucy Simon Sing Songs for Children'').<ref>{{cite web |title=Carly & Lucy Simon: Sing Songs For Children |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/the-simon-sisters-sing-songs-for-children |website=Carlysimon.com |access-date=February 17, 2016 |archive-date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617233601/http://www.carlysimon.com/the-simon-sisters-sing-songs-for-children |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Peter Coan biography "Taxi: The [[Harry Chapin]] Story", it had been suggested that Chapin, performing with his brothers, had briefly considered an idea of merging their act with the Simon Sisters, and performing under the new moniker "The Brothers and Sisters".  This idea was scrapped once Chapin and Simon's careers as solo artists began to gain traction.<ref>{{cite book |last=Coan |first=Peter |title=Taxi: The Harry Chapin Story" |publisher=[[Kensington Publishing|Citadel Press]] |date= June 1, 1987 |isbn=9780806521916}}</ref>

Simon collaborated with eclectic New York rockers [[Elephant's Memory]] for about six months in the late '60s.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/301609/elephants-memory/biography |title=Elephants Memory Biography |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 15, 2014 |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126223108/http://www.billboard.com/artist/301609/elephants-memory/biography |url-status=dead}}</ref> Simon later said of her time with the band: "I hated the gigs. We played clubs where everyone smoked dope and cigarettes at the same time. The sound systems were so dreadful I lost my voice easily and regularly, and after a summer I quit."<ref name=carlysimontimeline60s>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901013842/http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords1.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2007 |title=Timeline 60's |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1968, Simon met and befriended [[Jacob Brackman]]. Brackman would later become a frequent songwriting collaborator, with Simon describing him as her best friend: "When I moved to my apartment on 35th St. (Murray Hill), Jake lived around the corner and we were inseparable, sharing our social lives. He introduced me to so many of the friends I still have."<ref name=carlysimontimeline60s/>

===1970–1971: Going solo and mainstream success===
Simon was signed by [[Jac Holzman]] to [[Elektra Records]] in 1970.<ref name=carlysimontimeline60s/> She released her [[Carly Simon (album)|self-titled debut album]] on February 9, 1971, and it peaked at No. 30 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name=billboard/> The album contained her breakthrough hit "[[That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be]]", which peaked at No. 10 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Pop singles]] (Hot 100) chart, and earned Simon a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] at the [[14th Annual Grammy Awards]], where she also won [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]].<ref name="Gram"/> In his review of the album for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Timothy Crouse]] stated "Carly's voice perfectly matches her material" and her "...superbly controlled voice is complemented by deft arrangements."<ref name=RS1971>{{cite web |last=Crouse |first=Timothy |title=Carly Simon review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/carly-simon-19710401 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=April 1, 1971 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924162429/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/carly-simon-19710401 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Her second album, ''[[Anticipation (Carly Simon album)|Anticipation]]'', followed November 1971.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |title=Anticipation |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/anticipation/ |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630135546/http://www.carlysimon.com/anticipation/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Like its predecessor, the album peaked at No. 30 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and earned Simon a nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the [[15th Annual Grammy Awards]]. Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', [[Stephen Davis (music journalist)|Stephen Davis]] gave a glowing review of the album, calling the title track "a spirited examination of the tensions involved in a burgeoning romantic situation in which ''nobody has any idea'' of what's going on or what's going to happen." He also singled out "Our First Day Together" as "a quiet song, lovely and quite enigmatic, with a trace of the minor chord influence of [[Joni Mitchell]]," as well as "I've Got To Have You", which he described as "an absolute clincher."<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Stephen |title=Anticipation review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/anticipation-19711223 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 23, 1971 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807041418/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/anticipation-19711223 |url-status=live}}</ref> On her experience of recording the album, Simon later said: "It was one of the best memories I shall ever have of recording. I had a band. The entire album was just that band ([[Andy Newmark]], Jimmy Ryan, Paul Glanz) and myself. [[Cat Stevens]] did some vocals and there were strings on a few songs, but on the whole, it was sparse, and I loved it."<ref name=carlysimontimeline70s>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070831183740/http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords2.htm |archive-date=August 31, 2007 |title=Timeline 70's |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The album's lead single, also titled "[[Anticipation (song)|Anticipation]]", became a significant hit, reaching No. 3 at Easy Listening radio and No. 13 on ''Billboard's'' Pop singles chart. It subsequently became notable in popular culture for its use in a variety of commercials to market the ketchup of the [[H. J. Heinz Company]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon Had a Hard Time Living This Down |url=http://kool.cbslocal.com/2011/05/09/carly-simon-had-a-hard-time-living-this-down/ |publisher=94.5 Kool FM |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214225233/http://kool.cbslocal.com/2011/05/09/carly-simon-had-a-hard-time-living-this-down/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The single was written in 15 minutes while Simon waited for Cat Stevens to pick her up for a date.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=(Page 353) – Carly Simon's late date |url=http://www.girlslikeusthemusic.com/2010/08/chapter-12.html |publisher=Girls Like Us (The Music) |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324041911/http://www.girlslikeusthemusic.com/2010/08/chapter-12.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The pair had become romantically involved shortly after Simon had opened for Stevens at [[The Troubadour, West Hollywood|L.A.'s Troubadour]] around the time her debut album was released.<ref name="CatStevens songs">{{cite web |website=Majicat.com |title=Lyrics from the songs which were written for Cat Stevens by Carly Simon- with photo |url=http://www.majicat.com/photos/Carly_Cat.htm|access-date=March 21, 2010 |archive-date=February 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218092517/http://www.majicat.com/photos/Carly_Cat.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The next single release, "[[Legend in Your Own Time]]", made a more modest impact on the Pop singles chart, peaking at No. 50. It was very successful on the Easy Listening chart, nearly cracking the top 10 at No. 11. The closing song, "I've Got to Have You" (written by [[Kris Kristofferson]]), was released as a single in [[Australia]] and reached the Top 10 on the [[Kent Music Report]] in 1972.<ref name="kent">{{cite book |title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992 |author=David Kent |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |year=1993 |publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}</ref>

Also in 1971, Simon appeared as an auditioning singer in [[Miloš Forman]] film ''[[Taking Off (film)|Taking Off]]'', performing "Long Term  Physical Effects",<ref name=allmovie>{{cite web |last=Erickson |first=Hal |title=Taking Off |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v112611 |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331195549/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v112611 |url-status=live}}</ref> which was also included on the [[Taking Off (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] for the film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Taking Off [Original Soundtrack] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-off-original-soundtrack--mw0000850471 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724012359/https://www.allmusic.com/album/taking-off-original-soundtrack--mw0000850471 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===1972–1974: ''No Secrets'', "You're So Vain", and ''Hotcakes''===
[[File:Carly Simon (1972) press photo.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Simon smiling b&w|1972 press photo]]
Simon scored the biggest success of her career in 1972–73 with "[[You're So Vain]]". The single hit No. 1 on the U.S. Pop and [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Adult Contemporary]] charts, sold over a million copies in the United States alone, and became one of the decade's biggest hits. The song's success propelled Simon's breakthrough album, ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'', to No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart for five consecutive weeks. The album achieved [[Music recording certification|Gold]] status that year, and by its 25th anniversary in 1997, it had been certified [[Music recording certification|Platinum]].<ref name="riaa.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%22Simon,%20Carly%22&format=Album&go=Search&perPage=25 |title=Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – July 15, 2015 |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=July 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906075140/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=September 6, 2014}}</ref> "You're So Vain" received nominations for [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the [[16th Annual Grammy Awards]],<ref name="Gram"/> where ''No Secrets'' also earned a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical|Best Engineered Recording]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Schnee |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bill-schnee/16013 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320163459/https://www.grammy.com/artists/bill-schnee/16013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, it was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 2004 and was listed at No. 72 in 2008 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]'s list of the top 100 songs from the chart's first 50 years, August 1958 through July 2008.<ref name=billboardalltime>{{cite web |title=Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Songs |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2008/billboard100.htm |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210024650/http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2008/billboard100.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> On August 23, 2014, the [[Official Charts Company|UK Official Charts Company]] gave it the accolade of 'ultimate song of the 1970s'.<ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web |last=Mayers |first=Justin |title=Official Charts Pop Gem #70: Carly Simon – You're So Vain |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/features/official-charts-pop-gem-70-carly-simon-youre-so-vain-3071/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=August 23, 2014 |access-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-date=April 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405005354/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-charts-pop-gem-70-carly-simon-youre-so-vain__7719/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it No. 495 on their list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref name=rollingstone500>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/carly-simon-youre-so-vain-1224842/ |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time > You're So Vain |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-date=June 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624000703/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/carly-simon-youre-so-vain-1224842 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The subject of "You're So Vain" became one of the biggest mysteries in popular music, with the famous lyric "You're so vain/I bet you think this song is about you". For more than 40 years, Simon never publicly revealed the name of the subject.<ref name="You'resoVain">{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/You're_So_Vain.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209193126/http://carlysimon.com/vain/vain.html |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |title=You're So Vain |access-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She hinted that it could be a composite of several people, with most press speculation considering [[Mick Jagger]], who sings backup vocals on the recording,<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilkening |first=Matthew |title=Secret Guests in Rock Songs |url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-jagger-songs-with-secret-guests/ |publisher=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=April 21, 2013 |access-date=August 29, 2014 |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420165914/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/mick-jagger-songs-with-secret-guests/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Warren Beatty]]. Simon hinted the identity to a variety of talk shows and publications over the years, and, on August 5, 2003, auctioned off the information to the winner of a charity function for US$50,000, with the condition that the winner, television executive [[Dick Ebersol]], not reveal it.<ref name="You'resoVain"/> Finally, in November 2015, Simon, promoting her about-to-be-published memoir, said, "I have confirmed that the second verse is Warren" and added that while "Warren thinks the whole thing is about him", he is the subject only of that verse, with the remainder of the song referring to two other, still unnamed men.<ref name=people-11-2015>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/books/carly-simon-says-youre-so-vain-second-verse-is-about-warren-beatty/ |title=Carly Simon Says 'You're So Vain' Is About Warren Beatty – Well, Only the Second Verse: 'He Thinks the Whole Thing Is About Him!' |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |first1=Kathy Erich |last1=Dowd |first2=Kim |last2=Hubbard |date=November 18, 2015 |access-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426144127/https://people.com/books/carly-simon-says-youre-so-vain-second-verse-is-about-warren-beatty/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

The follow-up single, "[[The Right Thing to Do]]" (a love song directed to Simon's then husband [[James Taylor]]),<ref>{{cite book |last=Weller |first=Sheila |title=Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon—and the Journey of a Generation |publisher=[[Washington Square Press]] |date=April 2008 |isbn= 9780743491471 |pages=364–365, 373, 472}}</ref> was another sizable hit later in 1973, reaching No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 17 on the Pop chart. The single's B-side, "[[The Right Thing to Do#"We Have No Secrets"|We Have No Secrets]]", also became noteworthy; ''Rolling Stone'' critic [[Stephen Holden]] regarded the track as exemplifying the theme of ''No Secrets'', which he saw as the "difficulty of being happy," by "painfully" expressing "the realization that emotion and rationalization are often irreconcilable."<ref>{{cite web |last=Holden |first=Stephen |title=No Secrets review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/no-secrets-19730104 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=January 4, 1973 |access-date=November 7, 2011 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516151915/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/no-secrets-122169/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Simon performed on [[Lee Clayton (musician)|Lee Clayton]]'s self-titled album and co-sang on the song "New York Suite 409".<ref>{{cite web |title=Lee Clayton |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lee-clayton-mw0000083133 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814032845/https://www.allmusic.com/album/lee-clayton-mw0000083133 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed on brother-in-law [[Livingston Taylor]]'s album ''[[Over the Rainbow (Livingston Taylor album)|Over the Rainbow]]'', and sang with both Livingston and his famous brother James on the songs "Loving Be My New Horizon" and "[[Oh, Pretty Woman|Pretty Woman]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Denise |title=Livingston Taylor – Over the Rainbow |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/over-the-rainbow-mw0000601654 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130113352/https://www.allmusic.com/album/over-the-rainbow-mw0000601654 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carly Simon – Hotcakes.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Simon smiling color|Trade ad for ''[[Hotcakes (album)|Hotcakes]]'']]

In 1974, Simon followed the hugely successful ''No Secrets'' album with ''[[Hotcakes (album)|Hotcakes]]'', which became an instant hit. It reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, remained on the chart for nearly eight months, and went Gold. ''Hotcakes'' included two top ten singles: "[[Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)#Carly Simon and James Taylor version|Mockingbird]]", a duet with James Taylor that peaked at No. 5 on ''Billboard's'' Pop Singles chart, and "[[Haven't Got Time for the Pain]]", which hit No. 2 on ''Billboard's'' Adult Contemporary chart. The album was also well received critically; [[Jon Landau]], writing in ''Rolling Stone'', stated "''Hotcakes'' is playful-sounding with some serious overtones — a balance that best suits [Simon] for the time being." He also singled out the tracks "Think I'm Gonna Have a Baby", "Forever My Love", and "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" as "substantial songs and performances, superior to almost everything else she has so far recorded."<ref>{{cite web |last=Landau |first=Jon |title=Hotcakes review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hotcakes-19740606 |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=June 6, 1974 |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516160620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/hotcakes-246313/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, Simon provided vocals on [[Tom Rush]]'s album ''[[Ladies Love Outlaws (Tom Rush album)|Ladies Love Outlaws]]'' and co-sang with [[Tom Rush|Rush]] on "No Regrets" and as backup on "Claim on Me".<ref>{{cite web |last=Chrispell |first=James |title=Tom Rush – Ladies Love Outlaws |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ladies-love-outlaws-mw0000883814 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211225427/https://www.allmusic.com/album/ladies-love-outlaws-mw0000883814 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===1975–1977: ''Playing Possum'', "Nobody Does it Better", and continued success===
Simon's ''[[Playing Possum]]'' (1975) and ''[[Another Passenger]]'' (1976) continued her run of high-profile and generally well-received album releases. ''Playing Possum'' hit the Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and garnered a successful Top 40 single with "[[Attitude Dancing]]", as well as two other charting singles, but its racy album cover, which depicts Simon wearing only a black negligee and knee-high black boots, generated controversy.<ref>{{cite web |author=Weller, Sheila |url=http://www.girlslikeusthemusic.com/2010/08/girls-like-us-chapter-fifteen.html |title=(Page 446) Carly and James record in L.A. |publisher=Girls Like Us (The Music) |access-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324005937/http://www.girlslikeusthemusic.com/2010/08/girls-like-us-chapter-fifteen.html |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }}</ref> It was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Recording Package|Best Album Package]] at the [[18th Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref name=awardsandshows.com>{{cite web |title=Grammy Awards 1976 |url=http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1976-224.html |website=Awards&Shows.com |access-date=April 11, 2015 |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008173018/http://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1976-224.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly after the release of ''Playing Possom'', Elektra released her first greatest hits album, ''[[The Best of Carly Simon]]''. A major success, it went Gold within three weeks of release, and eventually became Simon's all-time best-selling disc, reaching Triple-Platinum status in the United States by the mid-1990s.<ref name="riaa.com"/> The album also went Gold in Canada and Quintuple-Platinum in Australia.<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Carly%20Simon&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |title=CAN Certifications > Carly Simon |publisher=[[Music Canada]] |access-date=2012-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417000113/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=Carly%20Simon&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist |archive-date=2014-04-17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Carly Simon|type=album|certyear=2010|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>

''Another Passenger'' reached No. 29 on ''Billboard'' 200 and produced only one charting single on the Pop singles chart, "[[It Keeps You Runnin'#Carly Simon version|It Keeps You Runnin']]{{-"}} (written by [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] of [[the Doobie Brothers]]), which peaked just outside the Top 40 at No. 46. The second single, "[[Half a Chance]]", only charted on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 39. Despite the lukewarm commercial reception, the album was, and remains one of Simon's best reviewed works; ''Rolling Stone'' called it "Carly Simon's best record",<ref>{{cite web |last=Tucker |first=Ken |title=Another Passenger review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/another-passenger-246634/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 12, 1976 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125133236/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/another-passenger-246634/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and it became a favorite among many of Simon's fans.<ref name=anotherpassenger>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Another_Passenger.html |title=Another Passenger |access-date=December 18, 2014 |website=Carlysimon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033617/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Another_Passenger.html |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> To promote the album, Simon made her only appearance on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', on [[Saturday Night Live (season 1)#ep19|May 8, 1976]]. It was a pre-taped performance—a rare occurrence on that show—because she suffered terrible bouts of [[stage fright]]. In the appearance, she sang two songs: "Half a Chance" and her [[signature song]], "You're So Vain".<ref name="SNL">{{cite book |title=Saturday Night Live: The First Twenty Years |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |year=1994 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/saturdaynightliv00cade/page/124 124–127] |isbn=0-395-70895-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/saturdaynightliv00cade/page/124}}</ref> That same year saw Simon contributing backup vocals on the song "Peter" on [[Peter Ivers]]'s self-titled album.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jeffries |first=David |title=Peter Ivers |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/peter-ivers-mw0000517386 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921024247/https://www.allmusic.com/album/peter-ivers-mw0000517386 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1977, Simon had an international hit with the million-selling Gold single "[[Nobody Does It Better]]", the theme to the ''[[James Bond]]'' film ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]''. The song, her second-biggest U.S. hit after "You're So Vain", was 1977's biggest Adult Contemporary hit, where it held No. 1 for seven consecutive weeks. The single peaked one step behind [[Debby Boone]]'s hugely successful hit "[[You Light Up My Life (song)|You Light Up My Life]]" on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Pop Singles chart from October 22 to November 5, 1977, and received nominations for [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the [[20th Annual Grammy Awards]]. In 2012, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it the third-greatest ''James Bond'' theme song,<ref name="rollingstone.com"/> while ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' ranked it the second-greatest.<ref name="billboard/jamesbondthemesongs.com"/> In 2021, ''[[USA Today]]'' crowned it the greatest ''James Bond'' Theme Song.<ref name="usabond"/> Also in 1977, Simon [[Record producer|co-produced]] [[Libby Titus]]'s album ''Libby Titus'', and sang backup on two songs: "Can This Be Our Love Affair?" and "Darkness 'Til Dawn",<ref>{{cite web |title=Libby Titus [1977] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/libby-titus-1977--mw0000493547 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130033836/https://www.allmusic.com/album/libby-titus-1977--mw0000493547 |url-status=live}}</ref> the later which comes from Simon's album ''Another Passenger''.<ref name=anotherpassenger/>

===1978–1979: ''Boys in the Trees'', MUSE concerts, and departure from Elektra===
Simon's career took another upward swing in 1978 with the Top 10 album ''[[Boys in the Trees]]''. The album produced two Top 40 singles: the jazzy and sensual "[[You Belong to Me (Carly Simon song)|You Belong to Me]]" (written with Michael McDonald), which hit the Top 10 on both the Pop and Adult Contemporary charts, and "[[Devoted to You (song)#Carly Simon and James Taylor version|Devoted to You]]", a duet with James Taylor which hit No. 2 on ''Billboard's'' Adult Contemporary chart. ''Boys in the Trees'' was a major success, and returned Simon to Platinum album status in the U.S. "You Belong to Me" later earned Simon yet another nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the [[21st Annual Grammy Awards]], where the album also won Best Album Package.<ref name=carlysimonawards>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/Awards.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019020216/http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/Awards.shtml |archive-date=October 19, 2007 |title=Awards |access-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> She was featured on the front covers of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' and ''Rolling Stone'' magazines that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jerome |first=Jim |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |title=Carly's Road to Success |date=July 17, 1978 |url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-carlys-road-to-success-vol-10-no-3/ |access-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317050032/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-carlys-road-to-success-vol-10-no-3/ |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1978, Simon and Taylor sang backing vocals on two songs for Taylor's sister [[Kate Taylor|Kate]]'s album ''[[Kate Taylor (album)|Kate Taylor]]'': "Happy Birthday Sweet Darling" and "Jason & Ida".<ref>{{cite web |title=Kate Taylor |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kate-taylor-mw0000555945 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130033304/https://www.allmusic.com/album/kate-taylor-mw0000555945 |url-status=live}}</ref> They sang backup on three songs on [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]]'s debut solo album ''[[John Hall (album)|John Hall]]'': "The Fault", "Good Enough", and "Voyagers".<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hall |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/john-hall-mw0000844547 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211170754/https://www.allmusic.com/album/john-hall-mw0000844547 |url-status=live}}</ref> They also sing backup on one song, "Power", from Hall's next album, also titled ''[[Power (John Hall album)|Power]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web |title=John Hall – Power |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/power-mw0001878939 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129103812/https://www.allmusic.com/album/power-mw0001878939 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carly Simon - 1978.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Simon smiling b&w|1978 publicity photo]]

On November 2, 1978, Simon guested on the song "I Live in the Woods" at a live, four-hour concert by [[Burt Bacharach]] and the [[Houston Symphony|Houston Symphony Orchestra]] at Jones Hall in [[Houston]], Texas. All the songs at that concert became Bacharach's album ''[[Woman (Burt Bacharach album)|Woman]]'', which was released in 1979.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burt Bacharach – Woman |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/woman-mw0000564487 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713044634/http://www.allmusic.com/album/woman-mw0000564487 |url-status=live}}</ref> That year, shortly after the [[Three Mile Island accident|Three Mile Island]] nuclear accident, from September 19 to 22, a series of concerts were held at New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]] and sponsored by [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]] (MUSE), a group of musicians against nuclear power, co-founded by John Hall. Always politically active, Simon and James Taylor were part of the concerts which later became a documentary and [[concert film]]: ''[[No Nukes (film)|No Nukes]]'' (1980),<ref name=nonukes>{{cite web |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/No_Nukes.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706121554/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/No_Nukes.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |title=No Nukes |access-date=December 18, 2014 |website=Carlysimon.com |url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as a live album [[No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future|of the same name]] (1979).<ref>{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |title=No Nukes |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-nukes-mw0000024631 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320070703/http://www.allmusic.com/album/no-nukes-mw0000024631 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1979, Simon released her eighth studio album: ''[[Spy (Carly Simon album)|Spy]]''. The album's sales were a disappointment, peaking at only No. 45 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and it was her last album for Elektra. A hard-edged single from the album, "[[Vengeance (Carly Simon song)|Vengeance]]", became a modest hit and received airplay on U.S. album rock stations, and peaked at No. 48 on the ''Billboard'' Pop singles chart.<ref name=billboard/> ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' said that it has "an urban rock feeling, with ominous guitar chording and touches of syndrums," saying that "Simon's vocals are...sharp and bold" but "less restrained than usual."<ref name=cb>{{cite news |title=CashBox Singles Reviews |date=June 2, 1979 |page=20 |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |accessdate=January 1, 2022 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-06-02.pdf}}</ref> "Vengeance" earned Simon a nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female]] at the [[21st Annual Grammy Awards]]—the first ceremony to feature the new category.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rock On The Net: Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance – Female |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/rockfemale.htm |publisher=Rock on the Net |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226184449/http://www.rockonthenet.com:80/grammy/rockfemale.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon made a [[music video]] for the track, and she would later become the second female solo artist to be featured on [[List of first music videos aired on MTV|MTV's first day on the air]] in 1981 ([[Pat Benatar]] was the first female solo artist to appear on [[MTV]], with "[[You Better Run#Pat Benatar version|You Better Run]]", and [[Juice Newton]] was the third, with "[[Angel of the Morning#Juice Newton version|Angel of the Morning]]").<ref>{{cite web |website=Wayback Machine |title=MTV: The First Four Hours (12am Saturday, August 1, 1981) |date=August 1981 |url=https://archive.org/details/1981.08.01_MTV_First_Four_Hours_12am_Saturday_August_1st_1981 |access-date=December 31, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''Spy'' also features the songs "Never Been Gone" and "We're So Close", which have become fan favorites and stand among Simon's personal favorites of her own songs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/askcarly/archives/archive-042007.htm |title=Ask Carly |access-date=December 28, 2014 |last=Simon |first=Carly |date=April 28, 2007 |website=Carlysimon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704124855/http://www.carlysimon.com/askcarly/archives/archive-042007.htm |archive-date=July 4, 2008 }}</ref> Simon later called "We're So Close" "the saddest song I've ever written. It was about how close you can pretend to be when you know it's all coming undone. How you can use excuses to make it all look okay."<ref name=carlysimontimeline70s/> In their review of the album, ''Rolling Stone'' also singled out "We're So Close", calling the track "the record's gem."<ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Debra Rae |title=Spy review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/spy-195554/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 4, 1979 |access-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506214642/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/boys-in-the-trees-19780615 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Simon released ''[[Never Been Gone]]'', an album which includes a newly recorded version of "Never Been Gone", along with some of her other greatest hits.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |title=Never Been Gone |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/never-been-gone/ |access-date=February 17, 2016 |archive-date=June 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630004837/http://www.carlysimon.com/never-been-gone/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===1980–1981: Move to Warner Bros, ''Come Upstairs'', "Jesse", and ''Torch''===
In 1980, Simon signed with Elektra's sibling label [[Warner Bros. Records]] and released her ninth studio album: ''[[Come Upstairs]]''. In [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, during a show to promote the album, Simon collapsed onstage from exhaustion;<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hall |first=Jane |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096901,00.html |title=After An Onstage Collapse and a Six-Year Battle with Stage Fright, Carly Simon Braves a Comeback |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 17, 1987 |access-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-date=November 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109085812/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20096901,00.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> "Fourteen shows were booked. I made it through eight and collapsed on stage. I had gotten very thin - only 114lbs. I canceled the rest of the shows," Simon later stated.<ref name=carlysimontimeline80s>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords3.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901013842/http://www.carlysimon.com/timeline/HerWords3.htm |archive-date=September 1, 2007 |title=Timeline 80's |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She subsequently performed considerably less throughout the 1980s. From that album, Simon scored another million-selling U.S. Gold single with the hit "[[Jesse (song)|Jesse]]", which peaked at No. 11 on ''Billboard'' Pop singles chart and remained on the chart for six months.<ref name=billboard/> According to ''Billboard'', "the melody is simple yet powerful, the words are complex and Simon's voice has never been better."<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Single Picks |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 26, 1980 |page=70 |access-date=July 8, 2020 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1980/BB-1980-07-26.pdf}}</ref> Simon later said of the track: "'Jesse' was a song laying plain the fact that good intentions go to hell when you are crazy for someone."<ref name=carlysimontimeline80s/> [[AllMusic]] reviewer William Ruhlmann retrospectively called the track "the album's highlight" and declared it "Simon's best-written pop/rock song since 'You're So Vain' and a Top Ten hit to boot."<ref name=comeupstairs>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-upstairs-mw0000184942 |title=Come Upstairs |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628010727/http://www.allmusic.com/album/come-upstairs-mw0000184942 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ruhlmann additionally singled out the title track as "frisky and seductive" and referred to the album's second single, "Take Me as I Am", as "an upbeat raver."<ref name=comeupstairs/>

Following the major commercial and critical success of "Jesse", Simon's singles became generally less successful in the mid-1980s, although most of them did well on Adult Contemporary radio formats. Simon also contributed the song "Be With Me" to the 1980 album ''[[In Harmony (compilation albums)|In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record]]'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Haney |first=Shawn M. |title=In Harmony |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-harmony-mw0000203141 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028144737/http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-harmony-mw0000203141 |url-status=live}}</ref> which was produced by her sister Lucy and Lucy's husband, David Levine. Simon can also be heard on the song "In Harmony", along with other members of the Simon/Taylor families. Carly and Lucy contributed a Simon Sisters song—"Maryanne"—to the 1982 follow-up album ''[[In Harmony (compilation albums)|In Harmony 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=In Harmony 2 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-harmony-2-mw0000848566 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027212123/http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-harmony-2-mw0000848566 |url-status=live}}</ref> which was also produced by Lucy and her husband. Both albums won the [[Grammy Award for Best Children's Album|Grammy Award for Best Album for Children]], in [[23rd Annual Grammy Awards|1981]] and [[25th Annual Grammy Awards|1983]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucy Simon |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lucy-simon/15379 |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030201231/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/lucy-simon/15379 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Simon's 10th release, ''[[Torch (Carly Simon album)|Torch]]'' (1981), was an album of melancholy jazz standards, recorded long before it became fashionable for rock artists to delve into the "great American songbook". It peaked outside the Top 40 on ''Billboard'' 200 (at No. 50), but remained on the charts for nearly six months and subsequently became one of her best-selling catalogue albums.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morse |first=Steve |title=Singing Against the Grain |magazine=[[Boston Globe]] |date=April 15, 1990}}</ref> The album was well-received critically; Stephen Holden, writing in ''Rolling Stone'', called the album "a gorgeous throwback", stating Simon's "magnificent alto, with its rough-and-tumble lows and wistful highs, has never sounded better."<ref>{{cite web |last=Holden |first=Stephen |title=Torch review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/torch-19811210 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 10, 1981 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125122730/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/torch-194415/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Torch'' also features one original song by Simon, "From the Heart",<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/From_The_Heart.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509163610/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Lyrics/From_The_Heart.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |title=From The Heart lyrics |access-date=August 30, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s "Not a Day Goes By", from his then-new musical ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]''.

===1982–1985: "Why", ''Hello Big Man'', move to Epic, and commercial decline===
In 1982, Simon sang the [[Nile Rodgers]] & [[Bernard Edwards]]-produced single "[[Why (Carly Simon song)|Why]]", from the [[Soup for One (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] to the film ''[[Soup for One (film)|Soup for One]]''. It was a Top 10 hit in the U.K., and successful throughout Europe.<ref name="the official charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/carly%20simon/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513231751/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14761/carly-simon/ |url-status=live |archive-date=May 13, 2022 |title=UK Charts > Carly Simon |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=February 20, 2012}}</ref> Although "Why" stalled at No. 74 in the U.S., the song became a mellow classic in the aftermath of its being picked up to be covered and sampled by different artists from around 1989 onward.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicismysanctuary.com/forgotten-treasure-carly-simon-why-1981/ |title=Forgotten Treasure: Carly Simon "Why" (1981) |date=September 10, 2012 |publisher=Musicismysanctuary.com |access-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229143453/https://www.musicismysanctuary.com/forgotten-treasure-carly-simon-why-1981/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' ranked it No. 188 on their list of the 200 Best Songs of the 1980s.<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9700-the-200-best-songs-of-the-1980s/ |title=The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=August 24, 2015 |archive-date=December 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223170209/https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9700-the-200-best-songs-of-the-1980s/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She had another UK success (No.&nbsp;17) with the single "[[Kissing with Confidence]]", a song from the 1983 album ''Dancing for Mental Health'' by [[Will Powers]] (a pseudonym for photographer [[Lynn Goldsmith]]). Simon was the uncredited singer of the song co-written and mixed by [[Todd Rundgren]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/ai/Kissing.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622151804/http://www.carlysimon.com/ai/Kissing.htm |archive-date=June 22, 2008 |title=Kissing with Confidence |access-date=August 30, 2014 |website=Carlysimon.com |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1983, Simon released her 11th album, ''[[Hello Big Man]]''. Although it suffered from disappointing sales, the album received critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=Hello Big Man |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hello-big-man-mw0000650771 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422010817/http://www.allmusic.com:80/album/hello-big-man-mw0000650771 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rshellobigman>{{cite web |last=Shewey |first=Don |title=Hello Big Man review |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/hello-big-man-19831124 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=November 24, 1983 |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000413/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/hello-big-man-246933/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' stated "Simon has returned to the sort of beautiful, folk-based singing and songwriting that originally made the world fall in love with her." Additionally, they singled out the title track and "It Happens Everyday" as "two of the album's best songs."<ref name=rshellobigman/> The lead single, "[[You Know What to Do (Carly Simon song)|You Know What to Do]]", peaked at No. 83 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and No. 36 on the Adult Contemporary chart.<ref name=billboard/> Simon filmed a music video for the song at her home on [[Martha's Vineyard]], which received moderate airplay on MTV in the autumn of 1983.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Hello_Big_Man.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223120814/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Hello_Big_Man.html#.VAEtc8VdViM |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |title=Hello Big Man |access-date=August 30, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, Simon performed on two albums: ''The Perfect Stranger'' by [[Jesse Colin Young]] (singing on the track "Fight For It" with Young)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Colin Young – The Perfect Stranger |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-perfect-stranger-mw0000185151 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107122607/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-perfect-stranger-mw0000185151 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Wonderland'' by [[Nils Lofgren]] (singing on the track "Lonesome Ranger" with Lofgren).<ref>{{cite web |last=Viglione |first=Joe |title=Nils Lofgren – Wonderland |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wonderland-mw0000779181 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-date=February 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227150834/https://www.allmusic.com/album/wonderland-mw0000779181 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1984, Simon made an uncredited cameo appearance in [[Ray Parker Jr.]]'s music video for "[[Ghostbusters (song)|Ghostbusters]]", the theme song from the [[Ghostbusters|film of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Melody|last=Lau|url=https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/12032/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-ghostbuster|title=15 Things You Might Not Know about the ''Ghostbusters'' Theme Song|date=July 14, 2016|website=[[CBC Music|CBCMusic.ca]] |access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230845/https://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/12032/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-ghostbuster|archive-date=December 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> By this time, her contract with Warner Bros. had ended.

In 1985, she signed with [[Epic Records]] and released her 12th album, ''[[Spoiled Girl]]''. The album yielded two singles: "[[Tired of Being Blonde]]" and "[[My New Boyfriend]]", with only the former charting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (No.&nbsp;71) and Adult Contemporary chart (No.&nbsp;34).<ref name=billboard/> The album was met with mixed reviews and was a commercial disappointment, peaking only at No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and her contract with Epic was cancelled. The album became a cult favorite within Simon's back catalogue.<ref name=csspoiledgirl>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Spoiled_Girl.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017081110/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Spoiled_Girl.html |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |title=Spoiled Girl |access-date=October 31, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 2012, Hot Shot Records re-released the album as a deluxe edition with four bonus tracks.<ref name=cherryred>{{cite web |title=Spoiled Girl |url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/spoiled-girl/ |publisher=Cherry Red Records |accessdate=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414223242/https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/spoiled-girl/ |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> One of the album's tracks, "The Wives Are in Connecticut", caught the attention of [[Nora Ephron]] and [[Mike Nichols]], who asked Simon to score their upcoming film ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]''.<ref name=csspoiledgirl/><ref name=cherryred/>

===1986–1989: Move to Arista, ''Coming Around Again'', and career resurgence===
In 1986, Simon signed with [[Arista Records]] and soon rebounded from her career slump. Her first album for Arista, ''[[Coming Around Again (album)|Coming Around Again]]'' (1987), gave Simon another international hit with the [[Coming Around Again (Carly Simon song)|title track]] (which was written for and featured in the 1986 Mike Nichols film ''Heartburn''), returning her to the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart and the UK top 10. The album also featured the top 10 Adult Contemporary hits "[[Give Me All Night]]", "[[The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of (song)|The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of]]", "[[All I Want Is You (Carly Simon song)|All I Want Is You]]" (which featured [[Roberta Flack]] on backing vocals), and the standard "[[As Time Goes By (song)|As Time Goes By]]" (featuring [[Stevie Wonder]] on harmonica).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/as-time-goes-by/ |title=As Time Goes By lyrics |access-date=February 17, 2016 |website=Carlysimon.com |archive-date=August 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817210953/https://www.carlysimon.com/as-time-goes-by/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Critical reception was also largely positive; ''People'' wrote "Simon remains perhaps the most interesting of women pop singers. This album proves she is still captivating."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20096137,00.html |title=Coming Around Again review |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date= April 27, 1987 |accessdate=April 29, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070102/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20096137,00.html |archivedate=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "the latest and one of the strongest chapters in a growing catalogue," it "embodies everything that the 41-year-old singer-songwriter does best."<ref>{{cite news |author=Holden, Stephen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/03/arts/recordings-carly-simon-s-emotion-laden-self-portrait.html |title=Carly Simon's Emotion-Laden Self-Portrait |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 3, 1987 |accessdate=April 29, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305202611/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/03/arts/recordings-carly-simon-s-emotion-laden-self-portrait.html?src=pm |archivedate=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The album remained on the ''Billboard'' 200 for over a year, became Simon's first Gold release in nine years, and went Platinum in 1988. It garnered her a Grammy Award nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]] that same year. In October 2017, Hot Shot Records released a two-disc 30th Anniversary deluxe edition of the album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coming Around Again: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition |url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/coming-around-again-30th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/ |publisher=Cherry Red Records |access-date=November 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413163344/https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/coming-around-again-30th-anniversary-deluxe-edition/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> These and older songs were featured in a picturesque [[HBO]] concert special titled ''[[Carly Simon: Live from Martha's Vineyard|Live from Martha's Vineyard]]'', where Simon and her band performed live on a specially built stage in the town of [[Aquinnah, Massachusetts|Gay Head]] in early June 1987.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Radel |first=Cliff |date=July 19, 1987 |title=A Peek At Simon |work=TView |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83717993/article-about-carly-simons-1987-concert/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 18, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523164930/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83717993/article-about-carly-simons-1987/ |archivedate=May 23, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Most of these songs were compiled for her 1988 album, ''[[Greatest Hits Live (Carly Simon album)|Greatest Hits Live]]''. Simon's first live album; ''Greatest Hits Live'' continued her mounting comeback, quickly going Gold, before later certified Platinum by the [[RIAA]] in 1996. From the album, a recording of Simon's evergreen "You're So Vain" was released as a single in the UK.<ref name="the official charts"/>

[[File:Carly Simon (210255316).jpg|thumb|Simon, with her Oscar in hand, at the [[61st Academy Awards]] (March 1989)]]

Throughout the 1980s, Simon successfully contributed to several film and television scores,<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/catalogue/ |title=Soundtracks |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111130417/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/soundtracks/Soundtracks.html |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> including the songs:

*"[[Why (Carly Simon song)|Why]]" for the film ''[[Soup for One (film)|Soup For One]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Soup_For_One.html |title=Soup For One (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706073304/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Soup_For_One.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"Something More" for the film ''[[Love Child (1982 film)|Love Child]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Love_Child.html |title=Love Child (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706074622/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Love_Child.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"Someone Waits for You" for the film ''[[Swing Shift (film)|Swing Shift]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Swing_Shift.html |title=Swing Shift (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706121524/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Swing_Shift.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"All the Love in the World" for the film ''[[Torchlight (1985 film)|Torchlight]]'' (1985).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Torchlight.html |title=Torchlight (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706063529/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Torchlight.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"It's Hard To Be Tender" for the television [[miniseries]] ''[[Sins (miniseries)|Sins]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sins.html |title=Sins (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706061801/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sins.html |archivedate=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"If It Wasn't Love" for the film ''[[Nothing in Common]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Nothing_In_Common.html |title=Nothing in Common (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706121545/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Nothing_In_Common.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"Two Looking at One" for the film ''[[The Karate Kid Part II]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/The_Karate_Kid_II.html |title=The Karate Kid Part II (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706074947/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/The_Karate_Kid_II.html |archivedate=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"[[Coming Around Again (Carly Simon song)|Coming Around Again]]"/"[[Itsy Bitsy Spider]]" for the film ''[[Heartburn (film)|Heartburn]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Heartburn.html |title=Heartburn (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706061517/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Heartburn.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>
*"[[Let the River Run]]" for the film ''[[Working Girl]]'' (1988),<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Working_Girl.html |title=Working Girl (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706073212/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Working_Girl.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> for which she won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] (1988), the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] (1988), and the [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] (1990).

After the success of "Coming Around Again", Nichols asked Simon to score his next film, ''Working Girl''. She spent the better part of 1988 scoring the film, and according to Simon, the studio threatened to replace "Let the River Run" with "[[Witchy Woman]]" by the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]].<ref name=carlysimontimeline80s/> Nichols's decision prevailed, and Simon became the first artist to win all three major awards ([[Academy Awards|Oscar]], [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]) for a song composed and written, as well as performed, entirely by a single artist (the only other such artist being [[Bruce Springsteen]] for "[[Streets of Philadelphia]]", from the 1993 film ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''). Her musical work on the film also earned Simon her first [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Award]] nomination for [[BAFTA Award for Best Original Music|Best Original Film Score]] in [[43rd British Academy Film Awards|1990]].<ref name=bafta1990>{{cite web |title=Original Film Score in 1990 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1990/film/original-film-score |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=August 21, 2020 |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020001523/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1990/film/original-film-score |url-status=live}}</ref> "Let the River Run" became a major hit, peaking at No. 49 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In 2004, [[American Film Institute|AFI]] ranked the song at No. 91 on their list of the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs|100 greatest songs in American cinema]].<ref name=afi100songs>{{cite web |title=AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs |url=http://www.afi.com/100Years/songs.aspx |website=AFI.com |access-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211142525/https://www.afi.com/afis-100-years-100-songs/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Working Girl (soundtrack)|''Working Girl'' soundtrack]] album was released in August 1989, and featured more music from Simon. That same year, she released her first children's book, ''Amy the Dancing Bear''.<ref name="carlysimon.com">{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com:80/books/Books.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217183254/http://www.carlysimon.com/books/Books.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 17, 2011 |title=Books |access-date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>

As a tribute to [[Christa McAuliffe]], who was slated to be the first teacher in space and who died in the 1986 [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]], Simon wrote and recorded a song titled "You're Where I Go". McAuliffe was a Simon fan and had taken a cassette of her music on board the shuttle.<ref name=christa>{{Cite web |url=https://traipsingthrufilms.com/christa-mcauliffe-film |title=Christa McAuliffe: Reach for the Stars |access-date=September 28, 2010 |publisher=Traipsing Thru Films |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612122133/https://traipsingthrufilms.com/christa-mcauliffe-film |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1987, Simon co-wrote and recorded the title song to the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] play ''Sleight of Hand''. The song was later released as the B-side to the single "Give Me All Night", from the ''Coming Around Again'' album.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleight_Of_Hand.html |title=Sleight of Hand (Play) |accessdate=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706080025/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Sleight_Of_Hand.html |archivedate=July 6, 2014}}</ref> That same year, Simon also sang the theme for the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]], "The Turn of the Tide", for a [[Marlo Thomas]] television special ''[[Free to Be... a Family]]''. The song was later included on the 1988 soundtrack album on [[A&M Records]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Free to Be a Family |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/free-to-be-a-family-mw0000197757 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=January 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124224156/http://www.allmusic.com/album/free-to-be-a-family-mw0000197757 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===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"/>

===1995–1999: Grand Central concert, ''Film Noir'', and breast cancer===
In April 1995, Simon surprised thousands of commuters at New York's [[Grand Central Terminal]] with an unannounced performance that was filmed for a [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]] television special, titled ''[[Carly Simon: Live at Grand Central|Live at Grand Central]]''. It was also released on home video in December of that year.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Live_At_Grand_Central.html |title=Live At Grand Central |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119052057/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Live_At_Grand_Central.html |archive-date=November 19, 2012}}</ref> It was re-released on [[Blu-ray]], [[Phonograph record|Vinyl]] and [[Compact disc|CD]] on January 27, 2023.<ref name=legacy>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2022/11/02/carly-simon-releasing-her-iconic-concert-live-at-grand-central-station/ |title=Carly Simon Releasing Her Iconic Concert 'Live At Grand Central Station' |date=November 2, 2022 |publisher=[[Legacy Recordings]] |accessdate=November 3, 2022 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104165559/https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2022/11/02/carly-simon-releasing-her-iconic-concert-live-at-grand-central-station/ |archivedate=November 4, 2022}}</ref> Simon also featured in an episode of the Lifetime original series ''[[Intimate Portrait]]'', which was broadcast the same night.<ref name=lettersneversent/><ref>{{cite web |last=Bonko  |first=Larry |title="Gramps" is surely no Ben Matlock |url=https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950520/05180070.htm |newspaper=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |access-date=October 12, 2022 |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423232001/https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1995/vp950520/05180070.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1995, she performed on an American concert tour in conjunction with [[Hall & Oates]].<ref name=halloates>{{cite web |last=Catlin |first=Rodger |title=Carly Simon Comfortable On Tour With Hall And Oates |url=http://articles.courant.com/1996-01-24/features/9601240440_1_foxwoods-hall-and-oates-casino |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |date=January 25, 1996 |access-date=June 15, 2014 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717140643/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1996-01-24-9601240440-story.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 30, 1995, Simon made a rare joint appearance with her ex-husband, James Taylor, for a concert on [[Martha's Vineyard]]. Dubbed "Livestock '95", it was a benefit for the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society, with over 10,000 people in attendance.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Karla Araujo |author2=Linda Black |author3=Nicki Miller |url=http://www.mvmagazine.com/article.php?25209 |title=Vineyard Faces, Personalities, and Icons &#124; Martha's Vineyard Magazine |website=Mvmagazine.com |date=November 8, 2003 |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601105723/http://www.mvmagazine.com/article.php?25209 |url-status=live}}</ref> Simon performed a duet with [[Mindy Jostyn]] on the song "Time, Be on My Side", which featured on Jostyn's 1995 album ''[[Five Miles from Hope]]'' about her recent battle with colon cancer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mindyjostyn.com/about_five_miles.shtml |title=Five Miles from Hope |access-date=July 17, 2014 |website=Mindyjostyn.com |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416203657/http://mindyjostyn.com/about_five_miles.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> Ten years later, Jostyn died from the disease at the age of 43.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mindyjostyn.com/index.shtml |title=Index |access-date=July 17, 2014 |website=Mindyjostyn.com |archive-date=February 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219040024/http://mindyjostyn.com/index.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> On November 7, 1995, Simon released the three-disc boxed set ''[[Clouds in My Coffee]]''. A full career retrospective at the time of its release, the box set features 58 songs spanning Simon's career from 1965 to 1995. Nine tracks were previously unreleased on any of Simon's albums, and the booklet includes numerous photographs and extensive liner notes by Simon.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com:80/music/Clouds_In_My_Coffee.html |title=Clouds In My Coffee |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012033633/http://www.carlysimon.com:80/music/Clouds_In_My_Coffee.html |archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> That same year, Simon and her sister Lucy sang on the track "The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life)" from [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]'s album ''LifeLines''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |title=LifeLines |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lifelines-mw0000123986 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 30, 2014 |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723052025/http://www.allmusic.com/album/lifelines-mw0000123986 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 1995, the American press reported an incident between Simon and [[the Pretenders]]' vocalist [[Chrissie Hynde]] at a [[Joni Mitchell]] concert at New York's [[Club Fez|Fez Club]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[MTV]] |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/504860/cat-fight-chrissie-hynde-hits-carly-simon-at-joni-mitchell-show/ |title=Cat Fight: Chrissie Hynde Hits Carly Simon at Joni Mitchell Show |date=November 9, 1995 |accessdate=May 21, 2022 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118232225/http://www.mtv.com/news/504860/cat-fight-chrissie-hynde-hits-carly-simon-at-joni-mitchell-show/ |archivedate=January 18, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |website=Jonimitchell.com |url=https://www.jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=3350 |title=Ask Blender |date=March 2007 |accessdate=May 21, 2022 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027064010/https://www.jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=3350 |archivedate=October 27, 2020}}</ref> Some reports stated that a drunk and disorderly Hynde grabbed Simon around the neck and punched her, although Simon attempted to put these rumors to rest on her official website in 2002, writing "Chrissie was a bit intoxicated and was yelling out during Joni's performance which needless to say, everybody wanted to hear. Chrissie was sitting right next to me and I asked her to be a little quieter. She started choking me in a loving way, saying: 'you're great too Carly, get up there, you need to do this too'. That's all it was about. I must say that her choking me in 'fun intoxication' looked to a lot of the audience like a fight. It was not. I just couldn't believe that no one was interceding and saying anything to her. I love her music and respect her as an artist. It was just one of those things. Go figure."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/askcarly/archives/archive-042002.htm |title=Ask Carly |access-date=December 21, 2006 |last=Simon |first=Carly |date=April 9, 2002 |website=Carlysimon.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040612043715/http://www.carlysimon.com/askcarly/archives/archive-042002.htm |archive-date=June 12, 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Simon continued to write and record music for films, and wrote the theme songs to several more movies; these included "Two Little Sisters" from the [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[Marvin's Room (film)|Marvin's Room]]'' (1996),<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Marvins_Room.html |title=Marvin's Room (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706073516/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Marvins_Room.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> and "In Two Straight Lines" from the [[family film|family]] [[comedy]] ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Madeline.html |title=Madeline (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706080639/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Madeline.html|archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref> She released her fifth children's book, ''Midnight Farm'', on August 1, 1997.<ref name="carlysimon.com"/> Simon's third standards album, ''[[Film Noir (album)|Film Noir]]'', was released on September 16, 1997. Recorded in collaboration with [[Jimmy Webb]] (who duets with Simon on the track "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year"), the album was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance]] the following year. [[John Travolta]] duets with Simon on the track "[[Two Sleepy People]]", and [[Martin Scorsese]] penned the liner notes featured in the album's booklet.<ref name=filmnoir>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Film_Noir.html |title=Film Noir |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020428/https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Film_Noir.html |archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref> ''Songs in Shadow: The Making of Carly Simon's Film Noir'' aired as a special presentation on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]. This documentary also features footage of Webb, [[Arif Mardin]] and [[Van Dyke Parks]] in the studio recording the album with Simon.<ref name=filmnoir/>

Simon was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 1997, and underwent surgery, as well as [[chemotherapy]]; "I was in the hospital for one night," Simon said, "Because they got everything during the procedure, and the prognosis was good, my doctor gave me the option of whether to have chemo. I decided to play it safe."<ref name=cnnshowbiz>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon fighting breast cancer |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9805/05/carly.simon/ |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=May 5, 1998 |access-date=August 9, 2014 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824031221/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9805/05/carly.simon/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, the single-disc UK import ''[[The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better]]'' was released, and became a [[UK Albums Chart]] hit, peaking at No. 22.<ref name="the official charts"/> In 1999, Simon worked again with Andreas Vollenweider, and was the featured vocalist for the song "Your Silver Key" on Vollenweider's album ''Cosmopoly''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |title=Andreas Vollenweider – Cosmopoly |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosmopoly-mw0000057351 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926211431/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cosmopoly-mw0000057351 |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, Simon and her daughter [[Sally Taylor (musician)|Sally Taylor]] contributed the track "Amity" to the soundtrack album of the film ''[[Anywhere but Here (film)|Anywhere but Here]]''.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Anywhere_But_Here.html |title=Anywhere but Here (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706075716/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Anywhere_But_Here.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>

===2000–2002: ''The Bedroom Tapes'', departure from Arista, and Christmas album===
On May 16, 2000, Simon released her 18th studio album, ''[[The Bedroom Tapes]]''. Largely written and recorded at home in her bedroom while she was recuperating from her health problems of the previous couple of years, it was Simon's first album of original songs since ''[[Letters Never Sent]]'', nearly six years earlier. ''The Bedroom Tapes'' peaked at only No. 90 on the ''Billboard'' 200, but received widespread critical acclaim. AllMusic wrote that Simon was "as raw as she was on 1975's ''[[Playing Possum]]'', and just as sweet as 1987's ''[[Coming Around Again (album)|Coming Around Again]]'', but Simon is fresh. Although in her mid-fifties, she is still a charmer."<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=MacKenzie |title=Carly Simon – The Bedroom Tapes |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bedroom-tapes-mw0000061788 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 20, 2020 |archive-date=January 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112155059/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bedroom-tapes-mw0000061788 |url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''Billboard'', Steve Baltin called the album "A feast for fans of intelligent, richly crafted pop music",<ref>{{cite news |last=Baltin |first=Steve |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQ8EAAAAMBAJ&q=carly+simon+the+bedroom+tapes+billboard+review&pg=PA27 |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 3, 2000 |accessdate=May 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426173944/https://books.google.com/books?id=mQ8EAAAAMBAJ&q=carly+simon+the+bedroom+tapes+billboard+review&pg=PA27#v=snippet&q=carly%20simon%20the%20bedroom%20tapes%20billboard%20review&f=false |archive-date=April 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> while ''People'' wrote that the album "unfolds like a one-woman show", calling it a "Boffo performance."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20062415,00.html |title=The Bedroom Tapes review |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=June 12, 2000 |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303072709/http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-bedroom-tapes-vol-53-no-23/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The opening track, "Our Affair", was remixed by [[Richard Perry]] and featured on the soundtrack album of the 2000 film ''[[Bounce (film)|Bounce]]'', starring [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and [[Ben Affleck]].<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/music/Bounce.html |title=Bounce (Soundtrack) |access-date=April 23, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706081653/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Bounce.html |archive-date=July 6, 2014}}</ref>

In 2001, Simon performed on "[[Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)|Son of a Gun]]" with [[Janet Jackson]] on Jackson's album ''[[All for You (Janet Jackson album)|All for You]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen |title=Janet Jackson – All for You |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-for-you-mw0000017729 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-date=April 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419070219/http://www.allmusic.com/album/all-for-you-mw0000017729 |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Jackson, she phoned Simon to ask for permission to use [[Sampling (music)|samples]] of "You're So Vain", but Simon wanted to re-record her vocals. She agreed, with Simon wanting to write new lines. Jackson's producer [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Jimmy Jam]] sent her the tracks they were already working on, and she went into a studio on [[Martha's Vineyard]] to record some material. She [[rap]]ped, initially thinking that Jackson and the producers would not use it, but they decided to marry both tracks, as the singers thought it "worked perfectly", and it became a duet. Simon expressed that Jackson "could not have been sweeter or more appreciative."<ref name="YM">{{cite web |url=https://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12057156 |title=Janet Jackson On Teaming Up With Carly Simon |access-date=March 19, 2008 |first=Jason |last=Gelman |date=April 25, 2001 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115055851/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12057156 |archive-date=January 15, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The song was released as a single and peaked at No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Simon also contributed backup vocals on two songs, "Don't Turn Away" and "East of Eden", for Mindy Jostyn's 2001 album ''[[Blue Stories]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mindyjostyn.com/about_blue_stories.shtml |title=Blue Stories |access-date=July 17, 2014 |website=Mindyjostyn.com |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416195011/http://mindyjostyn.com/about_blue_stories.shtml |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2001, Simon's Oscar-winning song "[[Let the River Run]]" was used in a [[public service ad]] for the [[United States Postal Service]]. Titled "Pride", it was produced to boost public confidence and postal worker morale in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001, attacks]] and the [[2001 anthrax attacks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/tv-commercials/postal-services-pride-3686455/ |title=United States Postal Service: 'PRIDE' TV Commercial by Grey New York, Elma Garcia Films |website=Coloribus.com |access-date=July 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210145635/https://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/tv-commercials/postal-services-pride-3686455/ |archive-date=February 10, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In January 2002, Simon recorded a Christmas album, ''[[Christmas Is Almost Here]]'', while she was in Los Angeles to lend support to her son Ben Taylor and his band. It was released by [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Records]] that October.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Christmas_Is_Almost_Here.html#liner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020421/http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Christmas_Is_Almost_Here.html#liner |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |title=Christmas Is Almost Here |access-date=August 21, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> That same year, Simon personally chose all of the songs for a new two-disc anthology album, simply titled ''[[Anthology (Carly Simon album)|Anthology]]''. This release represented every one of her studio albums (up until that point) with at least one song, digitally remastered, and also released on Rhino Records.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://carlysimon.com/music/Anthology.html |title=Anthology |access-date=July 26, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203051415/http://carlysimon.com/music/Anthology.html |archivedate=February 3, 2007}}</ref> The following year saw a re-release of her Christmas album with two extra tracks: "[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" (with [[Burt Bacharach]]) and "Forgive" (with Andreas Vollenweider). These two tracks were also released together as a CD single.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon – White Christmas/Forgive |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/white-christmas-forgive-mw0000694848 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=August 31, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924012014/http://www.allmusic.com/album/white-christmas-forgive-mw0000694848 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed two concerts during the 2004 holiday season at [[Harlem]]'s [[Apollo Theater]], along with [[BeBe Winans]], [[Rob Thomas (musician)|Rob Thomas]], son Ben and daughter Sally, [[Livingston Taylor]], Mindy Jostyn and [[Kate Taylor]], along with other members of the Taylor and Simon family.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/apollo/Tickets.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204135738/http://www.carlysimon.com/apollo/Tickets.shtml |archive-date=December 4, 2004 |title=Miracle on 125th Street Concert |access-date=June 26, 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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.

===2008–2011: ''This Kind of Love'' and ''Never Been Gone''===
In March 2008, it was announced that Simon had signed with the [[Starbucks]] label, [[Hear Music]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |title=Carly Simon Signs with Starbucks' Hear Music |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carly-simon-signs-with-starbucks-hear-music-20080229 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 29, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2013 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729195214/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carly-simon-signs-with-starbucks-hear-music-77990/ |url-status=live}}</ref> She released a new album titled ''[[This Kind of Love]]'' with them in the spring of 2008. The album was her first collection of all original songs since 2000's ''The Bedroom Tapes'', and it became another commercial and critical success for Simon, reaching No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and selling nearly 150,000 copies by 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last=Clifford |first=Stephanie |title=Suing Her Label, Not Retiring: Carly Simon Won't Go Gently |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 11, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/arts/music/12simon.html |access-date=October 29, 2012 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007014944/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/12/arts/music/12simon.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On June 19, 2008, Simon and her son Ben performed "You're So Vain" together on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' on Sirius Satellite radio.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2008/06/19/whos-so-vain-rundownshow-864/ |title=Show Rundown: June 19, 2008 |website=Howardstern.com |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=May 6, 2022 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803153935/https://www.howardstern.com/show/2008/06/19/whos-so-vain-rundownshow-864/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 13, 2009, it was reported that Simon was suing Starbucks, saying they did not adequately promote ''This Kind of Love''. Simon's lawsuit stated that Starbucks publicly announced it was backing out of participation in Hear Music just days before the album came out—a decision that she claimed doomed the record before it was even released.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Carly Simon Sues Starbucks over Album Deal |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267086/carly-simon-sues-starbucks-over-album-deal |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 14, 2009 |access-date=March 21, 2010 |archive-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420074401/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/carly-simon-sues-starbucks-over-album-deal-267086/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 27, 2009, Simon released her 23rd album, ''[[Never Been Gone]]'', on Iris Records. An album of acoustic reworkings of some of her greatest hits and classic songs, it also features two new songs: "No Freedom" and "Songbird". On November 26, 2009, Simon appeared on the [[Care Bears]] float of the 83rd Annual [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]], where she performed an acoustic version of her hit "Let the River Run".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/macys-thanksgiving-day/cast/299254 |title=Macy's Day Parade 2009 |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |date=November 26, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929200904/https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/macys-thanksgiving-day/cast/299254/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On March 2, 2010, [[BBC Radio 2]] broadcast ''An Evening With Carly Simon'', where she performed live for the first time in the UK with her son Ben Taylor to a small audience of approximately 100 people.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[BBC]] |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/ken-bruce/carly-simon-giveaway/ |title=An Evening With Carly Simon |accessdate=May 22, 2022 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915030303/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/ken-bruce/carly-simon-giveaway/ |archivedate=September 15, 2016}}</ref> This coincided with the UK release of Simon's album ''[[Never Been Gone]]'', which was released for the [[Mother's Day]] season and peaked at No. 45, becoming her first studio album to reach the [[UK Albums Chart]] Top 100 since 1987's ''[[Coming Around Again (album)|Coming Around Again]]''.<ref name="the official charts"/> Simon also appeared on various UK television shows to promote the album, including ''[[The One Show]]'' and ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''. That same year, Simon contributed the track "Calls a Soft Voice" to [[Arif Mardin]]'s album ''[[All My Friends Are Here]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=All My Friends Are Here – Arif Mardin |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-my-friends-are-here-mw0001994072 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318011718/https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-my-friends-are-here-mw0001994072 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2012–2019: ASCAP Founders Award, collaborations, and memoirs===
On April 18, 2012, Simon was honored with the Founders Award from the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]. She performed "[[Anticipation (song)|Anticipation]]" and "[[You're So Vain]]" at the ceremony. [[Bill Withers]] presented Simon with her award and honored her with a speech, and [[The Chicks|Dixie Chicks]] lead singer [[Natalie Maines]] performed Simon's 1971 hit "[[That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be]]".<ref name=ASCAP/> That same year, Simon contributed the track "[[Just Like a Woman]]" to the [[Bob Dylan]] tribute album ''[[Chimes of Freedom (album)|Chimes of Freedom]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen |title=Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chimes-of-freedom-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-mw0002280594 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=January 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117052802/http://www.allmusic.com/album/chimes-of-freedom-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-mw0002280594 |url-status=live}}</ref> Proceeds from the album were donated to the [[human rights]] organization [[Amnesty International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/60046 |title=Miley Cyrus, Ke$ha, Adele cover Bob Dylan for charity tribute album &#124; News |website=nme.com |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117181946/http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/60046 |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 27, 2013, in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]], Simon performed "[[You're So Vain]]" with [[Taylor Swift]] on her [[The Red Tour|Red Tour]]. Swift had previously cited Simon as a musical influence and "You're So Vain" as one of her favorite songs.<ref name=news.com.au>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Cameron |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-is-happy-to-be-your-break-up-musician/story-e6frfn09-1226644234716 |title=Taylor Swift is happy to be your break-up musician |work=News.com.au |date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-date=May 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519111037/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-is-happy-to-be-your-break-up-musician/story-e6frfn09-1226644234716 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, Simon dueted with Jimmy Webb on the track "Easy for You to Say" from his album ''[[Still Within the Sound of My Voice (Jimmy Webb album)|Still Within the Sound of My Voice]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leggett |first=Steve |title=Jimmy Webb – Still Within the Sound of My Voice |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/still-within-the-sound-of-my-voice-mw0002560849 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 12, 2014 |archive-date=May 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530184924/http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-within-the-sound-of-my-voice-mw0002560849 |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 30, 2013, Simon performed alongside [[Natasha Bedingfield]] at the [[Oceana (non-profit group)|Oceana]] Partners Award Gala in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/News.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211112243/http://www.carlysimon.com/News.html#.UqhLJBXP2Uk |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |title=News |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>

On November 24, 2015, Simon published ''[[Boys in the Trees (memoir)|Boys in the Trees: A Memoir]]'', an autobiographical book focusing on her childhood and her early life, from age five until the year 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/books/review-in-carly-simons-memoir-few-secrets-left-untold.html |title=Review: In Carly Simon's Memoir, Few Secrets Left Untold |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=November 25, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 30, 2017 |archive-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930044341/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/26/books/review-in-carly-simons-memoir-few-secrets-left-untold.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=boysinthetrees/> The book was met with widespread critical acclaim,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/27/boys-in-trees-memoir-carly-simon-review |title=Boys in the Trees: A Memoir by Carly Simon review – Bond, Warren Beatty and the 'Beast' |date=December 27, 2015 |work=[[The Guardian]] |last1=Rogers |first1=Jude |authorlink=Jude Rogers |access-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227173636/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/27/boys-in-trees-memoir-carly-simon-review |archive-date=December 27, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-more-pain-than-vain-book-review-a6769091.html |title=Carly Simon, Boys in the Trees: 'More pain than vain' – book review |date=December 11, 2015 |work=[[The Independent]] |last=Sturges |first=Fiona |access-date=July 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151214210916/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/carly-simon-boys-in-the-trees-more-pain-than-vain-book-review-a6769091.html |archive-date=December 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Billboard'' later ranked it No. 50 on their list of the 100 Greatest Music Books of All Time.<ref name="billboard2016">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/music-books-100-greatest-ever-7511014/ |title=100 Greatest Music Books of All Time |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 15, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326201001/https://www.billboard.com/music/features/music-books-100-greatest-ever-7511014/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The two-disc compilation album ''[[Songs from the Trees|Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)]]'' was simultaneously released along with the book. The album features songs written and/or recorded during the era the book covers, as well as two previously unreleased songs: "Showdown" (originally recorded during the sessions for Simon's 1978 album ''[[Boys in the Trees]]'') and "I Can't Thank You Enough", a brand new song written and performed with her son Ben Taylor.<ref>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=http://www.carlysimon.com/songs-from-the-trees |title=Songs from the Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection |access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106061017/http://www.carlysimon.com/songs-from-the-trees |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 14, 2016, Simon made a surprise appearance at [[Clive Davis]]'s Pre-[[Grammy Award|Grammy]] Party and performed "You're So Vain", which drew a "thunderous standing ovation",<ref>{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Roger |title=Carly Simon Surprise Appearance One of Many Hits at Clive Davis's Star Studded Pre-Grammy Party |url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2016/02/15/carly-simon-surprise-appearance-one-of-many-hits-at-clive-daviss-star-studded-pre-grammy-party |publisher=Showbiz 411 |date=February 15, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509174404/https://www.showbiz411.com/2016/02/15/carly-simon-surprise-appearance-one-of-many-hits-at-clive-daviss-star-studded-pre-grammy-party |url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared in Davis' Grammy Party Class Photo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Halperin |first=Shirley |title=Fetty Wap, Tori Kelly and Dave Grohl in Clive Davis' Grammy Party Class Photo (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/fetty-wap-tori-kelly-dave-866218/ |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 17, 2016 |access-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626062422/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/fetty-wap-tori-kelly-dave-866218/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Simon confirmed during a book signing that she and her son Ben Taylor were working to release [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] remixes of her signature songs. She also said she wanted to record an album with her two children.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/carly-simon-edm/ |title=Folk Rock Icon Carly Simon Is Now Making EDM Music |author=Britt Julious |publisher=[[Vice Media|Thump]] |access-date=November 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180528222703/https://thump.vice.com/en_us/article/wny4d9/carly-simon-edm |archive-date=May 28, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2017, Simon featured on the deluxe edition of the [[Gorillaz]] album ''[[Humanz]]'', on the track "Ticker Tape".<ref>{{cite web |last=Josephs |first=Brian |title=Gorillaz Announce New Album Humanz Featuring Danny Brown, Pusha T, Grace Jones, More |url=http://www.spin.com/2017/03/gorillaz-new-album-humanz-announced/ |newspaper=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=April 28, 2017 |archive-date=April 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427115340/https://www.spin.com/2017/03/gorillaz-new-album-humanz-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, [[BBC Four]] broadcast the documentary ''Carly Simon: No Secrets'' as part of their [[Classic Albums]] series. It details the making of the album ''[[No Secrets (Carly Simon album)|No Secrets]]'', and includes interviews with Simon, producer [[Richard Perry]], and many of the main musicians and production staff.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[BBC Four]] |title = BBC Four – Classic Albums, Carly Simon: No Secrets |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pg5tq |access-date=October 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211001081419/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08pg5tq |archive-date=October 1, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Simon came to terms with the [[Universal Music Publishing Group]] to administer her song portfolio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Universal Music Publishing Group Signs Carly Simon to Global Admin Deal |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/universal-music-publishing-group-signs-carly-simon-administration-deal-1202692247/ |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507215622/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/universal-music-publishing-group-signs-carly-simon-administration-deal-1202692247/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 22, 2019, Simon released a second memoir titled ''[[Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie]]'', which recounts her friendship with former [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title=Carly Simon writing Jackie Kennedy friendship memoir |url=https://people.com/books/carly-simon-writing-jackie-kennedy-friendship-memoir/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 15, 2019 |access-date=May 26, 2019 |archive-date=April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411155538/https://people.com/books/carly-simon-writing-jackie-kennedy-friendship-memoir/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Touched by the Sun: My Friendship with Jackie |publisher=[[Farrar, Straus and Giroux]] |isbn=978-0374277727 |last=Simon |first=Carly |date=October 22, 2019}}</ref> As a tie-in to its release, Simon also released a newly mixed live version of "Touched by the Sun" from her 1995 concert special ''[[Letters Never Sent#Live at Grand Central|Live at Grand Central]]'' as a single.<ref name=touchedbythesun>{{cite web |website=Carlysimon.com |url=https://www.carlysimon.com/ |title=Touched by the Sun |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103195034/https://www.carlysimon.com/ |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The book was selected by ''People'' as one of the top 10 books of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hubbard |first=Kim |date=December 12, 2019 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |title=The 10 Best Books of 2019 |url=https://people.com/books/10-best-books-of-2019/?slide=7500107#7500107 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216235531/https://people.com/books/10-best-books-of-2019/?slide=7500107#7500107 |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020–present: Carnegie Hall tribute and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction===
On November 27, 2019, it was announced that Simon would be honored at [[Carnegie Hall]] with a tribute concert, titled ''The Music of Carly Simon'', on March 19, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon tribute concert to be held at New York City's Carnegie Hall in March |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/11/27/carly-simon-tribute-concert-to-be-held-at-new-york-citys-car.html |website=abcnewsradioonline.com |access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130153323/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2019/11/27/carly-simon-tribute-concert-to-be-held-at-new-york-citys-car.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On March 12, 2020, it was announced the concert had been postponed until fall due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<ref name=carnegietribute>{{cite web |last=Friedman |first=Roger |title=More Cancellations: Carly Simon All Star Tribute Charity Show at Carnegie Hall for Underserved Students Postponed til Fall |date=March 12, 2020 |url=https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/03/12/more-cancellations-carly-simon-all-star-tribute-charity-show-at-carnegie-hall-for-underserved-students-postponed-til-fall |publisher=Showbiz 411 |access-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128034524/https://www.showbiz411.com/2020/03/12/more-cancellations-carly-simon-all-star-tribute-charity-show-at-carnegie-hall-for-underserved-students-postponed-til-fall |url-status=live}}</ref> It was later rescheduled to take place on March 23, 2022, before being cancelled altogether due to COVID-19–related challenges.<ref name=carnegietributetwo>{{cite web |title=Carly Simon Tribute Show Heads For Carnegie Hall On March 23 |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/2021/11/23/carly-simon-tribute-show-heads-for-carnegie-hall-on-march-23/ |website=celebrityaccess.com |date=November 23, 2021 |access-date=November 27, 2021 |archive-date=November 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128033250/https://celebrityaccess.com/2021/11/23/carly-simon-tribute-show-heads-for-carnegie-hall-on-march-23/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=carnegiehall.org>{{cite web |title=Cancelled: The Music of Carly Simon |url=https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/03/23/Cancelled-The-Music-of-Carly-Simon-0800PM |website=carnegiehall.org |access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220515031505/https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2022/03/23/Cancelled-The-Music-of-Carly-Simon-0800PM |url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 2, 2022, Simon was announced as one of the 17 performers nominated for the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] Class of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Niemietz |first=Brian |title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees include New Yorkers Carly Simon and A Tribe Called Quest |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2020-tribe-called-quest-20220202-obcyrnkj4nbrbom775w3pe3ivu-story.html |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=February 2, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315203334/https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2020-tribe-called-quest-20220202-obcyrnkj4nbrbom775w3pe3ivu-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 4, 2022, Simon was announced as one of the seven artists in the performer category being inducted.<ref name=rockroll2022>{{cite web |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Eminem, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie Lead Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022 Class |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eminem-dolly-parton-duran-duran-lionel-richie-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2022-1346913/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504125326/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eminem-dolly-parton-duran-duran-lionel-richie-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-2022-1346913/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=midtownpress>{{cite news |last=DeRosa |first=Andrew |title=Carly Simon, who grew up in Stamford, to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://www.middletownpress.com/entertainment/article/Carly-Simon-Connecticut-Rock-Hall-Fame-17146945.php |newspaper=Middletown Press |date=May 4, 2022 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-date=May 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504210402/https://www.middletownpress.com/entertainment/article/Carly-Simon-Connecticut-Rock-Hall-Fame-17146945.php |url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Simon stated "There's that first thought of, 'I don't believe it. It must be the [[IHOP|House of Pancakes]] I just got into.' Truly, I was dumbfounded. I thought they must be mistaken." Simon evenly jokingly theorized that the reason for being shut out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame despite being eligible for 26 years prior was due to a her cameo scene in the 1985 film ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]'' where she had to throw a drink at star John Travolta's face in a restaurant with ''Rolling Stone'' publisher (and Hall of Fame co-founder/former Hall chairman) [[Jann Wenner]], who also had cameo in the same scene; looking on, to which described their friendship as being "awkward" afterwards.<ref>{{cite web |last=Parker |first=Lyndsey |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/carly-simon-upcoming-biopic-theory-about-why-she-was-long-snubbed-by-rock-hall-192156400.html |title=Carly Simon reveals exclusive details on upcoming biopic, surprising theory about why she was long-snubbed by Rock Hall |date=May 5, 2022 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120135358/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/carly-simon-upcoming-biopic-theory-about-why-she-was-long-snubbed-by-rock-hall-192156400.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rockhall>{{cite magazine |last=Martoccio |first=Angie |title=Carly Simon on Rock Hall Induction: 'It Must Be the House of Pancakes I Got Into' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/carly-simon-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-interview-1351121/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 12, 2022 |access-date=May 13, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512215358/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/carly-simon-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-interview-1351121/ |url-status=live}}</ref> When asked about the possibility of performing at the ceremony, Simon stated "I don't know. I'm not going to put myself onstage and scare the hell out of myself." Simon said she'd like Cat Stevens or [[Robbie Robertson]] to induct her: "Those are the two people who were instrumental in my first solo light."<ref name=rockhall/>

On November 5, 2022, Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<ref name=rock&rollhall/> She was unable to attend the ceremony due to personal tragedy. [[Sara Bareilles]], who inducted Simon, read a note from her stating: "I am humbled, shocked, proud, over-achieved, under-qualified and singularly grateful to everyone without whom I really couldn't be here." Bareilles then performed "Nobody Does It Better", followed by [[Olivia Rodrigo]], who performed "You're So Vain".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Carly Simon inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/carly-simon-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]] |date=November 6, 2022 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106191000/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/carly-simon-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

It was announced on July 12, 2023, that the compilation album ''[[These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story]]'' would be released on CD and Vinyl on September 15, 2023. The collection features a mix of hits and deep cuts selected from Simon's first three albums, chosen and sequenced by Holzman.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/carly-simon-details-these-are-the-good-old-days-the-carly-simon-and-jac-holzman-story |title=Carly Simon Details 'These Are the Good Old Days: The Carly Simon and Jac Holzman Story' Compilation |website=Rhino.com |access-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718191309/https://www.rhino.com/article/carly-simon-details-these-are-the-good-old-days-the-carly-simon-and-jac-holzman-story |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>