Album of the Day

Carly Simon's long-awaited memoir, Boys in the Trees, has just arrived in book stores, and joining it at record retailers is companion piece SONGS FROM THE TREES (A MUSICAL MEMOIR COLLECTION). With 31 tracks spread across two discs, the new Rhino compilation ranges from her musical debut as half of folk duo The Simon Sisters to her meteoric solo career, focusing primarily on Simon's releases for Elektra and Warner Bros. from 1971 to 1983. Though the set includes such Top 40 singles as “Anticipation,” “Mockingbird” and "You're So Vain," it's not simply a greatest hits collection. Featuring two unreleased tracks (1979 outtake “Showdown” and the brand new "I Can't Thank You Enough"), SONGS FROM THE TREES is a glimpse inside Carly's life and creative process. As the acclaimed singer-songwriter puts it, “This is a special album that serves as an additional way to look at my stories. Most of these songs are precursors to what eventually became the book.”