Songs from the Trees

Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) is a two-disc compilation set by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released on November 20, 2015.

Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection)
Compilation album by Carly Simon
Released	November 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)
Recorded	1964–2015
Genre	Pop rock
Length	1:52:42
Label	Rhino
Carly Simon chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon (2014) Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) (2015) Live at Grand Central (2023)

The collection was released as a tie-in to Simon's memoir Boys in the Trees.^[1] It contains newly remastered versions of songs spanning 23 years of her career, ranging from 1964's "Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod" (as The Simon Sisters), through 1987's "Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)" from the album Coming Around Again. Also included are two previously unreleased songs: "Showdown" (originally recorded during the sessions for her 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.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic rated the album 4 stars out of 5, writing "Pointedly not a greatest-hits collection, the double-disc compilation instead is a soundtrack to Carly Simon's 2015 memoir Boys in the Trees. Surely, there are hits here -- not all of them, but "You're So Vain", "Mockingbird", "You Belong to Me", and "Anticipation" are -- but there are also some deep cuts, and other assorted rarities. Everything here shifts focus toward Simon the singer/songwriter, seek out Rhino's 2002 set Anthology for a fuller portrait of Simon as a hit-maker; turn here if you want to get a sense of what Simon believes truly reflects her soul as an artist."^[3]

Track listing

All songs have been remastered for this collection. Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[4]

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Boys in the Trees"	Carly Simon	Boys in the Trees (1978)	3:14
2.	"Winkin', Blinkin', and Nod (as The Simon Sisters)"	Eugene Field Lucy Simon	Meet the Simon Sisters (1964)	2:18
3.	"Orpheus"	Simon	Hello Big Man (1983)	3:52
4.	"Older Sister"	Simon	Hotcakes (1974)	3:09
5.	"It Was So Easy"	Simon Jacob Brackman	No Secrets (1972)	3:09
6.	"Embrace Me, You Child"	Simon	No Secrets (1972)	4:10
7.	"Hello Big Man"	Simon Peter Wood	Hello Big Man (1983)	5:29
8.	"Two Hot Girls (On a Hot Summer Night)"	Simon	Coming Around Again (1987)	4:52
9.	"It Happens Everyday"	Simon	Hello Big Man (1983)	2:45
10.	"His Friends Are More Than Fond Of Robin"	Simon	No Secrets (1972)	3:03
11.	"I'm All It Takes To Make You Happy"	Simon	Clouds in My Coffee (1995)	3:36
12.	"That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"	Simon Brackman	Carly Simon (1971)	4:18
13.	"I've Got to Have You"	Kris Kristofferson	Anticipation (1971)	4:45
14.	"Anticipation"	Simon	Anticipation (1971)	3:21
15.	"Legend in Your Own Time"	Simon	Anticipation (1971)	3:44
16.	"Three Days"	Simon	Anticipation (1971)	3:17
Total length:				59:03

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Julie Through the Glass"	Simon	Anticipation (1971)	3:22
2.	"We Have No Secrets"	Simon	No Secrets (1972)	3:58
3.	"You're So Vain"	Simon	No Secrets (1972)	4:19
4.	"Mind on My Man"	Simon	Hotcakes (1974)	3:00
5.	"Mockingbird (with James Taylor)"	Inez Foxx Charlie Foxx Taylor[a]	Hotcakes (1974)	4:13
6.	"After the Storm"	Simon	Playing Possum (1975)	2:50
7.	"Haunting"	Simon	Boys in the Trees (1978)	2:29
8.	"In Times When My Head"	Simon	Another Passenger (1976)	3:30
9.	"You Belong to Me"	Simon Michael McDonald	Boys in the Trees (1978)	3:52
10.	"We're So Close"	Simon	Spy (1979)	5:10
11.	"From the Heart"	Simon	Torch (1981)	2:51
12.	"Come Upstairs"	Simon	Come Upstairs (1980)	4:18
13.	"The Right Thing to Do"	Simon	No Secrets (1972)	3:00
14.	"Showdown"	Simon	Previously unreleased	3:26
15.	"I Can't Thank You Enough"	Simon Ben Taylor	Previously unreleased	3:23
Total length:				53:41

Notes

• ^a signifies a writer by additional lyrics

Personnel

• Ryan Casey – engineer
• Larry Ciancia – mixing
• Charles Close – producer
• Reggie Collins – project assistant
• Ramelro Crawford – project assistant
• Eugene Field – composer
• Frank Filipetti – mixing
• Inez and Charlie Foxx – composer
• Lew Hahn – engineer
• Jeri Heiden – art direction
• Erin Kincaid – project coordinator
• Meghan La Roque – executive assistant, project manager
• Mike Mainieri – producer
• Arif Mardin – producer
• Michael McDonald – composer
• Jimmy Parr – engineer
• Richard Perry – producer
• David Ponak – licensing
• Paul Samwell-Smith – producer
• Susanne Savage – project assistant
• Miguel Scott – engineer, mixing
• The Simon Sisters (Lucy and Carly) – primary artist
• Carly Simon – compilation producer, composer, instrumentation, liner notes, primary artist, vocals
• Lucy Simon – composer
• Ben Taylor – composer, engineer, instrumentation, mixing, vocals
• James Taylor – composer, primary artist
• Ted Templeman – producer
• Julie Wolf – instrumentation, vocals
• Steve Woolard – project assistant

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[5]	68