No Secrets is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on November 16, 1972.
Simon’s major commercial breakthrough, No Secrets spent five weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart and quickly went Gold, as did its lead single, “You’re So Vain”, which remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks, and the Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks. The second single, “The Right Thing to Do”, reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The album was officially certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 12, 1997. It was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on November 11, 2011.
No Secrets is ranked No. 997 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd. edition, 2000). The making of the album, including commentary from many of the main musicians and production staff, was examined in the 2017 documentary Carly Simon: No Secrets, directed by Guy Evans for Eagle Rock Film Productions and broadcast on BBC Four.
- “The Right Thing to Do” 2:57
- “The Carter Family” 3:29
- “You’re So Vain” 4:17
- “His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin” 3:00
- “We Have No Secrets” 3:57
- “Embrace Me, You Child” 4:06
- “Waited So Long” 4:14
- “It Was So Easy” 3:06
- “Night Owl” 3:47
- “When You Close Your Eyes” 3:05
Carly Simon – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (1, 7), acoustic piano (1–4, 10), string arrangements (3), ARP synthesizer arrangements (4), acoustic guitar (5–8)
David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer (4)
Peter Robinson – acoustic piano (6)
Nicky Hopkins – acoustic piano (7, 9)
Bill Payne – organ (7)
Paul Keough – acoustic guitar (5, 8)
Lowell George – slide guitar (7)
Jimmy Ryan – bass (1, 10), guitar (2, 3), acoustic guitar (4, 10), lead guitar (5), electric guitar (6–9)
Klaus Voormann – bass (2, 3, 5–9)
Andy Newmark – drums (1, 2, 6, 8, 10)
Jim Gordon – drums (3, 5)
Jim Keltner – drums (7, 9)
Ray Cooper – congas (1, 9)
Richard Perry – percussion (3)
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone (9)
Kirby Johnson – string arrangements (1, 2, 5), horn arrangements (1), woodwind arrangements (2), conductor (5), electric piano (5)
Paul Buckmaster – orchestration (3), synthesizers (6, 10); orchestra, synthesizer and woodwind arrangements (6, 10), conductor (6, 10)
Vicki Brown – backing vocals (1)
Liza Strike – backing vocals (1)
Mick Jagger – backing vocals (uncredited) (3)
James Taylor – backing vocals (7)
Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals (9)
Linda McCartney – backing vocals (9)
Paul McCartney – backing vocals (9)
Doris Troy – backing vocals (9)
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