Have You Seen Me Lately

Have You Seen Me Lately is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1990.

Not to be confused with Have You Seen Me Lately?.

Have You Seen Me Lately
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1990
Recordedat Right Track Recording, New York City
GenreRock
Length50:26
LabelArista
ProducerFrank Filipetti and Paul Samwell-Smith
Carly Simon chronology
My Romance
(1990)		 Have You Seen Me Lately
(1990)		 This Is My Life
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link

The album spent 32 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 60.[1] The first single "Better Not Tell Her" was very successful on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 4, and becoming Simon's biggest hit of the 1990s. The second single, "Holding Me Tonight" was also successful on this chart, peaking at No. 36. Judy Collins contributed backing vocals on the track "Fisherman's Song".[2] The album's title track was written for the film Postcards from the Edge but it is heard in the film only as an instrumental.

Promotion and reception

Simon made music videos for the singles "Better Not Tell Her" and "Holding Me Tonight", she also performed the latter on Late Night with David Letterman.[3] Simon performed "Happy Birthday" and "Life Is Eternal" on a 1991 episode of The Phil Donahue Show.[4]

Stephen Holden, writing in The New York Times, called the album "superb" and the title track "the album's most stunning moment".[5] Greg Sandow, writing for Entertainment Weekly, rated the album B, and wrote "'Life Is Eternal' breathes an air of genuine uplift" and "'Better Not Tell Her' and the title track sound firm, tender, and genuine, with pointed melodies and an airy outdoor aura".[6] AllMusic rated the album 3 out of 5 stars.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carly Simon except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Not Tell Her" 5:21
2."Didn't I?" 2:51
3."Have You Seen Me Lately?" 4:16
4."Life Is Eternal"Carly Simon, Teese Gohl5:25
5."Waiting at the Gate"Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman6:17
6."Happy Birthday" 4:53
7."Holding Me Tonight" 4:17
8."It's Not Like Him"Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman4:31
9."Don't Wrap It Up" 4:19
10."Fisherman's Song" 3:54
11."We Just Got Here" 4:22
Total length:50:26

Personnel
  • Carly Simon – lead vocals, keyboards, guitar
  • Teese Gohl – keyboards, string arrangements and conductor
  • Jimmy Ryan – acoustic guitar, backing vocals, acoustic bass (6)
  • Jay Berliner – Spanish guitar solo (1)
  • John McCurry – electric guitar (3, 7)
  • Dirk Ziff – additional acoustic guitar (7)
  • Will Lee – bass guitar (1–5, 7–10), backing vocals, additional lead vocals (4)
  • Bruce Samuels – acoustic bass (11)
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Jimmy Bralower – drum programming
  • Naná Vasconcelos – additional percussion (4, 6)
  • Michael Brecker – EWI (3, 8)
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet (7)
  • Lani Groves – backing vocals
  • Paul Samwell-Smith – backing vocals
  • Lucy Simon – backing vocals, additional vocals (10)
  • Julie Levine – additional backing vocals (4)
  • Ben Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Sally Taylor – additional backing vocals (4, 6)
  • Judy Collins – additional vocals (10)

Production
  • Producers – Frank Filipetti and Paul Samwell-Smith
  • Recorded and Mixed by Frank Filipetti
  • Assistant Engineer – John Herman
  • Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Artwork and Design – Carolyn Quan
  • Photography – Bob Gothard
  • Hand Lettering – Kathy Schinhofen

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1990 The Billboard 200 60

Album – International

Year Country Position
1990 Canada 64[7]

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1990 "Better Not Tell Her" Adult Contemporary 4
1990 "Holding Me Tonight" Adult Contemporary 36

References
  1. "Carly Simon – Chart history | Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  2. "Have You Seen Me Lately". carlysimon.com.
  3. "Holding Me Tonight on Late Night". YouTube. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. "Carly Simon and family on Donahue 1991". YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. Holden, Stephen (October 31, 1992). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  6. Sandow, Greg (October 12, 1990). "Album Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
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