Torch (Carly Simon album)

Torch is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1981.

Torch
Studio album by
Carly Simon
ReleasedAugust 1, 1981
RecordedThe Power Station, New York City.
GenreTraditional pop
Length35:02
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMike Mainieri
Carly Simon chronology
Come Upstairs
(1980)		 Torch
(1981)		 Hello Big Man
(1983)

It was Simon's first album devoted to standards, namely torch songs, relating unrequited love or rejection. The album also features one Simon original, "From the Heart".[1] The album was recorded during her marriage break up to James Taylor, which was announced shortly after the release of the album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Rolling Stone link

Cover artwork

The man whose arm Simon is tugging on the cover is American actor Al Corley, known for playing Steven Carrington on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty. The photographer was Lynn Goldsmith.[2]

Singles

"Hurt" was the only single released from the album. It just missed the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 106 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.

"Not a Day Goes By" was included on Simon's 2002 career spanning collection Anthology.[3] "From the Heart" was included on Simon's 2015 career retrospective Songs From The Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection).[4]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue of Blue"Nicholas Holmes, additional lyrics by Carly Simon3:38
2."I'll Be Around"Alec Wilder2:30
3."I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"Duke Ellington, P.F. Webster3:46
4."I Get Along Without You Very Well"Hoagy Carmichael3:23
5."Body and Soul"Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hurt"Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs3:21
2."From the Heart"Simon2:47
3."Spring Is Here"Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart3:02
4."Pretty Strange"Jon Hendricks, Randy Weston2:59
5."What Shall We Do with the Child"Holmes, Kate Horsey, additional lyrics by Simon2:44
6."Not a Day Goes By (from the Broadway show Merrily We Roll Along)"Stephen Sondheim2:40
Total length:35:02

Personnel

Production
  • Producer – Mike Mainieri
  • Production Coordination – Christine Martin
  • Engineer – Scott Litt
  • Second Engineer – Garry Rindfuss
  • Mixing – Scott Litt (Tracks 1–7, 9, 10 & 11); Tony Bongiovi (Track 6).
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York, NY).
  • Art Direction – Bill Gerber and Simon Levy
  • Design – Bill Gerber
  • Photography – Lynn Goldsmith

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1981 Pop Albums 50

Album – International

Year Country Position
1981 Australia 77[5]
1981 Canada 50[6]
1981 Japan 56[7]

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Hurt" Pop Singles 106

References
  1. "Carly Simon Official Website – From The Heart lyrics". Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. San Francisco Art Exchange. "Carly Simon, Torch by Lynn Goldsmith". Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  3. "Carly Simon Official Website – Anthology". Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  4. "Carly Simon Official Website – Songs from the Trees". Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  5. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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