Film Noir (album)
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| Studio album by Carly Simon | ||||
| Released | September 16, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-7 New York City | |||
| Genre | Standards | |||
| Length | 42:26 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Carly Simon, Jimmy Webb & Arif Mardin | |||
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Film Noir is singer-songwriter Carly Simon's twenty-second album, nineteenth studio album, and third album devoted to standards, released in 1997.
Jimmy Webb co-produced the album and contributed his vocals, orchestration and piano skills to the project which was filmed for an AMC documentary (which premiered in September 1997). He also co-wrote the title song "Film Noir" with Simon. John Travolta duets with Simon on the song "Two Sleepy People". Film director Martin Scorsese provided liner notes in the fold out booklet.
Simon made and released a music video for Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye. She also performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman. and appeared on The View and CBS This Morning. She performed Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year, along with Jimmy Webb, on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
Songs In Shadow: The Making of Carly Simon's Film Noir aired as a special presententation on AMC. This documentary also features footage of Jimmy Webb, Arif Mardin and Van Dyke Parks in the studio recording the album with Simon.
Album - Billboard (North America)
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