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Torch is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Warner Bros. Records, on August 1, 1981.

Torch
Studio album by
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)
Singles from Torch
  1. "Hurt"
    Released: 1981

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.


Reception


Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Rolling Stone link

Writing in Rolling Stone, Stephen Holden called the album "a gorgeous throwback", stating Simon's "magnificent alto, with its rough-and-tumble lows and wistful highs, has never sounded better." He singled out the track "Not a Day Goes By" as "Torch's moment of truth", a "big, direct ballad", and "Simon's vocal makes you feel each stab of pain." He concluded "though Torch may be too sophisticated to storm the charts, it's nevertheless a superb example of modern mood music, performed with grace, gusto, sensuality and intelligence."

In a retrospective review from AllMusic, William Ruhlmann similarly singled out the track "Not a Day Goes By", stating that Simon delivers it "with heartbreaking conviction."


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


Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue of Blue"
3:38
2."I'll Be Around"Alec Wilder2:30
3."I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good"
3:46
4."I Get Along Without You Very Well"Hoagy Carmichael3:23
5."Body and Soul"4:12
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hurt"
  • Jimmie Crane
  • Al Jacobs
3:21
2."From the Heart"Simon2:47
3."Spring Is Here"3:02
4."Pretty Strange"
2:59
5."What Shall We Do with the Child"
  • Holmes
  • Kate Horsey
  • Simon[a]
2:44
6."Not a Day Goes By (from the Broadway show Merrily We Roll Along)"Stephen Sondheim2:40
Total length:35:02

Notes


Personnel



Musicians



Production



Charts


AlbumBillboard (United States)[6]

Year Chart Position
1981 Billboard 200 50

Album – International

Year Country Position
1981 Australia[7] 77
Canada[8] 50
Japan[9] 56

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year Single Chart Position
1981 "Hurt" Hot 100 106

References


  1. "Carly Simon Official Website – From The Heart lyrics". Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: 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. Torch (booklet). Carly Simon. Warner Bros. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. "Carly Simon – Chart history - Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  7. David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  9. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.





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