| No Secrets | ||||
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| Studio album by Carly Simon | ||||
| Released | November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | September–October, 1972 at Trident Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop, Vocal | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Richard Perry, Frank Filipetti, Robin Hurley | |||
| Carly Simon chronology | ||||
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No Secrets is pop/folk singer-songwriter Carly Simon's third studio album, released in 1972.
No Secrets was Simon's commercial breakthrough album. The album spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard charts and quickly went Gold,[1] as did its leadoff single, "You're So Vain", which remained at number 1 on the Pop charts for three weeks, and at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary charts for two weeks.[2] 25 years after its initial release, the album was officially certified Platinum on December 12, 1997.[1]
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B− [4] |
| Rolling Stone | (positive) [5] |
Reviews for No Secrets were mixed. Robert Christgau, writing in Creem, rated the album a B-, which signifies "a competent or mildly interesting record that will usually feature at least three worthwhile cuts." He stated that "if a horse could sing in a monotone, the horse would sound like Carly Simon, only a horse wouldn't rhyme "yacht," "apricot," and "gavotte." Is that some kind of joke?"[4] A retrospective review from Allmusic's William Ruhlmann was fairly positive. Ruhlmann noted that "You're So Vain" "set the album's saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle." He also stated that "now that she felt she had found true love, she was as willing to acknowledge her own mistakes and regrets as she was to point fingers." He concluded on the note that "[Richard] Perry paid particular attention to Simon's vocals in a way that made her more engaging (or at least less grating) to listen to."[3]
All songs by Carly Simon unless otherwise noted.
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Pop Albums | 1 |
Album - Kent Music Report (Australia)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | "You're So Vain" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1973 | "You're So Vain" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1973 | "The Right Thing to Do" | Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| 1973 | "The Right Thing to Do" | Pop Singles | 17 |
| Organization | Level | Date |
|---|---|---|
| RIAA – USA | Gold | December 8, 1972[1] |
| RIAA – USA | Platinum | December 12, 1997[1] |
| BPI - UK | Gold | November 25, 2011 |
| Preceded by Seventh Sojourn by The Moody Blues |
Billboard 200 number-one album January 13 - February 16, 1973 |
Succeeded by The World Is a Ghetto by War |
| Preceded by Slayed? by Slade |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album March 19 - April 29, 1973 |
Succeeded by Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player by Elton John |
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