1974 Carly Simon – Haven’t Got Time For The Pain (US:#14)
“Haven’t Got Time for the Pain” is a song written by Carly Simon and Jacob Brackman that was first released on Simon’s 1974 album Hotcakes. It was also released as a single, reaching #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It is also known for its use in commercials for the ibuprofen brand Medipren in the late 1980s
Album

Hotcakes is singer-songwriter Carly Simon‘s fourth studio album. Released in 1974, it became one of her biggest selling albums. The album featured the major hits “Mockingbird”, a duet with her then-husband James Taylor (a cover of a 1963 hit for Inez and Charlie Foxx), and “Haven’t Got Time for the Pain”. Recorded during her pregnancy […]
Musicians
Bass | Klaus Voormann |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
Acoustic Guitar | Jimmy Ryan |
Background Vocals | Carl Hall |
Background Vocals | Lani Groves |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Vocals | Carly Simon |
Produced By
Richard Perry
Songwriters
Carly Simon
Jacob Brackman
Charts
US:#14
UK:# –