Carly Simon, Cornell Dupree, David Sanborn, Don Grolnick, Eric Gale, James Taylor, Luther Vandross, Michael Brecker, Michael McDonald, Randy Brecker, Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Will Lee
Boys In The Trees is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1978.
The album included “You Belong to Me”, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and became Simon’s fifth Top 10 pop hit. Another track, a remake of The Everly Brothers’ 1958 hit “Devoted to You”, sung as a duet with then-husband James Taylor, also made the Top 40 at No. 36. The singles also hit the Top 10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 4 and No. 2, respectively.
The photo featured on the front cover of the album was expertly airbrushed to paint a Danskin top on what was a topless photo of Simon. The album won a Grammy for Best Album Package, the Grammy went to Johnny Lee and Tony Lane.
Tracks
1 You Belong To Me (Carly Simon; Michael McDonald) 03:52
2 Boys In The Trees (Carly Simon) 03:13
3 Back Down To Earth (Carly Simon) 03:09
4 Devoted To You (Boudleaux Bryant) 02:30
5 De Bat (Fly In Me Face) (Carly Simon) 02:30
6 Haunting (Carly Simon) 02:29
7 Tranquillo (Melt My Heart) (Arif Mardin; Carly Simon; James Taylor) 04:03
8 You’re The One (Carly Simon) 03:40
9 In A Small Moment (Carly Simon) 03:10
10 One Man Woman (James Taylor) 03:41
11 For Old Times Sake (Carly Simon; Jacob Brackman) 03:41
Musicians
1 You Belong To Me
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Eric Gale |
| Electric Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Background Vocals | James Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
2 Boys In The Trees
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
| Acoustic Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Marimba | David Carey |
| Recorder | George Marge |
| Recorder | Harvey Estrin |
| Background Vocals | James Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
3 Back Down To Earth
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | John Hall |
| Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
4 Devoted To You
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
5 De Bat (Fly In Me Face)
| Drums | Crusher Bennett |
| Acoustic Guitar | James Taylor |
| Congas | Crusher Bennett |
| Percussion | Rubens Bassini |
| Background Vocals | James Taylor |
| Background Vocals | John Hall |
| Background Vocals | Ken Williams |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Roderick George |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
6 Haunting
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Piano | Ken Bichel |
| Oboe | Phil Bodner |
| Harp | Gloria Agostini |
| Harp | Margaret Ross |
| Background Vocals | Alyia Orme |
| Background Vocals | Joanna Simon |
| Background Vocals | Lucy Simon |
| Background Vocals | Marc Embree |
| Background Vocals | Steven Dickson |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
7 Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Hamish Stuart |
| Guitar | Onnie McIntyre |
| Electric Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Synthesizer | Don Grolnick |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Background Vocals | James Taylor |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
8 You’re The One
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Background Vocals | Alex Ligertwood |
| Vocals | Hamish Stuart |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
9 In A Small Moment
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Stuart Scharf |
| Electric Piano | Ken Bichel |
| Synthesizer | Ken Bichel |
| Flute | Joe Farrell |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
10 One Man Woman
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Piano | Richard Tee |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
11 For Old Times Sake
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Carly Simon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Stuart Scharf |
| Autoharp | Stuart Scharf |
| Glass Harmonica | Arif Mardin |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
Other Musicians
| French Horn | Brooks Tillotson |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| Sax | George Young |
| Sax | Harvey Estrin |
| Sax | Jaroslav Jakubovic |
| Sax | Ronnie Cuber |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trombone | Eddie Bert |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
Strings
Alan Shulman, Alfred Brown, Charles Libove, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Homer Mensch, Jesse Levy, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Marvin Morgenstern, Mitsue Takayama, Paul Gershman, Ted Hoyle, Theodore Israel, Yoko Matsuo
Liner Notes
Producer- Arif Mardin
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Arif Mardin
Arranged By (Horns) – James Taylor (Track 7)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
Conductor – Arif Mardin
Engineer – Bobby Warner
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Dooley, Mike O’Reilly, Ollie Cotton, Tom Heid
Mastered By – George Piros
Mixed By – Lew Hahn
Recorded By – Lew Hahn
Art Direction – Johnny Lee, Tony Lane
Photography – Deborah Turbeville
Mastered At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At A&R Studios
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
