1979 Carly Simon – Vengeance (US:#48)
“Vengeance” is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon. Produced by Arif Mardin, the song served as the lead single from Simon’s eighth studio album, Spy (1979).
Simon made a music video for the song, and she became the second female solo artist to be featured on MTV’s first day of the air. MTV later used a clip from the video in a commercial to entice viewers to get stereo sound on their Television sets. The promotional clip was also chosen by Pioneer Electronics to be part of their first demo disc for its then-new LaserDisc player.
Album
Spy is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released by Elektra Records, on June 30, 1979. The title of the album is a tribute to Anaïs Nin, whose quote “I am an international spy in the house of love”, is written across the top on the inside jacket. Simon dedicated the album […]
Muscians
| Bass | Tony Levin |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
| Guitar (solo) | John Hall |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Guitar | Joe Caro |
| Clavinet | Richard Tee |
| Clavinet | Don Grolnick |
| Keyboards | Warren Bernhardt |
| Organ | Don Grolnick |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Piano | Ian McLaughlin |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Tim Curry |
| Vocals | Carly Simon |
Produced By
Arif Mardin
Songwriters
Carly Simon
Charts
US:#48
UK:# –