Within the iconic stratum of seven albums that Simon yielded to the public between 1975 and 1983, it’s ‘Spy’ that is the true lost classic.

So much more than just a spillover for Simon’s post-divorce malaise or act as a folk-pop redux, ‘Hello Big Man’ found her actively exploring new musical and lyrical terrain.

‘Boys in the Trees’ was the third movement in a long running arc of experimentation within Simon's canon that started with 1975’s ‘Playing Possum.’

Every vocal performance on ‘Torch’ is shot through with a genuine longing and wisdom gained from sorrow—the color and texture of Simon’s rich contralto is in peak form throughout the LP.

Circumstances seemingly aligned to prevent ‘Another Passenger’ from finding the larger audience it deserved, but it has gone on to gain an ardent following with Simon loyalists.

Earning her the Best New Artist award at the 1972 GRAMMY ceremony, Carly Simon’s self-titled debut LP set the foundation for the wealth of commercial, critical and creative triumphs that ensued.

Simon’s ninth studio affair reinforced that alternating between rich character studies and complex renderings of events in her own life was something she had gotten down to an exact science.

As with the behavioral pattern used by possums to throw off predators, Simon herself was eager to “throw off” certain detractors who might try to dismiss her fifth album as thematically shallow.