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Comes In Waves
Released Aug 14, 2026
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Long before confessional songwriting became a hallmark of popular music, Carly Simon was turning deeply personal experiences into timeless songs that resonated across generations. Born Carly Elisabeth Simon, the American singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, composer, author, and actress emerged as one of the defining voices of the 1970s singer-songwriter movement through her emotional honesty, rich contralto vocals, and memorable melodies. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has recorded through labels including Elektra Records, Warner Bros. Records, Arista Records, Epic Records, Columbia Records, Iris Records, and Rhino Entertainment, building a catalog that has shaped pop, folk rock, soft rock, and adult contemporary music while earning recognition as one of America's most accomplished songwriters.
Simon first found success performing alongside her sister Lucy Simon as The Simon Sisters before launching a solo career with her self-titled debut album in 1971. Her breakthrough came quickly with Anticipation and the chart-topping No Secrets, which introduced the enduring classic "You're So Vain." Throughout the following decades, she continued to expand her legacy with acclaimed albums “including Anticipation,” “No Secrets,” “Hotcakes,” “Playing Possum,” “Another Passenger,” “Boys in the Trees,” “Spy,” “Come Upstairs,” “Torch,” “Hello Big Man,” “Spoiled Girl,” “Coming Around Again,” “Have You Seen Me Lately,” “Letters Never Sent,” “Film Noir,” “The Bedroom Tapes,” “Moonlight Serenade,” “This Kind of Love,” and “Comes in Waves.” Her signature recordings, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," "You're So Vain," "Mockingbird," "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," "You Belong to Me," "Nobody Does It Better," "Coming Around Again," and "Let the River Run," have become enduring standards of American popular music. Along the way, she collaborated with an exceptional range of artists, including James Taylor, Ben Taylor, Sally Taylor, Mick Jagger, Linda Ronstadt, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Andreas Vollenweider, Janet Jackson, Gorillaz, and Jimmy Webb, while the guitar remained central to her songwriting and musical identity throughout her career.
Carly Simon's remarkable career has been honored with some of the entertainment industry's highest distinctions. Her achievements include five Grammy Awards, highlighted by the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and the trio of an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Grammy Award for "Let the River Run," making her the first artist to receive all three distinctions for a song she personally wrote, composed, and performed. Her achievements also include induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994, the ASCAP Founders Award in 2012, induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, and Grammy Hall of Fame recognition for "You're So Vain." Continuing to create new music through Iris Records, she returned with the original album Comes in Waves and the single "Peaches," reaffirming her enduring creativity decades into her career. Through her deeply personal songwriting, literary accomplishments, and lasting musical influence, Carly Simon has secured her place among the most celebrated and influential singer-songwriters in modern music history.