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The Best of Carly Simon is singer-songwriter 's first  album, released in 1975. Covering the first five years of her career, 1971 to 1975, the compilation includes eight top twenty hit singles from her first five albums, as well as two album cuts from  (1972), "Night Owl" and "", the latter of which was released as the B-side to the single "".

For many years, this was Simon's only greatest hits collection, and, as a result, it became her bestselling album. In the late 1990s, sales in the United States alone stood at over three million copies.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's .

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength1.""  (1971)4:152.""Simon (1972)2:573.""  (1974)4:114.""Simon (1971)3:455."" Simon Brackman Hotcakes (1974)3:506.""SimonNo Secrets (1972)4:177.""SimonNo Secrets (1972)3:578.""TaylorNo Secrets (1972)3:479.""SimonAnticipation (1971)3:1910."" Simon Brackman  (1975)4:00Total length:38:18 Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes

 – lead vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 9, 10), background vocals (tracks 2, 10), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 7, 9), string arrangement (track 6)  – electric guitar (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9), bass (tracks 2, 4, 9), acoustic guitar (tracks 4, 5, 9), guitar (tracks 6, 7)  – production (tracks 2, 3, 5–8, 10), percussion (track 6) Kirby Johnson – string conducting & string arrangement (tracks 2, 7), horn conducting & horn arrangement (track 2),  (track 7) Paul Buckmaster – string conducting, string arrangement, woodwind conducting & woodwind arrangement (track 5), string orchestration (track 6)  – bass (tracks 3, 5–7)  – percussion (tracks 4, 9), drums (track 2)  – drums (tracks 3, 5, 8)  – drums (tracks 6, 7, 10)  –  (tracks 2, 8)  – piano & organ (track 3)  – percussion (tracks 3, 5)  – vocals (track 3), acoustic guitar (track 5)  –  (track 3),  (track 8)  – production (tracks 4, 9) John Ryan –  (tracks 4, 9) Paul Glanz – piano (tracks 4, 9) Paul Riser – string arrangement & horn arrangement (track 10)  – production (track 1)  – piano (track 1)  – bass (track 1) Jimmy Johnson – drums (track 1) Ed Freeman – string arrangement (track 1) Liza Strike – background vocals (track 2) Vicki Brown – background vocals (track 2)  – electric guitar (track 3)  – tenor saxophone (track 3) Carl Hall – background vocals (track 5) Tasha Thomas – background vocals (track 5) Lani Groves – background vocals (track 5) Paul Keough – acoustic guitar (track 7)  – piano (track 8)  – background vocals (track 8)  – background vocals (track 8)  – background vocals (track 8)  – background vocals (track 8)  – bass (track 10)  – guitar (track 10) Eddie Bongo – congas (track 10)  – background vocals (track 10) Abigale Haness – background vocals (track 10) Kenny Moore – background vocals (track 10)