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Playing Possum
Singer-Songwriter · 1975 · 9 tracks

Playing Possum

Carly Simon

A sophisticated pivot from folk to rock-infused pop. Sensual, observant, and occasionally gritty, it captures the friction between domesticity and desire.

1975 · Elektra

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A sophisticated blend of high-society polish and restless, bluesy yearning.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
After the Storm
02
Love Out in the Street
03
Look Me in the Eyes
04
More and More
05
Slave
07
Sons of Summer
08
Waterfall
09
Are You Ticklish
10
Playing Possum
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the stormy, percussive opening of After the Storm into the warm, resolving exhale of the chorus.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Playing Possum sound next to the rest of Carly Simon's catalogue?

Restless+2.5σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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