its awful
As a comeback, it's not even a contender. The first song is beautiful, but I am really stumped as to how a combination of Carly Simon's voice and Jimmy Webb's talent could produce this evil stepchild. Come on now, Carly
Simon rapping? It's truly mortifying.

Carly is back!!!!
TKOL is amazing!! I got home from College on Friday and haven't been able to stop listening to it. Carly's voice is rich and beautiful. I especially like People Say a lot. The line from all about eve is fantastic. Here's hoping to more Carly CD's in the future.

Carly swings and sways with the best.
It's a treat to hear Carly sing on this album. The Brazilian and samba influences are a welcome addition to the originality of the songs Carly has written, along with two by Ben and Sally. Very few artists have had the staying power as has Carly, and her writing and singing talent is just confirmed again by "This Kind Of Love". Of all the songs on the CD I'm not particularly fond of the "People Say A Lot" pseudo-rap song, but it's inconsequential when you think that 12 of the 13 songs on the CD are so well done. You don't find that kind of quality very often at all.
Here's wishing we see more of Carly on CD's in the future.

A Great New Collection From Carly!
This is Carly in top form. A great collection of all newly written songs in 8 years. Her voice here sounds fantastic, and she looks great too. There surely has to be some new greatest hits here, especially the title track itself.

A Return to Form
I originally had rated this album four stars, but changed it to five after not listening to it for two days, suffering album withdrawal, and returning to it to realize I absolutely HAD to hear it again.

This album is a return to form for Carly Simon--original material sung with passion, integrity and good phrasing. This is a richly produced album brimming with melodies that stay in one's ear in a very satisfying way. Ms. Simon is once again singing more like a musician and less like a celebrity, which is very pleasing. Her voice is not "perfect" but it has a unique sound and a vulnerable quality that reaches into you emotionally.

Ms. Simon's voice has become deeper over the years, with a wider vibrato, and the material here suits it well. That said, it's surprisingly great to hear her using those high notes again ("Hold Out your Heart" and "People Say a Lot"). They tune beautifully--I hope she continues to sing up there. On "Sangre Dolce" she seems to defy time by reaching back to find that heart-rending mid-range belt that wakes up all your emotions. How did she do that? Some will find the rapping in "People Say a Lot" hard to take, but it grows on you and the All About Eve sound clip is incisive! You'll notice the vocal on "Too Soon to Say Goodbye" sounds strange and raspy. Apparently it is the original demo vocal she recorded the day she wrote the song for her friend, the late Art Buchwald. On that day she was quite sick and very hoarse, but she wanted to keep the demo vocal on the CD as a tribute to him (he had been listening to and loving that recording shortly before his death). Welcome back, Carly.