Love of My Life (Carly Simon song)

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"Love of My Life"
Reprise promo CD cover
Single by Carly Simon
from the album This Is My Life
Released 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Pop, Adult contemporary
Length 3:35
Label Qwest Records
Writer(s) Carly Simon
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Better Not Tell Her"
(1990)
"Love of My Life"
(1992)
"Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"
(2001)

"Love of My Life" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon, from the soundtrack to the 1992 film This Is My Life.

The single was a Top 40 success on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at #16.[1] Simon made a music video for the song, which featured a young Ben Taylor (Simon's son), along with clips from the film.[2]

Simon included the single on her compilations Clouds in My Coffee (1995), Anthology (2002), and Reflections (2004).[3]

Inspiration and Alternate versions

Nora Ephron called Simon in 1991 and asked her to score her upcoming film, "This Is My Life". Ephron told her, "It's 'our story', about the tricky business of raising children and maintaining a solid career, without the benefit of a live-in father". Simon has stated the inspiration for the song was her children, Ben and Sally Taylor.[4]

Simon re-recorded the song as a lullaby version for her 2007 album Into White. In this version, she altered the lyrics from "Woody Allen" to "Mia Farrow", and removed the 3rd verse.[5]

Charts

Chart (1992) Peak
Position
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 16

References

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