



Carly Simon was born rich, the daughter of an obscure New York City book publisher. She began her hit career in 1971 with a ballad she wrote, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be." A Top 10 smash, it was followed by "Anticipation," a tune later reworked into an ad jingle for ketchup. In 1972, she won a Grammy Award as the Best New Artist of the Year, and also recorded the album No Secrets, a turning point in her musical direction. As she said, "I was tired of self-pity." What came from that feeling was "You're So Vain," an accusative song that caused much speculation about the identity of the central character (actually, it was a composite of men in her life, but most notably actor Warren Beatty). In November, Carly ended all romantic trauma by marrying a longtime friend, James Taylor, in New York City. Both went on to score several more hits, both separately and together, before splitting in 1981.