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A1	Vengeance Clavinet – Don Grolnick, Richard TeeElectric Guitar [Solo] – John Hall*Keyboards – Warren BernhardtPiano – Ian McLaughlin	4:11
A2	Just Like You Do Backing Vocals – Ullanda McCullough	4:11
A3	We're So Close	5:07
A4	Coming To Get You Acoustic Guitar – Joe CaroElectric Guitar [Solo] – David SpinozzaSynthesizer [Cat] – Ken Bichel	2:46
A5	Never Been Gone Arranged By [Choir] – Arif MardinBacking Vocals – Lucy SimonWords By – Jacob Brackman	3:33
B1	Pure Sin Alto Saxophone – Peter BallinBaritone Saxophone – Lewis Delgatto*Cowbell – Raphael CruzGuitar – Frank CarilloMusic By – Frank CarilloSynthesizer – Cliff Carter*Tenor Saxophone [Solo] – Michael BreckerTrombone – Tom Malone	3:53
B2	Love You By Heart Congas – Crush Bennett*, Raphael CruzLyrics By – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Libby TitusPiano – Billy Mernit	3:58
B3	Spy Flute – Hubert LawsWords By, Music By – Arif Mardin, Carly Simon, James Taylor	4:10
B4	Memorial Day Vibraphone – Mike Mainieri	8:24

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
• Mixed At – Atlantic Studios
• Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: A2, A3, B2)
• Alto Saxophone – David Sanborn (tracks: A1 to A3, B4)
• Art Direction, Design – Bob Heimall*
• Backing Vocals – Carly Simon, James Taylor (tracks: A2, A5, B2, B3), Tim Curry (tracks: A1, B1)
• Bass – Tony Levin (tracks: A1, B1, B2), Will Lee (tracks: A2 to A4, B3, B4)
• Concertmaster – Gene Orloff
• Drums – Rick Marotta (tracks: A1, A2, B3), Steve Gadd (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3, B4)
• Electric Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B3), Joe Caro (tracks: A1, B3), John Hall* (tracks: A1)
• Electric Piano – Richard Tee (tracks: A2, A5), Warren Bernhardt (tracks: A3, B1 to B4)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Mike O'Reilly
• Guitar – David Spinozza (tracks: B1, B4), Joe Caro (tracks: B1, B4)
• Management – Arlyne Rothberg
• Mastered By – George Piros
• Music By – Carly Simon (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B4)
• Percussion – Crusher Bennett* (tracks: A3, B2), Raphael Cruz (tracks: B2, B3)
• Photography – Pam Frank
• Piano – Carly Simon (tracks: A3, B4), Don Grolnick (tracks: A1, B1), Warren Bernhardt (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B4)
• Producer, Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – Arif Mardin
• Strings – Alan Shulman, Edward Daniels*, Eugene Moye, Jr.*, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Jean Dane*, Jesse Levy, James Buffington*, Joe Malin, Jonathon Abramowitz*, Julien Barber, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Mitsue Takayama, Paul Gershman, Peter Dimitriades, Philip Bodner*, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Maximoff, Ted Hoyle, Theodore Isreal*, Tony Posk
• Synthesizer [Polymoog] – Ken Bichel (tracks: A2, A3)
• Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: A1, B1)
• Trumpet – Randy Brecker (tracks: A1, B1)
• Words By – Carly Simon (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)

Notes

Recorded and mixed at Atlantic Studios, N.Y.C. from December, 1978 to April, 1979.

Sleeve credits Edward Daniels, Philip Bodner, and James Buffington as string players. Probably their real roles are wind, wind and horn.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label A): 5E-506-A
• Matrix / Runout (Label B): 5E-506-B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A etched): 5E506-A-RE1-MO S.P.2L-7 MR ◁24349 ⑥
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B etched): 5E-506B3-RE2 MO @4P MR △24349-X ②

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5E-506	Carly Simon	Spy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Elektra	5E-506	US	1979
7559-60558-2	Carly Simon	Spy ‎(HDCD, Album)	Elektra/Asylum Records	7559-60558-2	US	1997
P-10673E	Carly Simon	Spy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Elektra	P-10673E	Japan	1979
S 90.146	Carly Simon	Spy ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	Elektra	S 90.146	Spain	1979
5E-506	Carly Simon	Spy ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Elektra	5E-506	US	1979