''Meet the Simon Sisters'' is the debut studio album by

the Simon Sisters The Simon Sisters was a folk music sister duo consisting of Carly Simon and Lucy Simon. They released three albums between 1964–1969 before Lucy left to get married. Lucy had a minor solo career and released two albums in the 1970s before findi ...

, released by

Kapp Records Kapp Records was an independent record label started in 1954 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who set up American Decca Records in 1934). David Kapp founded his own label after stints with Decca and RCA Victor. Kapp licensed its records to L ...

, in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

. Consisting of sisters

Lucy Simon Lucy Elizabeth Simon (May 5, 1940 – October 20, 2022) was an American composer for the theatre and of popular songs. She recorded and performed as a singer and songwriter, and was known for the musicals ''The Secret Garden'' (1991) and ''Doct ...

and

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

, the duo had a minor hit with "Winkin’, Blinkin’ And Nod", a children's poem by

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that Lucy had put to music. The single reached No. 73 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. They quickly followed the album up with ''

Cuddlebug ''Cuddlebug'' is the second studio album by the Simon Sisters, released by Kapp Records, in 1966. The masters for the songs were recorded during the Meet the Simon Sisters sessions two years earlier. The album was produced by up-and-coming music p ...

'', which was recorded during the same sessions as ''Meet the Simon Sisters''.

Releases

In 2006, Hip-O-Select re-released the album, along with ''Cuddlebug'', as the single disc ''" Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod: The Kapp Recordings"''. Carly provided liner notes in the albums 12-page booklet. The album was available exclusively through Hip-O-Records.com and

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. Only 4,000 copies were printed, and it is now

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Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's

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References

External links

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Carly Simon's Official Website
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