Boys in the Trees

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Boys in the Trees is the seventh studio album (eighth overall) by American singer-songwriter Carly Simon, released in 1978.

Boys in the Trees included "You Belong to Me", which reached number six on the Pop Singles chart and became Simon's fifth top ten pop hit. Another track, a remake of The Everly Brothers' 1958 hit "Devoted to You", sung as a duet with then-husband James Taylor, also made the top forty at number thirty-six.

Track listing

All songs composed by Carly Simon except where indicated.

1. "You Belong to Me" (Simon, Michael McDonald) – 3:52
2. "Boys in the Trees" – 3:13
3. "Back Down to Earth" – 3:08
4. "Devoted to You" (Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:29
5. "De Bat (Fly in Me Face)" – 2:28
6. "Haunting" – 2:28
7. "Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)" (Simon, James Taylor, Arif Mardin) – 4:02
8. "You're the One" – 3:38
9. "In a Small Moment" – 3:08
10. "One Man Woman" (James Taylor) – 3:39
11. "For Old Times Sake" (Simon, Jacob Brackman) – 3:41

Cover versions

• "You Belong to Me" was covered by Anita Baker for the 1990 compilation album Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary (later included on Baker's Rhythm of Love album). Jennifer Lopez covered the song on her 2002 album This Is Me... Then. More recently, Chaka Khan remade the song as a duet with its co-writer Michael McDonald on her Grammy Award-winning 2007 album Funk This from which it was also released as a radio single.
• "Boys in the Trees" is often played live by Tori Amos.

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Pop Albums	10

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Devoted to You"	Adult Contemporary	2
1978	"Devoted to You"	Country Singles	33
1978	"Devoted to You"	Pop Singles	36
1978	"You Belong to Me"	Adult Contemporary	4
1978	"You Belong to Me"	Pop Singles	6