Legend in Your Own Time

"Legend in Your Own Time"
Single by Carly Simon
from the album Anticipation
B-side"Julie Through The Glass"
Released1972
Recorded1971
StudioMorgan Studios
GenreRock
Length3:45
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)Carly Simon
Producer(s)Paul Samwell-Smith
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Anticipation"
(1971)
"Legend in Your Own Time"
(1972)
"You're So Vain"
(1972)

"Legend in Your Own Time" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon, from her 1971 album Anticipation. It was issued as the second single from the album, following "Anticipation". It did not achieve the same level of popular success as its predecessor, reaching No. 50 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It did however reach the top 20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 11.[1]

"Legend in Your Own Time" has been included on multiple compilation albums of Simon's, including The Best of Carly Simon (1975), Clouds in My Coffee (1995), The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better (1999), Anthology (2002), Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits (2004), Carly Simon Collector's Edition (2009), and Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) (2015).[2]

  1. ^ a b "Carly Simon – Chart history". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Legend in Your Own Time". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2014.