Love is a many splendoured thing and all that—but sometimes it's not necessarily all you need. "Hotcakes" is a case in point. One of the strengths of Carly Simon's previous albums has been her lyrics; they carry a sting in the tail that few other singer-songwriters can match. She's also capable of communicating invective—"You're So Vain"—that shows up the railing against the world in general adopted by so many singers for the embarrassments they are. It's quite a skill to be nasty in a song—and Carly's got it. She also has a knack for writing about specific events rather than abstractedly painting a word picture of a mood or a feeling. Loneliness at the top, for example, is a subject that's always been popular with songwriters; few have tackled it as eloquently as her in "Legend In Your Own Time." Like her best numbers...