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Haven't Got Time for the Pain

Carly Simon

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1974

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Release: 1974

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Carly Simon - Hotcakes official album credits
Official 1974 album program includes Haven't Got Time for the Pain, produced by Richard Perry. The listed 1973 studio dates are recording dates, not public release dates.

Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time for the Pain official credits
Music by Carly Simon; lyrics by Jacob Brackman. Song-specific credits identify Simon piano, James Taylor acoustic lead guitar and Paul Buckmaster strings/woodwinds. No song lyrics reproduced.

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Haven't Got Time for the Pain closes Carly Simon's 1974 Hotcakes album, produced by Richard Perry. Simon wrote the music and Jacob Brackman the words. The song's official credits identify Simon on piano, James Taylor on acoustic lead guitar and Paul Buckmaster arranging the strings and woodwinds. These recording credits provide context without assigning a private biographical meaning to the lyric.

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Carly Simon - Hotcakes official album credits
Official 1974 album program includes Haven't Got Time for the Pain, produced by Richard Perry. The listed 1973 studio dates are recording dates, not public release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time for the Pain official credits
Music by Carly Simon; lyrics by Jacob Brackman. Song-specific credits identify Simon piano, James Taylor acoustic lead guitar and Paul Buckmaster strings/woodwinds. No song lyrics reproduced. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

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Original 1974 studio recording family

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Carly Simon - Hotcakes official album credits
Official 1974 album program includes Haven't Got Time for the Pain, produced by Richard Perry. The listed 1973 studio dates are recording dates, not public release dates.

Carly Simon - Haven't Got Time for the Pain official credits
Music by Carly Simon; lyrics by Jacob Brackman. Song-specific credits identify Simon piano, James Taylor acoustic lead guitar and Paul Buckmaster strings/woodwinds. No song lyrics reproduced.

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