During the front half of the 1970s, Carly Simon emerged as one of the most popular stars of the American singer/songwriter movement with an impressive string of hits that included "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be," "Anticipation," and the international chart-topper "You're So Vain." The emotional honesty of her songs disarmed listeners and her voice was powerful enough to convey quiet vulnerability and pop swagger in equal measure. After the huge success of 1972's No Secrets, Simon kept up a remarkably consistent chart presence, sending albums like Hotcakes (1974) and Boys in the Trees (1978) into the Top Ten while lodging another worldwide hit with her James Bond theme "Nobody Does It Better," from The Spy Who Loved Me.