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Tapestry is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King.Produced by Lou Adler, it was released on February 10, 1971, by Ode Records. [3] The album's lead singles, "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move", spent five weeks at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts.
Its lyrics tell the story of a confrontation between the outlaw Smackwater Jack and Big Jim the Chief. [4] [5] In this way it differs from the other songs on Tapestry, which are more personal and based on expressing emotions. [4] [5] Billboard ranked both sides of the "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack" single together on the Billboard Hot 100. [6]
Carole King Klein [3] (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. One of the most successful songwriters in American history, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 over the latter half of the 20th century. [ 4 ]
"Way Over Yonder", a song by Carole King from the 1971 album Tapestry This page was last edited on 6 April 2024, at 09:04 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
"Where You Lead" is one of two Carole King/ Toni Stern collaborations featured on Tapestry, the other being the #1 single "It's Too Late".King had written the music and the majority of the lyric for "Where You Lead" when she solicited the assistance of Stern, saying: "I can't write the bridge to this: if you can figure out the bridge you can get [co-writing] credit for the song."
James Taylor and Carole King at the 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour. Carole King wrote "You've Got a Friend" during the January 1971 recording sessions for her album Tapestry and James Taylor's album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. She has said that "the song was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself.
Author James Perone praised the way the lyrics and music work together. [7] As a prime example, he notes the syncopated rhythm to the melody on which King sings "tumbling down". [7] This rhythm, putting the accent at the end of the word "tumbling" rather than at the beginning, produces a "musical equivalent of a tumble". [7]
The Legendary Demos is a compilation album by pop rock artist Carole King. It was released on April 24, 2012 on Hear Music. It was released on April 24, 2012 on Hear Music. The album contains thirteen demo recordings, ranging in time from " Crying in the Rain " (1962) to six tracks that appeared on King's 1971 hit album Tapestry .