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Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago is the first official compilation album by Carole King. It was released in 1978 and features twelve songs that had previously appeared on her six studio albums released between 1971 and 1976. The album was re-released on CD/Cassette in 1999 with two additional tracks.
The discography of Carole King, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of 17 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, one soundtrack album and 33 singles as a lead artist. King has sold over 75 million records worldwide. [ 1 ] Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. [ 2 ]
help. " It Might as Well Rain Until September " is a 1962 song originally written for Bobby Vee by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. King recorded the demo version of the song and it became a hit for her. However, Vee's management balked at releasing the song as a single, instead using it only as an album track. Bobby Vee recorded the song the same ...
Nightingale (Carole King song) " Nightingale " is a song written by Carole King and David Palmer. "Nightingale" first appeared on her top-selling album Wrap Around Joy, which was released in mid-July 1974, but was released as a single in December. The song has since been put on many of her compilation albums, including her certified platinum ...
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]
Producer (s) The Tokens. The Chiffons singles chronology. "Lucky Me" (1963) " One Fine Day " (1963) "A Love So Fine" (1963) " One Fine Day " is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular hit in the summer of 1963 for American girl group the Chiffons, who reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
It features songs such as "It's Going to Take Some Time" (US No. 12 by The Carpenters), "Sweet Seasons", a No. 9 hit for Carole King, and "Brother, Brother". While not as groundbreaking or as successful as King's Tapestry album, Carole King: Music experienced immediate success and was certified gold on December 9, 1971, days after release.
In 2017, Paste ranked the song number four on their list of the 12 greatest Carole King songs, [8] and in 2022, American Songwriter ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest Carole King songs. [9] It was performed at Amy Winehouse's funeral by friends and family as it was one of Winehouses's favorite songs. [10] [11] [12] [13]