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“So Far Away” is a song written by Carole King, which appeared on her 1971 album Tapestry. The recording features James Taylor on acoustic guitar. In addition to Taylor, and King on piano, instruments include Russ Kunkel on drums, Charles Larkey on bass guitar and Curtis Amy on flute. [3] The lyrics express longing for a lover who is far ...
Tapestry is the second studio album by the 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.
So Far Away (Carole King song) So Much Love (Ben E. King song) Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters song) Some of Your Lovin' Someone Who Believes in You; Star Collector; Sweet Seasons; Sweet Young Thing
Carole King’s “Tapestry” continues to weave its own spell 50 years after the landmark album was released on Feb. 10, 1971. To mark the anniversary, Variety turned to a group that has proudly ...
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]
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.
The 1999 re-release of the album was digitally remastered [1] and included the live versions of two more songs as performed during her Carnegie Hall concert in 1971: "Eventually," from her debut album Writer, and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," which was originally recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967 and was covered by King for Tapestry.
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]