Natural Woman-Ode Collection (1994) (Reissued)

Product Summary Label: Sony/columbia UPC: 00074646542620 Release Date: 2/24/1998 Buy.com Sku: 60107996 Item#: MHVTP9 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Hi-De-Ho - (with The City) ~ Carole King 2. Wasn't Born To Follow - (with The City) ~ Carole King 3. Up On The Roof ~ Carole King 4. Child Of Mine ~ Carole King 5. I Feel The Earth Move ~ Carole King 6. So Far Away ~ Carole King 7. It's Too Late ~ Carole King 8. Home Again ~ Carole King 9. Beautiful ~ Carole King 10. Way Over Yonder ~ Carole King 11. You've Got A Friend ~ Carole King 12. Where You Lead ~ Carole King 13. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? ~ Carole King 14. Smackwater Jack ~ Carole King 15. Tapestry ~ Carole King 16. Natural Woman, (You Make Me Feel Like) A ~ Carole King 17. Music ~ Carole King 17. Music ~ Carole King 18. Brother, Brother ~ Carole King Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Sweet Seasons ~ Carole King 2. Pocket Money ~ Carole King 3. It's Going To Take Some Time ~ Carole King 4. Bitter With The Sweet ~ Carole King 5. Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone ~ Carole King 6. At This Time In My Life - (previously unreleased) ~ Carole King 7. Been To Canaan ~ Carole King 8. Ties That Bind - (previously unreleased) ~ Carole King 9. Corazon ~ Carole King 10. Believe In Humanity - (previously unreleased, live) ~ Carole King 11. Jazzman ~ Carole King 12. Wrap Around Joy ~ Carole King 13. Nightingale ~ Carole King 14. Really Rosie ~ Carole King 15. Alligators All Around ~ Carole King 16. There's A Space Between Us ~ Carole King 17. Only Love Is Real ~ Carole King 18. You've Got A Friend - (previously unreleased, live, with James Taylor) ~ Carole King 18. You've Got A Friend - (previously unreleased, live, with James Taylor) ~ Carole King 18. You've Got A Friend - (previously unreleased, live, with James Taylor) ~ Carole King 18. You've Got A Friend - (previously unreleased, live, with James Taylor) ~ Carole King   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel includes: Carole King (vocals, piano). This 2-CD box set contains 36 tracks including 2 previously unreleased songs and 2 previously unreleased live recordings. In addition, the package comes with a 36-page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photos. Composer: Carole King. Personnel: Carole King (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, background vocals); James Taylor (vocals, acoustic guitar); David T. Walker, Dean Parks (guitar); Danny Kortchmar (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, congas); Red Rhodes (steel guitar); Ken Yerke, Ronald Folsom, Lya Stern, Thomas Buffum, Marci Dicterow, Eliot Chapo, Robert Lipsett, Glen Dicterow, Jay Rosen, Kathleen Lenski, Sheldon Sanov, Barry Socher, Gordon Marron Strings, Miwako Watanabe, Polly Sweeney, Haim Shtrum (violin); Carole Mukogawa, David Campbell , Alan DeVeritch, Paul Polivinick, Denyse Buffum (viola); Dennis Karmazyn, Gottfried Hoogeveen, Jeff Solow, Judith Perett, Terry King, Nathaniel Rosen (cello); Ernie Watts (flute, woodwinds, saxophone); Mike Altschul (woodwinds, saxophone); Plas Johnson , William Green , Buddy Collette (woodwinds); Curtis Amy (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Tom Scott (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Chuck Findley, Robert Bryant, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Al Aarons, Ollie Mitchell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Oscar Brashear (flugelhorn); George Bohannon (trombone, euphonium); Dick Hyde, Charles Loper (trombone); Fred Jackson, Jr. , Gene Goe (horns); Ralph Schuckett (electric piano, organ); John Fischbach (Moog synthesizer); Harvey Mason, Sr. , Joel O'Brien (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Charles Larkey (electric bass); Russ Kunkel (drums, percussion); Jim Gordon (drums); Bobbye Hall (congas, bongos, tambourine); Tessie Calderone (congas); Ralph MacDonald (percussion); Delores Hall, Eddie Kendricks, Abigale Haness, Julia Tillman Waters, Sherry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Merry Clayton (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Stephen K. Peeples. Unknown Contributor Role: James Taylor . Arrangers: David Campbell ; Norman Kurban. Thanks to James Taylor for encouraging Carole King to pursue a solo singing career after successful songwriting careers in New York with husband Gerry Goffin and Los Angeles with Toni Stern, which preceded a failed attempt singing in the City, who recorded a no-go album for Ode Records prior to King's first solo LP. Natural Woman: The Very Best of Carole King features the songstress/composer's popular singles -- "It's Too Late," "So Far Away," "I Feel the Earth Move" -- and interpretations of songs she wrote for others -- "Natural Woman," "Oh No, Not My Baby," a live version of "Up on the Roof" with James Taylor, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," and "Some Kind of Wonderful." King's soprano, while not the strongest vocal instrument, was effective and heartfelt. ~ Andrew Hamilton Carole King had already written an enormous amount of pop classics by the time she began her solo career in earnest in the late '60s. With her second album, Tapestry, King became one of the most popular and artistically successful singer-songwriters of the early '70s. King never matched the consistent brilliance of Tapestry, yet managed to record many fine songs during the rest of the decade. A Natural Woman collects all of her finest moments over the course of two discs. Tapestry is included in its entirety, along with the highlights from her other albums, making A Natural Woman the one essential King album -- apart from Tapestry itself, of course. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine The two-disc set A NATURAL WOMAN collects the highlights of Carole King's eight-year tenure at Lou Adler's Ode Records. Of course, of the several albums she released between 1968 and 1976, one stands out above all others; TAPESTRY is an all-time classic, the definitive '70s singer/songwriter album and the epitome of piano rock. A NATURAL WOMAN treats the album with the respect it deserves, including it in its entirety. What's remarkable about this 36-track collection is that as brilliant as songs like "It's Too Late," "Where You Lead" and "So Far Away" are, the rest of the set is nearly up to their level. In fact, listening to the songs from the follow-up RHYMES AND REASONS, it's remarkable that this album didn't match the stratospheric commercial success of its predecessor. The set also includes rarities like the 1972 movie song "Pocket Money" and four unreleased tracks, two live takes including a duet with James Taylor on "You're Got A Friend" and two surprisingly fine outtakes from RHYMES AND REASONS. Producer: John Fischbach; Lou Adler Engineer: Eric Weinbang; Hank Cicalo Musical Guests James Taylor   Compilation Appearances King Of The Blues One Man Dog Rolling Stone Women In Rock You've Got Mail Women On Top Of The Charts Vol. 3-70's Vol. 1-Popsicles & Icicles Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top 10 Through The Years: 70s Gilmore Girls: Our Little Corner of the World Very Best Of Singers And Songwriters Songs For Life Classic Tearjerkers Slow Outlaws And Angels Ultimate Love Love Rocks One Kiss Can Lead to Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found Lake House Girls Girls Girls:girls Sound 1957-19 Reba Duets Every Child Deserves A Lifetime:songs Duets:Friends & Legends Reflections Carasmatic   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Really Rosie ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists A Piano Strings Tribute to Carole King's Tapestry ~ Various Artists Various Artists   Technical Info Release Date : 03/03/1998 Original Release Date : 1994 Catalog ID : 65426 Label : Legacy Recordings Number of Discs : 2 Runtime : 125m : 25s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00074646542620   Professional Reviews Q (1/95, p.269) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...this chronologically presented collation starts well...goes stellar...then gradually, amid the welter of album tracks and the occasional rarity, fritters pleasantly away..."    Product Image