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Tapestry (SACD) (1971)

Artist: Carole King
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Format:  Super Audio CD
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Product Summary
Label: Cbs/epic/wtg Records
UPC: 00696998632868
Please Note: May require SACD-compatible hardware more info.
Release Date: 3/5/2002
Buy.com Sku: 60598603
Item#: MKKFQY
Buy.com Sales Rank: 34551
Format:  Super Audio CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. I Feel The Earth Move ~ Carole King
2. So Far Away ~ Carole King
3. It's Too Late ~ Carole King
4. Home Again ~ Carole King
5. Beautiful ~ Carole King
6. Way Over Yonder ~ Carole King
7. You've Got A Friend ~ Carole King
8. Where You Lead ~ Carole King
9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? ~ Carole King
10. Smackwater Jack ~ Carole King
11. Tapestry ~ Carole King
12. Natural Woman, (You Make Me Feel Like) A ~ Carole King
13. Out In The Cold ~ Carole King
14. Smackwater Jack - (live) ~ Carole King



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
This is a multi-channel Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
Personnel: Carole King (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); James Taylor (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (guitar, congas); Barry Socher (violin); David Campbell (viola); Terry King (cello); Curtis Amy (flute, soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones); Ralph Schuckett (electric piano); Charles Larkey (acoustic & electric basses); Perry Steinberg (acoustic bass); Joel O'Brien, Russ Kunkel (drums); Joni Mitchell, Merry Clayton, Julia Tillman (background vocals).
Producer: Lou Adler.
Reissue producer: Bob Irwin.
Originally released on Ode (PE 34946). Includes liner notes by James Taylor.
This is a Super Audio CD playable only on Super Audio CD players.
TAPESTRY was one of the most popular albums of the 1970s, perfectly capturing the intimate, confessional mode of the singer/songwriter genre then in bloom, yet without the mawkishness or posing that later typified the style. Though Carole King had been successful in the '60s as a behind-the-scenes composer of Brill Building pop, her decision to perform her own material brought its craftsmanship and sincerity to the fore. In addition, everything about TAPESTRY, from its warm soft-rock arrangements to its cover art (which shows King lounging in her apartment in bare feet, a sweater and jeans), suggested something different. This was the casual, personal music of interiors, without any of the make-up of traditional pop.
Some of the songs King penned for others, including "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" (a hit for the Shirelles' in 1961) and "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman" (a hit for Aretha Franklin in 1968), are re-worked here to fit the album's introspective mood. Yet the newer material is what really shines. "I Feel the Earth Move" works a light, rocking groove, as does "It's Too Late" though with a more plaintive, resigned feel, while "You've Got a Friend" has an unassuming sincerity that gives it the edge over James Taylor's cover. The combination of TAPESTRY's superior songwriting, startling honesty, and jazzy, mellow, organic instrumentation makes it an appealing, moving listen even today.

Engineer: Hank Cicalo

Musical Guests
James Taylor
Joni Mitchell
Merry Clayton

 
Compilation Appearances
Vol. 2-Best Of Girl Groups
King Of The Blues
One Man Dog
Rolling Stone Women In Rock
Honor Them All:madd
You've Got Mail
Basic Blues Vol 2
Women On Top Of The Charts
Vol. 3-70's
Ultimate Power Of Love
Casey Kasem Presents: America's Top 10 Through The Years: 70s
Gilmore Girls: Our Little Corner of the World
Fabulous Ladies And Girl Groups From
Songs For Life
It's Still Okay To Dream: Save The Children
Classic Tearjerkers
Slow
Outlaws And Angels
Ultimate Love
Love Rocks
NICOLETTE LARSON TRIBUTE CONCERT
Lake House
Radio Caroline Calling: 60's Flashbac
Legends
Girls Girls Girls:girls Sound 1957-19
Reba Duets
Every Child Deserves A Lifetime:songs
Duets:Friends & Legends

 
Associated Artists and Works
Artists, Various
Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute To Carole King ~ Artists, Various
Artists, Various
Artists, Various
City (60's) (The)
Various Artists
Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute To Carole King ~ Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Various Artists
Piano Strings Tribute To Carole King's Tapestry ~ Various Artists

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 03/05/2002
Original Release Date : 1971
Catalog ID : 86328
Label : Legacy Recordings
Number of Discs : 1
Studio/Live : Mixed
Mono/Stereo : Multi
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00696998632868

 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.136)
- Ranked # 19 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums"

Rolling Stone (4/29/71, pp.40-41)
- "...Carole King's second album, TAPESTRY, has fulfilled the promise of her first album and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music..."

Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.136)
- Ranked # 19 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums"

Rolling Stone (4/29/71, pp.40-41)
- "...Carole King's second album, TAPESTRY, has fulfilled the promise of her first album and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music..."

Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.136)
- Ranked # 19 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums"

Rolling Stone (4/29/71, pp.40-41)
- "...Carole King's second album, TAPESTRY, has fulfilled the promise of her first album and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music..."

Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.136)
- Ranked # 19 in Rolling Stone's "Women in Rock: The 50 Essential Albums"

Rolling Stone (4/29/71, pp.40-41)
- "...Carole King's second album, TAPESTRY, has fulfilled the promise of her first album and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music..."

Spin (p.101)
- "King looked into herself and became a brilliant romantic realist."

Q (9/99, p.130)
- 5 stars (out of 5)
- "...if the term singer-songwriter gained currency anywhere, it wouldn't be far from here....King's inward-looking songs spoke of a mature woman going it alone, wounded but hopeful....perhaps it's time to put aside the baggage that TAPESTRY brings with it and celebrate instead a classic rock record..."

Q (9/99, p.130)
- 5 stars (out of 5)
- "...if the term singer-songwriter gained currency anywhere, it wouldn't be far from here....King's inward-looking songs spoke of a mature woman going it alone, wounded but hopeful....perhaps it's time to put aside the baggage that TAPESTRY brings with it and celebrate instead a classic rock record..."

Q (9/99, p.130)
- 5 stars (out of 5)
- "...if the term singer-songwriter gained currency anywhere, it wouldn't be far from here....King's inward-looking songs spoke of a mature woman going it alone, wounded but hopeful....perhaps it's time to put aside the baggage that TAPESTRY brings with it and celebrate instead a classic rock record..."

Q (9/99, p.130)
- 5 stars (out of 5)
- "...if the term singer-songwriter gained currency anywhere, it wouldn't be far from here....King's inward-looking songs spoke of a mature woman going it alone, wounded but hopeful....perhaps it's time to put aside the baggage that TAPESTRY brings with it and celebrate instead a classic rock record..."

Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, p.67)
- "...this is a terrific set of songs...more than a quarter century after they first came to light, they are still fresh..."

Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, p.67)
- "...this is a terrific set of songs...more than a quarter century after they first came to light, they are still fresh..."

Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, p.67)
- "...this is a terrific set of songs...more than a quarter century after they first came to light, they are still fresh..."

Paste (magazine)
(p.65)
- "It's an exquisite, timeless work....TAPESTRY remains Carole King's definitive testimony..."

 
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