Carole King

When does an artist morph from being current to nostalgia? It's an often imperceptible evolution that can happen almost overnight. Back in 2010, when this album was first released, old friends and musical contemporaries Carole King and James Taylor were fast approaching that turn.

"Thoroughbred" is the 7th album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1976. Her final release on Ode Records, it's also her last album produced by Lou Adler, who had been her collaborator since "Tapestry" (1971). The track "Only Love Is Real" was released as a lead single from the album, and became her 4th and final chart-topper on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. "High Out of Time", a song featuring David Crosby and Graham Nash on vocals, was also released as a single. Cash Box called "High Out of Time" "a sweet ballad, filled with Carole King's expected but always exciting melody hooks." The track "There's a Space Between Us" features harmony vocals by James Taylor.

"City Streets" is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1989. It was the first album after 6-year hiatus from her recording career, co-produced by Rudy Guess who supported her as a backing guitarist in later years. The title track features a guitar solo by Eric Clapton. It was released as a single and became a top-20 hit on the U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Clapton also played the guitar on "Ain't That the Way". Another notable guest musician is Branford Marsalis, who played the saxophone on "Midnight Flyer".

2008 five CD box. The Original Album Classics series, courtesy of Sony/BMG, packages together five classic albums from one of the most popular artists on the label's roster, housing them in an attractive slipcase. This set from the American singer/songwriter features the albums Writer (1970), Music (1971), Rhymes And Reasons (1972), Fantasy (1973) and Wrap Around Joy (1974).

"Speeding Time" is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1983. King's 13th album in 14 years, "Speeding Time" was poorly reviewed and was her first album not to chart. Following the album's release, King did not record again for six years.

"Tapestry" is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971 on Ode Records and produced by Lou Adler. It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. In the United States, it has been certified Diamond by the RIAA with more than 10 million copies sold. It received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year. The lead single from the album - "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" - spent five weeks at #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts. In 2003, "Tapestry" was ranked #36 on Rolling Stone list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

This astounding collection of 13 original recordings by Carole King featuring many of her most famous songs is finally being released for the very first time! The Legendary Demos proves once and for all precisely why she is the most successful and revered female singer/songwriter in music history. Includes the original demoed recordings of such future standards as "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "It's Too Late," "You've Got A Friend" and more. Also features early takes of six tracks that formed the basis for King's worldwide solo breakthrough; one of the best-selling and most beloved albums of all time. This collection forms the lost missing link in the chain of King's career.

This astounding digitally remastered 3-CD, 74-track set is entirely devoted to music written by the 17-to-20-year-old Carole King of 1959-1962, who along with her husband and lyricist, Gerry Goffin were hitting the charts with a new record almost every three weeks by the year 1962. Known as the Queen of the Brill Building, King wrote hit songs for Bobby Vee, The Shirelles, The Drifters, Bobby Rydell, Tony Orlando, The Everly Brothers, Connie Stevens, and many more. They’re all here including #1 hits like “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva, “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by the Shirelles, “Go Away Little Girl” by Steve Lawrence, and “Take Good Care of My Baby” by Bobby Vee. Recommend you grab this collection while you can!

No Carole King album could ever be called bad - she's simply not capable of turning in songs that are anything less than melodic and expertly crafted & structured. One to One, however, found her in non-experimental mode. Past albums had explored country (Touch the Sky), R&B (Fantasy), and nostalgia (Pearls). But One to One was straight-up, no-frills singer/songwriter fare, close in spirit to Tapestry but without that album's iconic status. The production has the easy, unchallenging mid-'70s feel of Simple Things, and the personnel supporting King here is largely the same.