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Carole King - A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection 1968-1976 (1994) {2CD Set, Epic–Legacy E2K 48833}
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© 1968-76, 1994 Ode / Epic / Legacy / Sony Music | E2K 48833
Pop / Contemporary Pop / Soft Rock / Singer-Songwriter / Adult Contemporary

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.

King’s first two albums for Atlantic Records, dating from 1982 and 1983; ‘One To One’ made the Billboard Top 200, with the single of the same name reaching the Top 50; Carole King has had a stellar career as a writer and performer, culminating in a tribute musical, ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’; Digitally remastered and slipcased.

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