You’ve Got a Friend: Carole King
From Wikipedia, "Tapestry was ranked US number 1 for 15 consecutive weeks, which is the longest time for an album by a female to occupy that position,[2] and remained on the Billboard 200 for 305 weeks, the most recent week being the Billboard magazine issue dated July 17, 2010.[3] In terms of time on the charts, it ranks fifth overall and in terms of length on the charts for solo musical acts it ranks second. It remains the longest charting album by a female solo artist. Tapestry has sold over 25 million copies worldwide[4] and on July 17, 1995 was certified diamond in the United States by the RIAA for 10 million copies sold in the US.[1] In 1972 the album also garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year ("It's Too Late"), and Song of the Year ("You've Got a Friend"). Three songs from the album, "I Feel The Earth Move", "It's Too Late", and "You've Got A Friend", all reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after Tapestry's release. Altogether, four songs on the album were at one point #1 hits, all of which were written or co-written by King."
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September 12, 2010 at 12:19 pm
yousendit link:
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September 12, 2010 at 10:27 pm
The perfect antidote to the bummer feeling.
September 12, 2010 at 10:33 pm
Then I’m glad I posted it, Buzz.
September 13, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I’ve owned this on vinyl, cassette, and CD. Some of the most soothing songs of all time, even “Smackwater Jack”.
September 14, 2010 at 11:16 am
Robert,
The albums I love have moved through all of music’s incarnations and most started in vinyl. There is still something I love about vinyl and I still play records periodically. Some of my favorites never got beyond vinyl/
September 13, 2010 at 6:45 pm
James Taylor made some minor lyric changes at the risk of upsetting Carole King. However, the truth was revealed, when Carole first heard James’ version, while he was performing it live at the very same theater where he was introduced to the song 2 years earlier in 1969. The story goes that Taylor was scheduled to perform at the Troubadour Theater in Los Angeles, and while tuning up for his evening performance in the dressing room, he heard Carole King’s lovely voice, and the beautiful piano music of this song gently wafting from the stage through the dressing room doors. When they met backstage, James told Carole that he liked her song very much. In return, Carole suggested to James that he should record his own special version of her song. It was soon arranged, James went into the studio and recorded his version of the song, and consequently it was just as smooth as Carole King’s. The problem was, both versions were released around the same time in 1971, so there was major competition at radio stations. It was a tossup between whether they should play the original piano version by Carole King, or the softer guitar version by James Taylor. When Carole heard James’ version of the song, she finally put an end to the rumors about her being upset with the lyric changes by telling him, “James, I have no problem at all with your version of my song. Those lyric changes don’t bother me one bit.”
September 14, 2010 at 10:56 am
sblake,
Both are equally lovely, and I do like the James’ song as much as Carole’s. When they did concerts together this summer, a piece of one was on PBS. I thought their voices were a perfect match, and I wished I’d bought a ticket.
September 14, 2010 at 2:10 pm
In case you don’t already own it, JT and Carole King have an album out with recordings from this year’s concerts. It’s phenomenal.
September 15, 2010 at 10:30 am
Thanks, sprite
I haven’t got it, but I’ve bought so much lately I’ll have to put it on my Christmas list