CAROLE KING – TAPESTRY LP – Nr MINT UK PRESS

Carole King – Tapestry
(Ode/Epic Records  32110)
Matrix No’s: A4/B4 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– small scuff/split in top edge

Carole King (born Carol Joan Klein, February 9, 1942) is an American composer and singer-songwriter. She is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1955 and 1999. King also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1952 and 2005.

Tapestry is a pop album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971 on Ode Records. It is one of the best-selling albums of all-time, with over 25 million copies sold worldwide In the U.S., 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.

Track listing

All songs written by Carole King except where noted.

1. “I Feel the Earth Move” – 2:58
2. “So Far Away” – 3:55
3. “It’s Too Late” (lyrics by Toni Stern) – 3:53
4. “Home Again” – 2:29
5. “Beautiful” – 3:08
6. “Way Over Yonder” – 4:44
7. “You’ve Got a Friend” – 5:09
8. “Where You Lead” (lyrics by Toni Stern) – 3:20
9. “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:12
10. “Smackwater Jack” (Goffin, King) – 3:41
11. “Tapestry” – 3:13
12. “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (Goffin, King, Jerry Wexler) – 3:49

Personnel

• Carole King – Piano, Keyboards, vocals, background vocals
• Curtis Amy – flute, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, string quartet
• Steve Barzyk – drums
• David Campbell – cello, viola
• Merry Clayton – background vocals
• Terry King – cello, tenor saxophone, string quartet
• Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar – acoustic guitar, conga, electric guitar, vocals
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• Charles “Charlie” Larkey – electric bass, string bass, string quartet
• Joni Mitchell – background vocals
• Joel O’Brien – drums
• Michael Pultand
• Ralph Schuckett – electric piano
• Barry Socher – violin, tenor saxophone, viola, string quartet
• Perry Steinberg – bass, violin, tenor saxophone, string bass
• “The Mitchell/Taylor Boy and Girl Choir” (Joni Mitchell and James Taylor) – background vocals
• James Taylor – acoustic guitar, granfalloon
• Julia Tillman – background vocals

Production

• Producer: Lou Adler
• Engineer: Hank Cicalo; 1971 LP was recorded in Studio B @ A&M Records
• A&R: Steven Berkowitz
• Mixing: Hank Cicalo
• Mastering: 1971 LP: Bernie Grundman @ A&M Mastering; Vic Anesini, Steve Hall
• Product manager: Jessica Sowin
• Project manager: Jessica Sowin
• Project director: Howard Frank
• Preparation: Bob Irwin
• Art direction: Roland Young
• Design: Chuck Beeson
• Photography: Jim McCrary
• Liner notes: James Taylor