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| Studio album by Carole King | |||||
| Released | March 1971 April 22, 2008 (Legacy) |
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| Recorded | January 1971 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Rock | ||||
| Length | 44:31 | ||||
| Label | Ode Records Sony/BMG |
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| Producer | Lou Adler | ||||
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Tapestry is a ground-breaking pop album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Events in March American Red Cross Month Fire Prevention month ( The Philippines) Women's History Month ( United Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Ode Records was a Record label, started by Lou Adler in 1967 after he sold Dunhill Records to ABC Records. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Okayplayercom is an online hip-hop and alternative music Website and community Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Writer is the first solo Album by Carole King which was released 1970 Music was the third album by Carole King and the continuation of the style laid down in Tapestry. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Events February 5 - Eric Burdon & War disbanding They never performed togeather again until April 21 2008 at the Royal Albert Hall It features minimal production by Lou Adler. Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director It has earned a spot as one of the quintessential recordings of the rock era. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Tapestry was ranked US number 1 for 15 weeks and remained on the charts for over six years. The album also garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Record of the Year ("It's Too Late"); and Song of the Year ("You've Got a Friend"). The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry " You've Got a Friend " is a Grammy Award winning song from the early 1970s which marked the Singer-songwriter movement
The importance of this album stems not so much from its huge sales but from what critic Robert Christgau says in "Christgau's Record Guide": "King has done for the female voice what countless singer-composers achieved years ago for the male: liberated it from technical decorum. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American She insists on being heard as she is – not raunchy and hot-to-trot or sweeet and be-yoo-ti-ful, just human, with all the cracks and imperfections that implies. " (1981)
King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and The Shirelles' "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Three songs were co-written with King's ex-husband Gerry Goffin. Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin February 11 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Lyricist. James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs, and who also played on Tapestry, would have a #1 hit with "You've Got a Friend. James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts "
In 2003, the album was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published In 2001, the VH1 TV network named Tapestry the 39th greatest album ever. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations In 2003, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that "are culturally historically or aesthetically important and/or inform or reflect life in the United States
Various artists combined to re-record all the original tracks for more than one tribute album; the first, released in 1995, entitled Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, and the second, released in 2003, entitled A New Tapestry — Carole King Tribute. A tribute album is a recorded collection of Cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions
Contents |
Track listing
All songs by Carole King except where noted.
Original vinyl release
- "I Feel the Earth Move" – 2:58
- "So Far Away" – 3:55
- "It's Too Late" (lyrics by Toni Stern) – 3:53
- "Home Again" – 2:29
- "Beautiful" – 3:08
- "Way Over Yonder" – 4:44
- "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09
- "Where You Lead" (lyrics by Stern) – 3:20
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:12
- "Smackwater Jack" (Goffin, King) – 3:41
- "Tapestry" – 3:13
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Goffin, King, Jerry Wexler) – 3:49
1980 Half-Speed Audiophile release
Released on the CBS Mastersound label, cut at half-speed and pressed on virgin vinyl; the track listing was identical to that of the original release. " I Feel the Earth Move " is the first single released by pop singer Carole King, in 1971 " You've Got a Friend " is a Grammy Award winning song from the early 1970s which marked the Singer-songwriter movement "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Gerry Goffin (born Gerald Goffin February 11 1939, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Lyricist. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded Epic 82308
CD reissue
The album was reissued in 1999 onto CD, with two previously unreleased bonus tracks.
- "I Feel the Earth Move" – 2:58
- "So Far Away" – 3:55
- "It's Too Late" – 3:53
- "Home Again" – 2:29
- "Beautiful" – 3:08
- "Way Over Yonder" – 4:44
- "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09
- "Where You Lead" – 3:20 > tune song Gilmore girls
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" – 4:12
- "Smackwater Jack" – 3:41
- "Tapestry" – 3:13
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" – 3:49
- "Out in the Cold" (bonus track) – 2:44
- "Smackwater Jack" (Live) (bonus track) – 3:21
Note
Certain copies of the original CD issue list track 12 as "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman" with the parentheses putting a different emphasis on the title. However, the inside liner notes of these CDs still use the standard form of the track title as listed above.
Legacy Edition
On April 22, 2008, Sony/BMG, Epic, and Ode released the 2-disc Legacy Edition of Tapestry, featuring the original album fully remastered, and a bonus disc of live vocal/piano renditions of 11 of the 12 songs on the album recorded between 1973 (in Boston, Massachusetts; Columbia, Maryland; and Central Park, New York City, New York) and in 1976 (at the San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco, California). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Ode Records was a Record label, started by Lou Adler in 1967 after he sold Dunhill Records to ABC Records. Columbia is a Census-designated place and planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. Central Park is a large public Urban park in New York City, with about twenty-five million visitors annually The City of New York The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California is located on the western side of Van Ness Avenue across from the rear facade of City The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city This deluxe edition also comes with an expansive booklet featuring extended liner notes and photos.
Bonus disc track listing
- "I Feel the Earth Move" (Live) - 3:07
- "So Far Away" (Live) - 3:34
- "It's Too Late" (Live) - 3:56
- "Home Again" (Live) - 2:23
- "Beautiful" (Live) - 2:29
- "Way Over Yonder" (Live) - 4:25
- "You've Got a Friend" (Live) - 4:50
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (Live) - 3:21
- "Smackwater Jack" (Live) - 3:08
- "Tapestry" (Live) - 3:03
- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Live) - 4:01
Personnel
- Carole King – synthesizer, guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals, background vocals
- Curtis Amy – bass flute, baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, string quartet
- Steve Barzyk – drums
- David Campbell – cello, viola
- Merry Clayton – vocals, background vocals
- Terry King – cello, tenor saxophone, string quartet
- Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – guitar, conga, electric guitar, vocals
- Russ Kunkel – drums
- Charles Larkey – bass, electric bass, string bass, string quartet
- Joni Mitchell – background vocals
- Joel O'Brian – drums
- Michael Pultand
- Ralph Schuckett – piano, keyboard, 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, guitar, vocals, granfalloon
- Julia Tillman – vocals, background vocals
Production
- Producer: Lou Adler
- Engineers: Vic Anesini, Hank Cicalo, Bob Irwin, Carole King
- A&R: Steven Berkowitz
- Mixing: Bob Irwin
- Mastering: Vic Anesini, Steve Hall
- Surround mix: Paul Klingberg
- Product manager: Jessica Sowin
- Project manager: Jessica Sowin
- Project director: Howard Frank
- Preparation: Bob Irwin
- Art direction: Roland Young
- Design: Chuck Beeson
- Reissue design: Smay Vision
- Photography: Jim McCrary
- Liner notes: James Taylor
Charts
| Album - Billboard (North America) | ||
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | Pop Albums | 1 |
| 2000 | Top Internet Albums | 13 |
| Singles - Billboard (North America) | |||
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1971 | "I Feel the Earth Move" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1971 | "It's Too Late" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1971 | "It's Too Late" | Pop Singles | 1 |
| 1971 | "Smackwater Jack" | Pop Singles | 14 |
| 1971 | "So Far Away" | Adult Contemporary | 3 |
| 1971 | "So Far Away" | Pop Singles | 14 |
Awards
| Grammy Awards | ||
| Year | Winner | Category |
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| 1971 | "It's Too Late" | Record Of The Year |
| 1971 | Tapestry | Album Of The Year |
| 1971 | Tapestry | Best Female Pop Vocal Performance |
| 1971 | "You've Got a Friend" | Song Of The Year |
Trivia
- "Where You Lead" became the title song of TV show Gilmore Girls. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The bass flute is the bass member of the Flute family It is in the key of C pitched one octave below the Concert flute. The baritone saxophone, often called " bari sax " (to avoid confusion with the Baritone horn, which is often referred to simply as "baritone" is The soprano saxophone was invented in 1840 and is a variety of the Saxophone, a Woodwind instrument. The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the Saxophone family a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The viola is a bowed String instrument. It is the middle voice of the Violin family, Merry Clayton (born December 25, 1948 in Gert Town New Orleans, Louisiana) has had a rich Career as an American soul Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar (born April 6, 1946) is a Guitarist Session musician, and songwriter The conga is tall narrow single-headed Cuban Drum of African origin probably derived from the Congolese Makuta drums or Sikulu An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder Russell Kunkel, also known as Russ Kunkel, is a Drummer and producer who has worked as a Session musician with a number of well-known artists The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and An electric piano is an electric Musical instrument. The popularity of the electric piano began to grow in the late 1960s, reaching its greatest height during the The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American Singer-songwriter and Guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts A steel-string acoustic guitar, is a modern form of Guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter louder sound A granfalloon, in the fictional religion of Bokononism (created by Kurt Vonnegut in his 1963 novel Cat's Cradle) is defined as a Lou Adler (born December 13, 1933) is an American Record producer, manager and director Hank Cicalo is an American Recording engineer, most notable for his work in the 1960s and 1970s Jim McCrary is a photographer known for his 1970s album covers most notably Carole King 's Tapestry and Joe Cocker 's Mad Dogs and Englishmen See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Record of the Year is one of the four most prestigious Grammy Awards presented annually The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance is the latest in a series of awards recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category the first of which was The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino The version played on the show featured King and her daughter Louise Goffin sharing the vocals. Louise Lynn Goffin is a singer/songwriter and multi-instumentalist
| Preceded by Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones |
Billboard 200 number-one album June 19 - October 1, 1971 |
Succeeded by Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart |
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