a b "Carole King | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 2021-12-21.

Compilation albums [ edit ] List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Tapestry was one of the first records my mother and I bonded over. It was so meaningful to sing in unison with my mom to a guttural, honest account performed by a stranger to whom I felt so inexplicably connected: a friend, a sister, a mother, and somebody’s daughter, a low voice and an attitude. From that point onward, I carried her music and spirit with me. In America, it also did well by making it into the Hot 100. And as if that wasn’t enough, Martika’s cover actually rose to the 25th spot on that very important singles chart. However, following the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 that occurred on the central coast of California, the song began to drop chart-wise. And why? This was because radio stations were forced to pull it from their playlists. It would have been insensitive for the stations to continue playing a love song talking about earth moving in the aftermath of an earthquake that claimed the lives of 63 people and left almost 4,000 others injured. Songwriter Carole King and honoree Taylor Swift attend the 64th Annual BMI Pop Awards, honoring Taylor Swift and songwriting duo Mann & Weil, at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. I also have to mention the cat on the cover. It may sound trivial, but that was the most “me” I’d ever seen on a record cover, and maybe opened up the possibility that a person could be humble and modest and human rather than superhuman, and be a triumphant musician. Bethany Cosentino, Best Coast

CAROLE KING STUDIO ALBUMS

You’ve Got a Friend (live, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY) (feat. James Taylor) The Essential Carole King Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” / “Some Kind of Wonderful” / “Up on the Roof” [medley; performed with James Taylor] (Goffin, King) – 7:46

Music: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 16, No. 21_22". RPM. 1972-01-15. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06 . Retrieved 2014-01-01. That was the only song I brought to B, because I thought it was a hit song. So through a couple of friends I got to Leon, and he too jumped at the chance to record with BB. Same with Joe Walsh.” a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – Carole King". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 8, 2022. Venusian Diamond” (King, Evers, Mark Hallman, Robert McEntee, Robb Galloway, Miguel Rivera, Richard Hardy, Michael Wooten)

It’s no coincidence that the title of Mitchell’s fourth album echoes the title of Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue, for the singer-songwriter similarly uses modal minimalism and augmented chords to lend a translucent glow to romantic melancholy. Written in the wake of her break-up with longtime lover Graham Nash, these songs have such sturdy melodies and stories that they can afford to be stripped down and stripped bare in the studio, often to nothing more than Mitchell’s soprano and acoustic guitar, dulcimer or piano. The results include her catchiest tune since “Both Sides Now” (“Carey”) and the decade’s best new Christmas song (“The River”). — Geoffrey Himes Carole King: I don’t know if they told me I was gifted, and I don’t know if I knew I was gifted. I just liked it. I had almost perfect pitch. During the 1960s, with Carole King writing the music and Gerry Goffin the lyrics, the two wrote a string of classic songs for a wide variety of artists. Their hits included “The Loco-Motion,”“Up on the Roof,” and “One Fine Day.”

What else can be said about The Dark Side of the Moon that hasn’t been said already? It’s one of those records that seems to exist in its own little world. There hasn’t been another quite like it before or since its release, and its impact on nearly every aspect of music—songwriting, production, engineering—is still felt even decades later. In regards to Pink Floyd as a band, the album marked a distinct change of direction in the group’s sound, due in large part to the departure of Syd Barrett, who had been the band’s principal songwriter until his deteriorating mental state forced him to leave the group. Barrett’s mental problems also served as inspiration for much of Dark Side’s concept and themes, which focused on issues like madness, the passage of time, conflict and death. — Wyndham Wyeth Carole King: The first recording I ever made was “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” in a little recording booth in Coney Island. And I just remember it because, you know, I was with my mom and my dad and it was — it was a great experience, except that at the end for some reason I broke down crying. I was three, two or three. King has sold over 75 million records worldwide. [1] Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. [2] Her second album, Tapestry (1971), was the world's best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter-century, with global sales of 30 million. [3] [4] [5] According to the Recording Industry Association of America, King has sold 19.6 million records in the United States. [6] She is also recognized as the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country. [7] Albums [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

New York’s favorite daughter is simply one of the most successful songwriters in modern music history. Born in Manhattan, her father was a New York City Firefighter and her mother was a teacher. Carole King’s songwriting career began in 1958 with the release of the single “The Right Girl.” From that point on through the 1960s, Carole King enjoyed great success writing multiple hit songs for various artists. Browne, David (2018-10-29). "Carole King Gets Political on First New Song in Seven Years". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2021-03-21. Recording engineer Hank Cicalo, Carole Kingand record producer Lou Adlerin the control room of A&M Records Recording Studio during the recording of King's album 'Tapestry' in January 1971 in Los Angeles, Calif. JimMcCrary/Redferns

Tapestry' at 50: How Carole King 'bet on herself' to record a singer-songwriter classic". Los Angeles Times. 2021-02-04 . Retrieved 2022-03-22.

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Tapestry: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 15, No. 21". RPM. 1971-07-10. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06 . Retrieved 2014-01-01. Carole King releases new version of One Small Voice in protest against Trump". The Guardian. 2017-01-27 . Retrieved 2021-03-21. He was christened Riley B King. A few years before his death, BB sought out the precise location of his birth, guided by his late father’s spoken directions on a cassette tape. The scene was captured by filmmaker Jon Brewer for his 2014 documentary BB King: The Life Of Riley. Wrap Around Joy: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 22, No. 12" (PHP). RPM. 1974-11-09 . Retrieved 2014-01-01. [ permanent dead link]