The Essential Carole King

~ Release by Carole King (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1: The Singer
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1It Might as Well Rain Until September
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1962 (number: 28)
recording of:
It Might as Well Rain Until September
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
Carole King2:25
2Child of Mine
engineer:
Andrew Berliner
mixer:
Gerry Goffin
recorded at:
Crystal Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1970-03 until 1970-04)
recording of:
Child of Mine (from 1970-03 until 1970-04)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Carole King4:04
3I Feel the Earth Move
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
keyboard:
Carole King
vocals:
Carole King
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Feel the Earth Move
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Carole King3.53:00
4So Far Away
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971-01)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (in 1971-01)
electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey (in 1971-01)
flute:
Curtis Amy (in 1971-01)
piano:
Carole King (in 1971-01)
vocals:
Carole King (in 1971-01)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971-01)
recording of:
So Far Away (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc.
Carole King3.53:57
5It's Too Late
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
congas and electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
electric piano:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
piano:
Carole King
soprano saxophone:
Curtis Amy
vocals:
Carole King
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 345) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 469)
recording of:
It’s Too Late
lyricist:
Toni Stern
composer:
Carole King
dedicated to:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Carole King43:55
6You've Got a Friend
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic guitar:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist) (in 1971)
cello:
Terry King (cellist) (in 1971)
congas:
Danny Kortchmar (in 1971)
double bass:
Charles Larkey (in 1971)
piano:
Carole King (in 1971)
viola:
David Campbell (US based Canadian violinist, composer, conductor and arranger) (in 1971)
violin:
Barry Socher (in 1971)
vocals:
Carole King (in 1971)
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1971)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 60)
recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend (in 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Carole King4.55:11
7Sweet Seasons
assistant engineer:
Norm Kinney
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
acoustic bass guitar and electric bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Danny Kootch
bongos, congas and tambourine:
Bobbye Hall
celesta, electric piano, piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Carole King
drums (drum set):
Joel O'Brien
organ:
Ralph Schuckett (keyboard, composer, producer)
woodwind:
Mike Altschul, Ernest Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist), William Green (woodwind), Plas Johnson and William Collette
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1971)
recording of:
Sweet Seasons
lyricist and composer:
Carole King and Toni Stern
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Carole King3:17
8Been To Canaan
assistant engineer:
Steve Mitchell (engineer)
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Been to Canaan
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
Carole King3:41
9Corazón
recording of:
Corazón
writer:
Carole King
Carole King3:59
10Jazzman
assistant engineer:
Milt Calice
engineer:
Norm Kinney
producer:
Lou Adler
solo saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1974) and Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1974)
recording of:
Jazzman
writer:
Carole King and David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist)
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp. (in 1974)
Carole King3:48
11Nightingale
assistant engineer:
Milt Calice
engineer:
Norm Kinney
producer:
Lou Adler
background vocals:
Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1974) and Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals) (in 1974)
recording of:
Nightingale
writer:
Carole King and David Palmer (early Steely Dan vocalist)
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp. (in 1974)
Carole King3:39
12Only Love Is Real
recording of:
Only Love Is Real
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp.
Carole King3:35
13Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / Some Kind of Wonderful / Up on the Roof (Live)
bass guitar:
Charles Larkey
guitar:
Danny Kortchmar
piano:
Carole King
guest vocals:
James Taylor (singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocals:
Carole King
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-06-18)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Some Kind of Wonderful (on 1971-06-18)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
live medley including a recording of:
Up on the Roof (on 1971-06-18)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
live medley including a recording of:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Carole King song) (on 1971-06-18)
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Lushmole Music, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Carole King feat. James Taylor7:37
14Really Rosie
assistant engineer:
Milt Calice
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Really Rosie
lyricist:
Maurice Sendak
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems Music Corp. (in 1975)
Carole King1:53
15Pierre
assistant engineer:
Milt Calice
engineer:
Hank Cicalo
producer:
Lou Adler
recording of:
Pierre
lyricist:
Maurice Sendak
composer:
Carole King
Carole King5:40
16You Can Do Anything
Carole King feat. Babyface3:59
17The Reason
recording of:
The Reason
writer:
Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer), Carole King and Greg Wells
publisher:
Beef Puppet Music, Greg Wells Music, IRS Music, Lushmole Music, MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN)
Carole King feat. Céline Dion4:40
18Now and Forever
recording of:
Now and Forever
writer:
Carole King
Carole King3:13
▶CD 2: The Songwriter