Carole King

Artist:  Carole King
Birth Name:  Carol Joan Klein
Born:  February 9, 1942.  
Origin:  Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Piano, Vocals

Carole King is an American Composer, Singer and Songwriter.  She began in the 1960s along with her husband Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists (include The  Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley, The Coasters, Ben E. King, The Shirelles, Little Eva, The Chiffons, The Monkees, the Drifters, The Crystals, The Cookies, Bobby Vee, James Taylor and many more!, many of which have become standards.  She has made 25 Solo Albums, the most successful being Tapestry No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years until broken by Whitney Houston for the soundtrack album The Bodyguard.  She has won four Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Songwriter Hall Of Fame and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and she is the recipient of the 2013 Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song, the first woman to be so honored!.

Title:  A Beautiful Collection-The Very Best Of Carole King (2015)
Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Label:  Sony Music 
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Beautiful  (3:05)
 2.  I Feel The Earth Move  (2:56)
 3.  Child Of Mine  (4:00)
 4.  Sweet Seasons  (3:15)
 5.  It's Too Late  (3:55)
 6.  Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Some Kind Of Wonderful/Up On The Roof (with James Taylor)  (7:36)
 7.  Carry Your Load  (2:52)
 8.  Only Love Is Real  (3:31)
 9.  So Far Away  (3:57)
10. Jazzman  (3:45)
11. Believe In Humanity  (3:21)
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  (3:49)
13. Been To Canaan  (3:39)
14. You've Got A Friend  (5:09)
15. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?  (4:11)

A Beautiful Collection-The Very Best Of Carole King is a brand new collection album of the iconic songs of Carole King, was released on March 2, 2015 by Sony Music, from the original Ode Records recordings, including "It's Too Late", "You've Got A Friend", "I Feel The Earth Move", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", and a special live medley featuring James Taylor.