Sunday, October 22, 2017

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:  Tapestry:  Live In Hyde Park (CD/DVD)  (2017)
Genre:  Pop, Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Contemporary Pop, Adult Contemporary
Label:  Sony Music/Legacy
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  I Feel The Earth Move  (3:34)
 2.  So Far Away  (4:43)
 3.  It's Too Late  (4:24)
 4.  Home Again  (2:37)
 5.  Beautiful  (2:48)
 6.  Way Over Yonder  (4:31)
 7.  You've Got A Friend  (5:02)
 8.  Where You Lead (with Louise Goffin)  (3:41)
 9.  Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (Louise Goffin)  (4:24)
10. Smackwater Jack  (5:08)
11. Tapestry  (3:21)
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  (4:01)
13. Medley Intro  (0:45)
14. Goffin/King Medley  (3:40)
15. Hey Girl  (3:17)
16. Chains  (4:47)
17. Jazzman  (5:03)
18. Up On The Roof  (3:58)
19. Locomotion  (4:15)
20. I Feel The Earth Move (Reprise)  (with The Cast Of Beautiful:  The Carole King Musical)  (3:05)
21. You've Got A Friend (Reprise)  2:47)

Disc 2:  DVD

 0.  Show Open/Testimonials 1.  I Feel The Earth Move  (3:34)
 2.  So Far Away  (4:43)
 3.  It's Too Late  (4:24)
 4.  Home Again  (2:37)
 5.  Beautiful  (2:48)
 6.  Way Over Yonder  (4:31)
 7.  You've Got A Friend  (5:02)
 8.  Where You Lead (with Louise Goffin)  (3:41)
 9.  Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (Louise Goffin)  (4:24)
10. Smackwater Jack  (5:08)
11. Tapestry  (3:21)
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman  (4:01)
13. Medley Intro  (0:45)
14. Goffin/King Medley  (3:40)
15. Hey Girl  (3:17)
16. Chains  (4:47)
17. Jazzman  (5:03)
18. Up On The Roof  (3:58)
19. Locomotion  (4:15)
20. I Feel The Earth Move (Reprise)  (with The Cast Of Beautiful:  The Carole King Musical)  (3:05)
21. You've Got A Friend (Reprise)  2:47)
22. Credits

Personnel:

Carole King:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar

Band:

Robbie Kondor:  Piano, Keyboards
Danny Kortchmar:  Guitar
Dillon Kondor:  Guitar
Zev Katz:  Bass
Shawn Pelton:  Drums
Shar White:  Background Vocals
Michelle John:  Background Vocals
Jamie Talbot :  Tenor Saxophone

Special Guests:

Louise Goffin:  Vocals

The Cast Of Beautiful :  The Carole King Musical

Tapestry:  Live In Hyde Park is the live album by Carole King, released on September 15, 2017 by Sony Music/Legacy, recorded from the live at Hyde Park celebrates the 45th anniversary of Carole King's masterpiece with a spectacular concert for more than 65,000 Fans on July 3, 2016.  The album includes the full concert on CD/DVD.




No comments :

Post a Comment