#93 Carole King: An Appreciation

Carole King: An Appreciation

Written by Joe Viglione

Friday, 15 May 2009 22:31

"Some of Your Loving" on this partial collection of "Hits and Rarities from the Sixties" is extraordinary and could hit at any time for an artist who can understand the beauty in these now digital grooves. "I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance" is an answer to Robin Ward's "Wonderful Summer" and should have followed that 1963 hit sometime in 1964. King always had the talent and this document provides an essential look into the foundation that helped create the phenomenon that is Tapestry."A Road To Nowhere" is highly experimental and - I'm not kidding - it could very well have influenced Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground's "Venus In Furs"...and if it didn't it at least has some kind of cosmic connection to it...a nice segue for any clever radio host. When Carole King's album from The City - Now That Everything's Been Said - went by the wayside with no attention, and Writer, her first solo album for the same label, Ode, followed suit despite the great re-make of "Up On The Roof". But when Tapestry was unleashed it was another story, the doppelganger of Lou Adler's other phenomenal smash, The Rocky Horror Picture Show film (DVD these days). The biggest marketing blunder in the history of folk/rock was not following up Carole's success with a re-release of "It Might As Well Rain Until September" and these terrific 50s / 60s gems, Lesley Gore look out. This album is terrific. "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" is an immortal song by Neil Sedaka and this should've been the glorious cover to saturate radio - it and her #22 hit from September 22, 1962 - It Might As Well Rain Until September - are both worth the price of admission on their own. "Short Mort" is silly and sounds like a precursor (or sequel) to "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland. Songs like "Nobody's Perfect" are perfect and why we didn't hear them on Top 40 radio in the early 6os is truly the question, Carole King and Gerry Goffin were hardly unknowns and their mega track record should have had labels scouring the earth for these tapes. Listen to "Right Girl" which has all the seminal riffs of the time period, it hits them all and works in a way that albums subsequent to Tapestry just didn't even try to. 1. Oh Neil (2:23) 2. It might as well rain until september (2:42) 3. He's a bad boy (2:42) 4. Under the stars (2:36) 5. Crying in the rain (1:89) 6. A very special boy (2:22) 7. Queen of the beach (2:15) 8. Breaking up is hard to do (2:24) 9. Short mort (2:09) 10. Oh oh it started all over again (2:45) 11. Going wild (2:48) 12. School bells are ringing (2:27) 13. Baby sitting (2:34) 14. Nobody's perfect (2:27) 15. Right girl (2:46) 16. We grew up together (2:55) Album: Now That Everything's Been Said 1. Snow Queen 2. I Wasn't Born To Follow 3. Now That Everything's Been Said 4. Paradise Alley 5. Man Without A Dream 6. Victim Of Circumstance 7. Why Are You Leaving 8. Lady 9. My Sweet Home 10. I Don't Believe It 11. That Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho) 12. All My Time Album: Writer 1. Spaceship Races 2. No Easy Way Down 3. Child Of Mine 4. Goin' Back 5. To Love 6. What Have You Got To Lose 7. Eventually 8. Raspberry Jam 9. Can't You Be real 10. I Can't Hear You No More 11. Sweet Sweetheart 12. Up On The Roof Album: Tapestry 1. I Feel The Earth Move 2. So Far Away 3. It's Too Late 4. Home Again 5. Beautiful 6. Way over Yonder 7. You've Got a Friend 8. Where You Lead 9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow 10. Smackwater Jack 11. Tapestry 12. Natural Woman 13. Out in The Cold Album: A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection 1968-1976 Feb 1998 1. Hi-De-Ho (By The City) 2. Wasn't Born To Follow (By The City) 3. Up On The Roof 4. Where You Lead 5. Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 6. Tapestry 7. Pocket Money 8. At This Time In My Life 9. Ties That Bind 10. Jazzman 11. Wrap Around Joy 12. Nightingale 13. Really Rosie 14. Alligators All Around 15. You've Got A Firend (Live At Carnegie Hall, NYC) Album: Really Rosie 1. Ballad of Chicken Soup 2. Awful Truth Album: The Carnegie Hall Concert 1971 1. I Feel The Earth Move 2. Home Again 3. After All This Time 4. Child Of Mine 5. No Easy Way Down 6. Snow Queen 7. Smackwater Jack 8. So Far Away 9. It's Too Late 10. Eventually 11. Way Over Yonder 12. Beautiful 13. You've Got A Friend 14. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Some Kind Of Wonderful 15. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman Release : 12 Jul 2005 Album: The Living Room Tour 1. Welcome to My Living Room 2. Peace in The Valley 3. Love Makes The World 4. Now and Forever 5. Where You Lead 6. Lay Down My Life 7. Jazzman 8. Smackwater Jack 9. Wishful Thinking 10. Medley: Take Good Care of My Baby / It Might As Well Rain Until September / Go Away Little Girl / I' 11. Loving You Forever (with Gary Burr) 12. It's Too Late 13. So Far Away 14. Sweet Seasons 15. Chains 16. Pleasant Valley Sunday 17. Being at War with Each Other 18. I Feel The Earth Move 19. (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman 20. You've Got a Friend 21. Loco-Motion Release : 21 Sep 2004 Album: Speeding Time 1. Computer Eyes 2. One Small Voice 3. Crying in The Rain 4. Sacred Heart of Stone 5. Speeding Time 6. Standin' on The Borderline 7. So Ready for Love 8. Chalice Borealis 9. Dancing 10. Alabaster Lady Release : 18 Jun 2002 Album: Love Makes the World 1. Love Makes The World 2. You Can Do Anything 3. The Reason 4. I Wasen't Gonna Fall in Love 5. I Don't Know 6. Oh No, Not My Baby 7. It Could Have Been Anyone 8. Monday Without You 9. An Uncommon Love 10. You Will Find Me There 11. Safe Again 12. This Time 13. Birthday Song (Bonus) Release : 2 Aug 2001 Album: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 1. Breaking up is Hard to Do 2. Crying in The Rain 3. Jazzman 4. Some Kind of Wonderful 5. A Night This Side of Dying 6. Back to California 7. Brighter 8. Carry Your Load 9. Change in Mind Change in Heart 10. Growing Away from Me 11. Its Gonna Take Time 12. Music 13. My Lovin Eyes 14. Nightingale Release : 1 Mar 1994 Album: In Concert 1. Hard Rock Cafe 2. Up on The Roof 3. Smackwater Jack 4. So Far Away 5. Beautiful 6. Natural Woman 7. Hold out for Love 8. Will You Love Me Tomorrow 9. Jazzman 10. It's Too Late 11. Chains 12. I Feel The Earth Move 13. You've Got a Friend 14. Loco-Motion Release : unknown Album: Thoroughbred 1. So Many Ways 2. Daughter of Light 3. High out of Time 4. Only Love is Real 5. There's a Space Between Us 6. I'd Like to Know You Better 7. We All Have to Be Alone 8. Ambrosia 9. Still Here Thinking of You 10. It's Gonna Work out Fine Release : unknown Album: Rhymes & Reasons 1. Come Down Easy 2. My My She Cries 3. Peace in The Valley 4. Feeling Sad Tonight 5. First Day in August 6. Bitter with The Sweet 7. Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone 8. Stand Behind Me 9. Gotta Get Through Another Day 10. I Think I Can Hear You 11. Ferguson Road 12. Been to Canaan Release : unknown Album: Pearls/Time Gone By 1. Dancin' with Tears in My Eyes 2. Loco-Motion 3. One Fine Day 4. Hey Girl 5. Snow Queen 6. Chains 7. Oh No, Not My Baby 8. Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll) 9. Wasn't Born to Follow 10. Goin' Back 11. Hard Rock Cafe 12. In The Name of Love 13. Morning Sun 14. Simple Things 15. Time Gone by 16. You Still Want Her 17. Passing of The Days 18. Time Alone 19. Main Street Saturday Night 20. Welcome Home Release : unknown Album: Music 1. Brother Brother 2. It's Going to Take Some Time 3. Sweet Seasons 4. Some Kind of Wonderful 5. Surely 6. Carry Your Load 7. Music 8. Song of Long Ago 9. Brighter 10. Growing Away from Me 11. Too Much Rain 12. Back to California Release : unknown Album: Fantasy 1. Fantasy Beginning 2. You've Been Around Too Long 3. Being at War with Each Other 4. Directions 5. That's How Things Go Down 6. Weekdays 7. Haywood 8. A Quiet Place to Live 9. Welfare Symphony 10. You Light up My Life 11. Coraz??n 12. Believe in Humanity 13. Fantasy End Release : unknown Album: Colour of Your Dreams 1. Lay Down My Life Listen 2. Hold Out for Love Listen 3. Standing in the Rain Listen 4. Now and Forever Listen 5. Wishful Thinking Listen 6. Colour of Your Dreams Listen 7. Tears Falling Down on Me Listen 8. Friday's Tie-Dye Nightmare Listen 9. Just One Thing Listen 10. Do You Feel Love Listen 11. It's Never Too Late Listen

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