This long overdue examination of Carole King offers her legions of
fans the chance to see how her work has developed over time,
understand what her music means to other contemporary performers,
and grasp its significance in American music at large. Name a
Carole King song. Anyone who's been a fan of popular music over the
past 45 years should be able to do it with ease. Will You Still
Love Me Tomorrow?, Take Good Care Of My Baby, The Locomotion, One
Fine Day, Up On The Roof, A Natural Woman, I Feel The Earth Move,
Smackwater Jack, It's Too Late, So Far Away, You've Got A Friend.
Few writers can claim such a formidable catalogue. Fewer still can
with justice claim to have spoken for a generation. After
collaborating with Paul Simon in high school and composing hits for
The Shirelles; Aretha Franklin; The Monkees; Blood, Sweat &
Tears; and other artists throughout the 1960s, Carole King launched
herself into the spotlight with the 1971 album Tapestry. Tapestry
sold over 22 million copies, and was one of the most important
feminist statements of the day, not just because of the words or
music, but because King maintained almost total control over her
product. Carole King has continued composing and performing
breakthrough work since Tapestry, though over the past 15 years
audiences are more likely to have heard her music in films such as
One True Thing, You've Got Mail, and A League of Their Own. In
1988, the National Academy of Songwriters presented King and her
one-time husband and collaborator Gerry Goffin with the Lifetime
Achievement Award. Goffin and King were inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame as non-performers in 1990. Carole King was
inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986. Although
Tapestry still stands as King's masterpiece, she recorded many
other albums, including Fantasy, Colour of Your Dreams, City
Streets, Pearls, Wrap Around Joy, Touch the Sky, Simple Things,
Thoroughbred, Love Makes the World, Welcome Home, and Really Rosie.
All of these are discussed in the course of this volume, as are
songs covered and performed by other artists.
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