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Tapestry is a ground-breaking pop album by singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1971. It features King's well-crafted, heartfelt songs sung in her honest, personal voice with minimal production by Lou Adler. It has earned a spot as one of the quintessential recordings of the rock era. Tapestry was ranked US number 1 for 15 weeks and remained on the charts for over six years. The album also garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, Record of the Year ("It's Too Late"); and Song of the Year ("You've Got a Friend").
King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" and the Shirelles's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow". Three songs were co-written with King's ex-husband Gerry Goffin. James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs, and who also played on Tapestry, would have a #1 hit with "You've Got a Friend." In December 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Tapestry as the 36th greatest album ever. Also in 2003, the VH1 TV network named Tapestry the 39th greatest album ever. In 2003, it was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. Various artists combined to re-record all the original tracks for more than one tribute album; the first, released in 1995, entitled Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King, and the second, released in 2003, entitled A New Tapestry — Carole King Tribute. Track listing: All songs by Carole King, except where noted. Original vinyl release 1. "I Feel the Earth Move" – 2:58 2. "So Far Away" – 3:55 3. "It's Too Late" (King, Toni Stern) – 3:53 4. "Home Again" – 2:29 5. "Beautiful" – 3:08 6. "Way Over Yonder" – 4:44 7. "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09 8. "Where You Lead" (King, Stern) – 3:20 9. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 4:12 10. "Smackwater Jack" (Goffin, King) – 3:41 11. "Tapestry" – 3:13 12. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Goffin, King, Jerry Wexler) – 3:49 CD reissue The album was reissued in 1999 as a CD, with two previously unreleased bonus tracks. 1. "I Feel the Earth Move" – 2:58 2. "So Far Away" – 3:55 3. "It's Too Late" – 3:53 4. "Home Again" – 2:29 5. "Beautiful" – 3:08 6. "Way Over Yonder" – 4:44 7. "You've Got a Friend" – 5:09 8. "Where You Lead" – 3:20 9. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" – 4:12 10. "Smackwater Jack" – 3:41 11. "Tapestry" – 3:13 12. "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" – 3:49 13. "Out in the Cold" – 2:44 14. "Smackwater Jack" [live] – 3:21 | |||||||||||||||
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