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Nine Hit Songs You Had No Idea Were Written By Carole King (Suprises me)
BI ^ | 6-29-2014 | Aly Weisman

Posted on 06/29/2014 4:37:52 PM PDT by blam

Aly Weisman
June 26, 2014

The Broadway musical "Beautiful" — the true story of Carole King's remarkable rise from behind-the-scenes songwriter to solo stardom — took home three Tony Awards in June, including Best Actress for Jessie Mueller's portrayal of King. "Tapestry" launched Carole King's solo career in 1971, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time.

But what many don't realize about King's career is that the musician began songwriting for other artists in the 1960s, over a decade before she became a famous artist in her own right. King and her then husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen hits for top artists of the time, including Aretha Franklin, James Taylor, and the Beatles.

It wasn't until divorce and a cross-country move to Los Angeles that King released her first successful solo album, "Tapestry," which included hit songs like "I Feel the Earth Move," "You've Got A Friend," and "It's Too Late." In 1971, "Tapestry," produced by Lou Adler, hit No. 1 on the charts and won a Grammy in 1972 for Album of the Year.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: caroleking; carolking; hitsongs; jamestaylor; music
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1 posted on 06/29/2014 4:37:53 PM PDT by blam
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Yes, she was very prolific, like Neil Sedaka, David Gates, and Mac Davis.


2 posted on 06/29/2014 4:40:31 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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Tapestry has to be in the Top 10 albums of all time. I would put it in the top 2 or 3 myself. Great music.
3 posted on 06/29/2014 4:42:50 PM PDT by InterceptPoint
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To: blam
My favorite Carole King song is Going Wild, which she performed herself.
4 posted on 06/29/2014 4:49:40 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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All politics aside, the fairly recent DVD of James Taylor and Carole King’s concert at the old Troubadour club in L.A. is just terrific.


5 posted on 06/29/2014 4:49:48 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: blam

I knew about “You’ve Got a Friend”, but the others all came as a surprise.


6 posted on 06/29/2014 4:50:15 PM PDT by DemforBush (Whoever double-crosses me and leaves me alive, he understands nothing about Tuco.)
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To: InterceptPoint

Agreed. “Home Again” on that album is a favorite of mine. With so many number ones on that album it doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.


7 posted on 06/29/2014 4:50:30 PM PDT by uptowngirl
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Didn’t know about the Motown tunes.


8 posted on 06/29/2014 4:50:41 PM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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She’s incredibly talented.


9 posted on 06/29/2014 4:51:35 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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The first time I heard a Carole king song was by a cover band in Florida at Disney. They did such a great job I just knew I had to hear more by the original artist. Amazing singer/ songwriter.


10 posted on 06/29/2014 4:52:13 PM PDT by verga (Conservative, leaning libertarian)
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To: blam

Lou Adler is the guy who sits next to Jack Nicholson at some Lakers’ game. He directed the music-related movie “Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains” with a young Diane Lane playing a punk rocker.


11 posted on 06/29/2014 4:52:35 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement ("World Peace 1.20.09.")
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That was a great album...


12 posted on 06/29/2014 4:55:53 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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Carole was/is great. I think I was most surprised to realize she’d written “Don’t Bring Me Down” by the Animals. It’s just such a unique tune with a killer organ and doesn’t sound like anything else she’s done.


13 posted on 06/29/2014 4:56:01 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Genoa

Which Motown tunes?


14 posted on 06/29/2014 4:57:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway (hich)
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I thought everybody knew, “Locomotion,” was by her and Little Eva was her babysitter.


15 posted on 06/29/2014 4:57:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway (hich)
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I was surprised by 2.


16 posted on 06/29/2014 4:58:00 PM PDT by CaptainK (...please make it stop. Shake a can of pennies at it.)
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To: Genoa

If you get a chance watch the documentary about the ‘Funky Bunch’. The Bunch was the heart of the Motown Sound.


17 posted on 06/29/2014 4:59:27 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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I was never a big fan of hers for some reason. Maybe her voice just didn't sing with my hearing.

Or perhaps the production values and my AM listening habits.

I'll blame Casey Kasem for ruining her for me. I was 12, maybe 13 at the time of "Tapestry".

18 posted on 06/29/2014 4:59:28 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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Wow! You know about David Gates?


19 posted on 06/29/2014 4:59:28 PM PDT by Fungi
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“Chains” by the Beatles — 1963

The song was originally recorded (but not released) by the Everly Brothers.

Chains was originally a hit for the Cookies, a girl group not to be confused with another group called the Cookies who recorded King of Hearts in 1957.

20 posted on 06/29/2014 4:59:32 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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