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Featured Artist: Carole King

4/4/2016

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Carole King's career began in the 1960s when she and then husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen hit songs for artists ranging from Paul Simon and Aretha Franklin to The Drifters and The Monkees.

In the 1970s King met James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. and released the album Tapestry. It won four Grammy awards including Song of the Year, making King the first woman ever to win the award.

If you don't know who Carole King is, we're certain you've heard her music. She's an amazing songwriter, performer, and pioneer, which is why she's this month's featured artist.


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It's Too Late
It's Too Late on the album Tapestry (1971). The lyrics depict a woman leaving a man and was radical feminism for the time. The song hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary and was certified Gold.
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You've Got a Friend - James Taylor Version
Carole King wrote You've Got a Friend in 1971 while recording Tapestry. James Taylor recorded the song for his album Mud Slide Slim. The song won King Grammy, making her the first woman ever to win Song of the Year.
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A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin version
A Natural Woman was written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin and released by Aretha Franklin in 1967. It's been covered by Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Whitney Houston and Bonnie Tyler, to name a few.
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I Feel the Earth Move
I Feel the Earth Move first appeared on the album Tapestry. It was also released as a double-sided single. The flip side was It’s Too Late. Together the two songs became the biggest mainstream pop hits of 1971.
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Beautiful
King came up with Beautiful while riding a NY subway. She said she realized that how she perceived others reflected how she herself felt. It was released in 1971 and also used in the Broadway musical, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
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I'm in to Something Good - Herman's Hermits
I'm Into Something Good was written by King and Gerry Goffin in the early 60s. Earl-Jean of Cookies originally recorded the song, but it was Herman's Hermits' version that became a smash hit.
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Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
Pleasant Valley Sunday is one of our favorite Carole King songs. It was recorded by the Monkees in 1967 and was featured on their TV show. The song's a jab at consumerism, life in suburbia, and keeping up with the Joneses.

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