Tapestry (album)
Tapestry is the name of the ground-breaking 1971 pop album by singer/songwriter Carole King. The album features King's well-crafted, heartfelt songs sung in her honest, intriguing 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 #1 for fifteen 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 "Natural Woman" and the Shirelles "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." James Taylor, who encouraged King to sing her own songs, 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.
Various artists combined to re-record all the original tracks for a complete tribute album relased in 1995 entitled Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King.
Original Track List
- I Feel The Earth Move
- So Far Away
- It's Too Late
- Home Again
- Beautiful
- Way Over Yonder
- You've Got A Friend
- Where You Lead
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
- Smackwater Jack
- Tapestry
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
