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Carole King Klein[ 3] (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. One of the most successful female songwriters in the US, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 over the latter half of the 20th century. [ 4] She also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, [ 5] making ...
Sharing You. Show Me Girl. Smackwater Jack (song) So Far Away (Carole King song) So Much Love (Ben E. King song) Some Kind of Wonderful (The Drifters song) Some of Your Lovin'. Someone Who Believes in You. Star Collector.
1. No. 1 singles. 5. The discography of Carole King, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of 17 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, one soundtrack album and 33 singles as a lead artist. King has sold over 75 million records worldwide. [ 1] Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. [ 2]
Professional ratings. Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago is the first official compilation album by Carole King. It was released in 1978 and features twelve songs that had previously appeared on her six studio albums released between 1971 and 1976. The album was re-released on CD/Cassette in 1999 with two additional tracks.
It features songs such as "It's Going to Take Some Time" (US No. 12 by The Carpenters), "Sweet Seasons", a No. 9 hit for Carole King, and "Brother, Brother". While not as groundbreaking or as successful as King's Tapestry album, Carole King: Music experienced immediate success and was certified gold on December 9, 1971, days after release.
Carole King singles chronology. "So Far Away". (1971) " Sweet Seasons ". (1972) "Been to Canaan". (1972) “ Sweet Seasons ” is a song written by Carole King and Toni Stern which appeared on King's 1971 album Music. It was the only charting single from the album, and was her second of four Top 10 hits in the US.
Lou Adler. "Beautiful" is a song written by Carole King that was first released on her 1971 award-winning album Tapestry. It has also been covered by other artists, such as Barbra Streisand and Richard Marx, and included on several of King's live albums. It was also used as the title song of the 2014 Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King ...
Smackwater Jack (song) " Smackwater Jack " is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first released on King's 1971 album Tapestry and then on the second single from that album, along with "So Far Away", charting at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was subsequently covered by many artists, most famously by Quincy Jones as ...