Carol King was already one of the greatest song writers of all-time, ten years before achieving her most prestigious accolade -- Tapestry! Encouraged by her friend James Taylor, Carol started to record her own material, but it wasn't until her sophomore release that she reached the stratosphere of popularity and respect as a solo recording artist. Side one has her typical Folksy sound, but with a Soul Pop vibe. While the flipside has more of an intimately personal sound, like
Joni's Blue, the best parts about it are the renditions of her old numbers, made famous by Aretha Franklin and the Shirelles, it's not that they're better, they're just interestingly different ...
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