Music (Carole King album)

Music
Studio album by Carole King
Released	December 1971
Genre	Pop, blue-eyed soul, soft rock
Length	40:00
Label	Ode/A&M (Original Issue) Ode/Epic/SME Records (Repressing and CD version)
Producer	Lou Adler
Carole King chronology
Tapestry (1971) Music (1971) Rhymes and Reasons (1972)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	C+
Rolling Stone	(mixed)

Music, official name Carole King: Music, is the third album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. It is a continuation of the style laid down in Tapestry. The album was released in December 1971 and quickly rose to the top of the charts. It features songs such as "It's Going to Take Some Time" (US #12 by The Carpenters), "Sweet Seasons," a #9 hit for Carole King, and "Brother, Brother".

Carole King: Music experienced immediate success and was certified gold on December 9, 1971, days after release. It was certified platinum on July 17, 1995.

Music entered the top ten at #8, becoming the first of many weeks both Tapestry and Carole King: Music would occupy the top ten simultaneously. The album hit #1 on New Year's Day 1972 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks.

This time Carole King plays the piano and celeste on many tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Carole King, except where noted.

Side one

1. "Brother, Brother" – 3:00
2. "It's Going to Take Some Time" (King, Toni Stern) – 3:35
3. "Sweet Seasons"(King, Stern) – 3:15
4. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (King, Gerry Goffin) – 3:07
5. "Surely" – 4:58
6. "Carry Your Load" – 2:52

Side two

7. "Music" – 3:50
8. "Song of Long Ago" – 2:44
9. "Brighter" – 2:46
10. "Growing Away from Me" – 3:03
11. "Too Much Rain" (King, Stern) – 3:35
12. "Back to California" – 3:23

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1972)	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart	2
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart	28
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart	10
UK Albums Chart	18
United States Billboard Pop Albums	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1972)	Position
U.S. Billboard Year-End	9

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)	Platinum

Personnel

• Carole King - piano, electric piano, electric celeste, backing vocals
• Ralph Schuckett - organ, electric piano, electric celeste
• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals
• James Taylor - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Charles Larkey - electric and acoustic bass guitar
• Joel O'Brien, Russ Kunkel - drums
• Ms. Bobbye Hall - congas, bongos, tambourine
• Teresa Calderon - congas
• Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone, electric flute
• Oscar Brashear - flugelhorn
• William Green, William Collette, Ernest Watts, Plas Johnson, Mike Altschul - woodwind, flute and saxophone
• Abigale Haness - backing vocals
• Merry Clayton - backing vocals

Production

• Producer: Lou Adler
• Engineers: Hank Cicalo
• Assistant Engineer: Norm Kinney
• Art Direction: Roland Young
• Design: Chuck Beeson
• Photography: Jim McCrary

References

Preceded by There's a Riot Goin' On by Sly & the Family Stone

Billboard 200 number-one album January 1 – 21, 1972

Succeeded by American Pie by Don McLean