Writer (album)
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| Studio album by Carole King | ||||
| Released | May 1970 First Remaster: 9 September 2002 (Released in UK Only) Latest Remaster: 21 April 2004 (Released in Japan Only) |
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| Recorded | March - April 1970 at Crystal Sound, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | CBS/Ode (Original Issue) Ode/Sony Music (Re-Issue) Sony Music Direct (Latest Remastered CD) |
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| Producer | John Fischbach | |||
| Carole King chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B[2] |
Writer is the first solo album by Carole King and was released in 1970. Carole King had already started her career as a songwriter and been a part of The City. The top song was "Child of Mine", then "Up on the Roof" which was a number 4 hit for the Drifters in 1962 and later covered by James Taylor. The album itself did not receive much attention upon its release, though it entered the chart following her breakthrough in 1971.
Reviewers rate it positively if not as highly as Tapestry noting that it was the "most underrated of all [her] original albums"[1]. And, in a review that also covered Tapestry in Rolling Stone, Jon Landau wrote, "Writer was a blessing" and "very worthwhile".[3]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, except "Raspberry Jam" written by King and Toni Stern
- Side one
- "Spaceship Races" – 3:09
- "No Easy Way Down" – 4:36
- "Child of Mine" – 4:05
- "Goin' Back" – 3:20
- "To Love" – 3:39
- "What Have You Got to Lose" – 3:33
- Side two
- "Eventually" – 5:01
- "Raspberry Jam" – 4:35
- "Can't You Be Real" – 3:00
- "I Can't Hear You No More" – 2:46
- "Sweet Sweetheart" – 2:46
- "Up on the Roof" – 3:37
[edit] Personnel
- Carole King - Piano, Vocals, Backing Vocals, & Arrangements
- Ralph Schuckett - Organ
- John Fischbach - Moog Synthesizer
- James Taylor - Acoustic Guitar & Backing Vocals
- Daniel Kortchmar - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Conga
- Charles Larkey - Fender Bass
- Joel O'Brien - Drums, Percussion, Vibes
- Abigale Haness and Delores Hall - Backing Vocals
[edit] Production
- John Fischbach - Session Producer
- Andrew Berliner - Engineer
- Gerry Goffin - Mixing
- Guy Webster - Cover Photograph
- Tom Neuwirth - Liner Photographs
- Rod Dyer, Paul Bruhwiler - Layout & Design
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1971) | Position |
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| Canadian RPM Albums Chart[4] | 62 |
| Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[5] | 67 |
| United States Billboard Pop Albums[6] | 84 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. Writer (album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 29 February.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Carole King > Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Carole+King. Retrieved 18 February 2006.
- ^ Landau, Jon (April 29, 1971). "Carole King Writer & Tapestry > Music Review". Rolling Stone (81). Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/tapestry-19710429. Retrieved 26 July 2006.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
- ^ (in Japanese) Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4871310779.
- ^ Allmusic - Carole King > Writer > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
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