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She has won four [[Grammy Award]]s and was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] for her songwriting. She is the recipient of the 2013 [[Library of Congress]] [[Gershwin Prize|Gershwin Prize for Popular Song]], the first woman to be so honored. <ref> [http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-227.html "Librarian of Congress Names Carole King Next Recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song"] December 12, 2012, www.loc.gov</ref>


==Early life and sixties song-writing (1942–1969)==
Born '''Carol Joan Klein''' in February 1942 to a Jewish family in [[Manhattan]], her mother was a teacher and her father a firefighter.<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ASU7V5MywecC&pg=PA121#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Jews In Gotham (City of Promises) |author= Jeffrey S. Gurock |page=121|publisher=New York University Press|year=2012 |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref> She grew up in [[Brooklyn]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46995188/ns/today-books/t/legendary-singersongwriter-carole-king-looks-back/ |title=Legendary singer/songwriter Carole King looks back - books - TODAY.com |publisher=Today.msnbc.msn.com |date=2012-01-13 |accessdate=2012-04-14}}</ref> learning the piano when four years old and in 1950, when eight, appearing on ''[[The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour]]'' with a school friend, performing "[[If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake]]".<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=14ydMfF202oC&pg=PT16#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=A Natural Woman |author= Carole King |pages=10–11|publisher=Hachette UK|date= 10 April 2012 |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref> While at [[James Madison High School (New York)|James Madison High School]] in the 1950s, Carol Klein changed her name to Carole King, formed a band called the Co-Sines, and made demo records with her friend [[Paul Simon]] for $25 a session.<ref name=biography>{{cite web |url= http://www.biography.com/people/carole-king-17169764 |title=Carole King Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com |work=biography.com |accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=e5lgPm5eq40C&pg=PA2 |title=The Words and Music of Carole King |page=3|author= James E. Perone |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2006 |accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> Her first official recording was the promotional single "The Right Girl" released by [[ABC-Paramount]] in 1958, which she wrote and sang to an arrangement by [[Don Costa]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/Carole-King-The-Right-Girl-Goin-Wild/release/2938107 |title=Carole King - The Right Girl / Goin' Wild (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=discogs.com |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> She attended [[Queens College, New York|Queens College]], where she met [[Gerry Goffin]], who was to become her song-writing partner. When she was 17, they married in a Jewish ceremony on Long Island in August 1959 after King had become pregnant with her first daughter, [[Louise Goffin|Louise]].<ref name=weller>Weller, Sheila. ''Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-and the Journey of a Generation'' New York, Washington Square Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7434-9147-1</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/helen-brown/5201808/Carole-King-interview.html |title=Carole King interview - Telegraph |author=Helen Brown |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=22 April 2009 |publisher=[[Telegraph Media Group|TMG]] |location=[[London, UK|London]] |issn=0307-1235 |oclc=49632006 |accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> They left college and took daytime jobs, Goffin working as an assistant chemist and King as a secretary, while writing songs together in the evening at an office belonging to [[Don Kirshner]]'s [[Aldon Music]] at 1650 Broadway opposite the [[Brill Building]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C114 |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame - Gerry Goffin |work=songwritershalloffame.org |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref>


Name=CaroleKing
[[Neil Sedaka]], who had dated King when he was still at high school,<ref>{{cite news |url= http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/156973/q-and-a-neil-sedaka-on-adele-and-carole-king/ |title=Q&A: Neil Sedaka on Adele and Carole King – The Arty Semite – Forward.com |author=Curt Schleier|work= [[The Forward]]|date=7 June 2012 |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> had a hit in 1959 with "[[Oh! Carol]]"; Goffin took the tune and wrote the playful response "Oh! Neil", which King recorded and released as a single the same year; the B-side contained the Goffin-King song "A Very Special Boy".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.discogs.com/Carole-King-Oh-Neil-A-Very-Special-Boy/release/2938147 |title=Carole King - Oh, Neil / A Very Special Boy (Vinyl) at Discogs |work=discogs.com |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=perone>{{cite book |title=The words and music of Carole King|author=James E. Perone |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2006 |ISBN= 978-0-275-99027-5 }}</ref> The single was not a success;<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yQHJC4F6zeUC&pg=PA95#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Rock 'n' Roll Jews |page=95|author= Michael Billig |publisher=Syracuse University Press|date=1 June 2001 |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> however, after writing "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]", which topped the American charts in 1960 in a recording by [[the Shirelles]], becoming the first No.1 hit by a black girl group,<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.ca/books?id=Fie47qSuTsoC&pg=RA1-PA1979#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |page=426|author=Alwyn W. Turner|publisher=Rough Guides|year= 2003 |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> Goffin and King gave up the daytime jobs in order to concentrate on writing.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.salon.com/1999/06/19/king_2/ |title=Will you still love me tomorrow? |author=Rachel Louise Snyder |work=salon.com |date=19 June 1999|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" has gone on to become a standard, recorded by numerous artists.<ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=e5lgPm5eq40C&pg=PA131#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Words and Music of Carole King |page=131 |author=James E. Perone |publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2006 |accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref>

During the sixties, with King writing the music and Goffin the lyrics, they wrote [[List of songs written by Goffin and King|a string of classic songs]] for a variety of artists,.<ref name=caroleking/> For part of this period King and Goffin were the songwriting team behind Don Kirshner's [[Dimension Records]], which produced songs including "[[Chains (The Cookies song)|Chains]]" (later covered by [[the Beatles]]), "[[The Loco-Motion]]" for their babysitter [[Little Eva]] and "[[It Might As Well Rain Until September]]" which King recorded herself&mdash;her first (and only Sixties) hit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dimension Album Discography|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/nyc/dimension/dimension.html|publisher=Both Sides Now Publications|accessdate=24 November 2013}}</ref> Other songs of this period include "[[Take Good Care of My Baby]]" for [[Bobby Vee]]; "[[Up on the Roof (song)|Up on the Roof]]" for [[the Drifters]]; "[[I'm into Something Good]]" for [[Earl-Jean]] (later covered by [[Herman's Hermits]]); "[[Pleasant Valley Sunday]]" for [[the Monkees]] (inspired by their move to suburban [[West Orange, New Jersey]]);<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E4DF1E3FF933A05753C1A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2 ''New Jersey's Magic Moments''], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 30, 2005. Accessed November 25, 2007.</ref> and "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]" for [[Aretha Franklin]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://rockhall.com/inductees/gerry-goffin-and-carole-king/bio/ |title=Gerry Goffin and Carole King Biography &#124; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |work=rockhall.com |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>

{{Anchor|The City}}

By 1968, Goffin and King were divorced and were starting to lose contact.<ref name=weller/> King moved to [[Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles|Laurel Canyon]] in Los Angeles with her two daughters and formed the City, a music trio consisting of Charles Larkey, her future husband, on bass, [[Danny Kortchmar]] on guitar and vocals, and King on piano and vocals.<ref name=caroleking>{{cite book |url= http://www.caroleking.com/bio |title=Bio &#124; Carole King |work=caroleking.com |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PT563#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=The Rough Guide to Rock|author=Alex Ogg|page=556|publisher=Rough Guides|date= 1 Nov 2003 |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-city-p16511 |title=The City |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=February 6, 2011 }}</ref> The City produced one album, ''Now That Everything's Been Said'' in 1968, but King's reluctance to perform live meant sales were slow,<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=e5lgPm5eq40C&pg=PA22 |title=The words and music of Carole King|author=James E. Perone|page=22 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2006 |accessdate=February 6, 2011 }}</ref> and after a change of distributors it got deleted early, and the group disbanded in 1969.<ref name=now>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-that-everythings-been-said-r33221 |title=Now That Everything's Been Said – The City |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=February 6, 2011 }}</ref>

==Seventies singer-songwriter and ''Tapestry'' (1970–1979)==
[[File:Carole King - Capitol.jpg|thumb|King circa 1980]]
While in Laurel Canyon, King met [[James Taylor]] and [[Joni Mitchell]] as well as Toni Stern, with whom she would collaborate on songs.<ref name=biography/> King made her first solo album, ''[[Writer (album)|Writer]]'', in 1970 for Lou Adler's Ode label, with Taylor playing acoustic guitar and providing backing vocals. It peaked at number 84 in the Billboard Top 200. King followed ''Writer'' in 1971 with ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]'', featuring recent solo compositions as well as reinterpretations of two Goffin-King songs, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]". The album was recorded in an overlap with Taylor's ''[[Mud Slide Slim]]'' on which King, [[Danny Kortchmar]], and [[Joni Mitchell]] appeared as they did on ''Tapestry'', with both albums including "[[You've Got a Friend]]", which was a number 1 hit for Taylor; King said in a 1972 interview, that she "didn't write it with James or anybody really specifically in mind. But when James heard it he really liked it and wanted to record it".<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/troubadours-carole-king-james-taylor-the-rise-of-the-singer-songwriter/carole-king%E2%80%99s-monumental-tapestry-album/1776/ |title=Troubadours - Carole King’s Monumental Tapestry Album &#124; American Masters &#124; PBS |author=Harvey Kubernik |work=pbs.org |year=2008 |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> ''Tapestry'' was an instant success. With numerous hit singles – including a [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard]] No.1 with "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]" – ''Tapestry'' held the No.1 spot for 15 consecutive weeks, remained on the charts for nearly six years, and has sold over 25&nbsp;million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2012/04/19/life-memoir-carole-king-traces-complex-life-early-success-song-writer-memoir-performer-and-trail-troubled-relationships-king-weaves-tapestry/T5woyB9T4tDv1qgoQhKR2K/story.html |title=‘A Natural Woman’ by Carole King - Books - The Boston Globe |author= James Rosen |work=bostonglobe.com |date= 19 April 2012 |accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref> The album garnered four Grammy Awards including Album of the Year; Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female; Record of the Year ("It's Too Late," lyrics by Toni Stern); and Song of the Year, with King becoming the first woman to win the award ("[[You've Got a Friend]]"). The album appeared on [[Rolling Stone]]'s "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list at number 36.<ref name="rollingstone.com"/> In addition, "It's Too Late" was placed at number 469 on Rolling Stone's [[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].

''[[Music (Carole King album)|Carole King: Music]]'' was released in December 1971, certified gold on December 9, 1971. It entered the top ten at 8, becoming the first of many weeks ''Tapestry'' and ''Carole King: Music'' simultaneously occupied the top 10. The following week it rose to No.3 and finally to No.1 on January 1, 1972, staying there for three weeks. The album also spawned a top 10 hit, "Sweet Seasons" (US No.9 and AC #2). ''Carole King: Music'' stayed on the Billboard pop album charts for 44 weeks and was eventually certified platinum.

''[[Rhymes and Reasons (Carole King album)|Rhymes and Reasons]]'' (1972), and ''[[Fantasy (Carole King album)|Fantasy]]'' (1973) followed, each earning gold certifications. ''Rhymes and Reasons'' produced another hit, "Been to Canaan" (US No.24 and AC No.1), and ''Fantasy'' produced two hits, "Believe in Humanity" (US #28) and "Corazon" (US No.37 and AC #5), as well as another song that charted on the Hot 100, "You Light Up My Life" (US No.68 and AC #6).

In 1973, King performed a free concert in New York City's [[Central Park]] with 100,000 attending.<ref>[http://www.artistfacts.com/detail.php?id=226& Carole King Artistfacts]. Artistfacts.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref>

In September 1974, King released her album ''[[Wrap Around Joy]],'' which was certified gold on October 16, 1974 and entered the top ten at 7 on October 19, 1974. Two weeks later it reached 1 and stayed there one week. She toured to promote the album.<ref name=waddy>[http://waddywachtelinfo.com/CaroleKing.html Details of Carole King's album “Thoroughbred” (1976)] at Waddy Wachtel</ref> ''Wrap Around Joy'' spawned two hits. "[[Jazzman]]" was a single and reached 2 on November 9 but fell out of the top ten the next week. "[[Nightingale (song)|Nightingale]]", a single on December 17, went to No.9 on March 1, 1975.

In 1975, King scored songs for the animated TV production of [[Maurice Sendak]]'s ''[[Really Rosie]]'', released as an album by the same name, with lyrics by Sendak.

''[[Thoroughbred (Carole King album)|Thoroughbred]]'' (1976) was the last studio album she made under the Ode label.<ref name=waddy/> In addition to enlisting her long-time friends such as [[David Crosby]], [[Graham Nash]], [[James Taylor]] and [[Waddy Wachtel]], King reunited with Gerry Goffin to write four songs for the album. Their partnership continued intermittently. King also did a promotional tour for the album in 1976.

In 1977, King collaborated with another songwriter [[Rick Evers]] on ''[[Simple Things (Carole King album)|Simple Things]]'', the first release with a new label distributed by [[Capitol Records]]. Shortly after that King and Evers were married; he died of a cocaine [[drug overdose|overdose]] one year later. ''Simple Things'' was her first album that failed to reach the top 10 on the Billboard since ''Tapestry'', and it was her last Gold-certified record by the RIAA, except for a compilation entitled ''Her Greatest Hits'' the following year. Neither ''Welcome Home'' (1978), her debut as a co-producer on an album, nor ''Touch the Sky'' (1979), reached the top 100. ''Pearls – The Songs of Goffin and King'' (1980) yielded a hit single, an updated version of "One Fine Day".

==Later life and work (1982–present)==
[[Image:Carole King.jpg|thumb|Carole King performing aboard [[USS Harry S. Truman|USS ''Harry S. Truman'']] in the Mediterranean in 2000]]

King moved to [[Atlantic Records]] for ''[[One to One (Carole King album)|One to One]]'' (1982), and ''[[Speeding Time]]'' in 1983, which was a reunion with ''Tapestry''-era producer [[Lou Adler]]. In 1983, she played piano in "Chains and Things" on the [[B.B. King]] album ''Why I Sing The Blues''. After a well-received concert tour in 1984, journalist Catherine Foster of the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' dubbed King "a Queen of Rock". She also called King's performing as "all spunk and exuberance."<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1984/0223/022333.html "Carole King – still a Queen of Rock"] February 23, 1984, Christian Science Monitor</ref>

In 1985, she wrote and performed "Care-A-Lot", theme to ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]''. Also in 1985, she scored and performed (with [[David Sanborn]]) the soundtrack to the [[Martin Ritt]]-directed movie ''[[Murphy's Romance]]''. The soundtrack, again produced by Adler, included the songs "Running Lonely" and "Love For The Last Time (Theme from 'Murphy's Romance')", although a soundtrack album was apparently never officially released.<ref name=murphy>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089643/soundtrack Soundtracks for Murphy's Romance] at IMDb</ref> King made a cameo appearance in the film as Tillie, a town hall employee.<ref name=murphy/>

In 1989, she returned to Capitol Records and recorded ''[[City Streets (album)|City Streets]]'', with [[Eric Clapton]] on two tracks and [[Branford Marsalis]] on one, followed by ''[[Color of Your Dreams]]'' (1993), with an appearance by [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] of [[Guns N' Roses]]. Her song, "[[Now and Forever (Carole King song)|Now and Forever]]", was in the opening credits to the 1992 [[motion picture|movie]] ''[[A League of Their Own]]'', and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].<ref name=perone/>

In 1988, she starred in the off-Broadway production ''A Minor Incident'', and in 1994, she played Mrs Johnstone on Broadway in ''[[Blood Brothers (musical)|Blood Brothers]]''. In 1996, she appeared in ''[[Brighton Beach Memoirs]]'' in Ireland, directed by [[Peter Sheridan]]. In 1991, she wrote with [[Mariah Carey]] the song "[[If It's Over]]", for Carey's second album ''[[Emotions (Mariah Carey album)|Emotions]]''. In 1996, she wrote "Wall Of Smiles/Torre De Marfil" with [[Soraya (musician)|Soraya]] for her 1997 album of the same title.

In early 1991 saw the release of Dave Rawlings and Ronnie Herel as Production outfit Quartz featuring an unknown singer Dina Carroll who provided the vocals on their notable cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late" taken from her Diamond selling album Tapestry, which topped the dance charts worldwide and reached #8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. It was hoped that King would appear in the filming of the video for the song but declined citing her heavy tour schedule at that time.

In 1997, King wrote and recorded backing vocals on "[[The Reason (Celine Dion song)|The Reason]]" for [[Celine Dion]] on her album ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]''. The song sold worldwide, including one million in France. It went to number 1 in France, 11 in the UK, and 13 in Ireland. The pair performed a duet on the first [[VH1 Divas Live]] benefit concert. King also performed her "[[You've Got A Friend]]" with Celine Dion, [[Gloria Estefan]] and [[Shania Twain]] as well as "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]" with [[Aretha Franklin]] and others, including Mariah Carey. In 1998, King wrote "Anyone at All", and performed it in ''[[You've Got Mail]]'', starring [[Tom Hanks]] and [[Meg Ryan]].

In 2001, King appeared in a television ad for [[Gap (clothing retailer)|the Gap]], with her daughter, [[Louise Goffin]].{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} She performed a new song, "Love Makes the World", which became a title track for her studio album in autumn 2001 on her own label, Rockingale, distributed by Koch Records. The album includes songs she wrote for other artists during the mid-1990s and features Celine Dion, [[Steven Tyler]], [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Babyface]] and [[k.d. lang]]. ''Love Makes the World'' went to 158 in the US and No.86 in the UK. It also debuted on ''Billboard's'' Top Independent Albums chart and Top Internet Albums chart at #20.<ref name="allmusic.com"/><ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=38 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com (October 25, 2001). Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=63 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref> An expanded edition of the album was issued six years later called ''[[Love Makes the World#Deluxe edition|Love Makes the World Deluxe Edition]]''. It contains a bonus disc with five additional tracks, including a remake of "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)" co-written with Toni Stern.<ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=187 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref><!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Carole King Grammys 2008.jpg|thumb|Carole King at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008]] -->
The same year, King and Stern wrote "Sayonara Dance", recorded by [[Yuki Isoya|Yuki]], former lead vocalist of the Japanese band [[Judy and Mary]], on her first solo album ''Prismic'' the following year. Also in 2001, King composed a song for ''[[All About Chemistry]]'' album by [[Semisonic]], with the band's frontman [[Dan Wilson (musician)|Dan Wilson]].

King launched her Living Room Tour in July 2004 at the [[Auditorium Theatre]] in [[Chicago]]. That show, along with shows at the [[Greek Theater (Los Angeles)|Greek Theater]] in Los Angeles and the Cape Cod Melody Tent (Hyannis, Massachusetts) were recorded as ''[[The Living Room Tour]]'' in July 2005. The album sold 44,000 copies in its first week in the US, landing at 17 on the [[Billboard 200]], her highest-charting album since 1977. The album also charted at 51 in Australia. It has sold 330,000 copies in the United States.<ref>[http://new.music.yahoo.com/carole-king/news/kelly-outslugs-thug-bow-wow--21933742 Carole King News – Yahoo! Music]. New.music.yahoo.com (July 20, 2005). Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=176 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=151 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref> In August 2006 the album reentered the Billboard 200 at 151.<ref>[http://www.caroleking.com/index.php?p=news&NewsID=161 CaroleKing.com]. CaroleKing.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref> The tour stopped in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A DVD of the tour, called ''Welcome to My Living Room'', was released in October 2007.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

[[File:You Can Close Your Eyes JT CK 2010 - crop.jpg|thumb|right|King and [[James Taylor]] performing during their 2010 [[Troubadour Reunion Tour]]]]

In November 2007, King toured Japan with [[Mary J. Blige]] and Fergie from [[The Black Eyed Peas]]. Japanese record labels [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]] and [[Victor Entertainment|Victor]] reissued most of King's albums, including the works from the late 1970s previously unavailable on compact disc. King recorded a duet of the Goffin/King composition "[[Time Don't Run Out on Me]]" with [[Anne Murray]] on Murray's 2007 album ''[[Anne Murray Duets: Friends and Legends]]''. The song had previously been recorded by Murray for her 1984 album ''[[Heart Over Mind (Anne Murray album)|Heart Over Mind]]''.

In 2010, King and [[James Taylor]] staged their [[Troubadour Reunion Tour]] together, recalling the first time they played at [[The Troubadour, West Hollywood]] in 1970. The pair had reunited two and a half years earlier in 2007 with the band they used in 1970 to mark the club's 50th anniversary. They enjoyed it so much that they decided to take the band on the road for 2010. The touring band featured players from that original band: [[Russ Kunkel]], [[Leland Sklar]], and [[Danny Kortchmar]]. Also present was King's son-in-law, [[Robbie Kondor]]. King played piano and Taylor guitar on each other's songs, and they sang together some of the numbers they were both associated with. The tour began in Australia in March, returning to the United States in May. It was a major commercial success, with King playing to some of the largest audiences of her career. Total ticket sales exceeded 700,000 and the tour grossed over 59 million dollars, making it one of the most successful tours of the year.<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957335/james-taylor-and-carole-king-craft-seasons-hottest-tour James Taylor and Carole King Craft Season's Hottest Tour]. Billboard.com (September 14, 2009). Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref>

During their Troubadour Reunion Tour, Carole King released two albums, one with James Taylor. The first, released on April 27, 2010, ''The Essential Carole King'', is a two-disc compilation album. The first disc features many songs Carole King has recorded, mostly her hit singles. The second disc features recordings by other artists of songs that King wrote, most of which made the top 40, and many of which reached No.1.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003C5FMO4 The Essential Carole King: Carole King: Music]. Amazon.com. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref> The second album was released on May 4, 2010 and is a collaboration of King and James Taylor called ''[[Live at the Troubadour (Carole King and James Taylor)|Live at the Troubadour]]'', which debuted at No.4 in the United States with sales of 78,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958279/godsmack-grabs-third-no-1-album-eminem-wows-digitally |title=Godsmack Grabs Third No. 1 Album; Eminem Wows Digitally |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2013-12-02}}</ref> ''Live at the Troubadour'' has since received a gold record from the [[RIAA]] for shipments of over 500,000 copies in the US and has remained on the charts for 34 weeks, currently charting at No.170 on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/05/adele-remains-at-no-1-idol-boosts-crystal-bowersox-carole-king/1 Adele remains at No. 1; 'Idol' boosts Crystal Bowersox, Carole King – Idol Chatter]. USAToday. (May 4, 2011). Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref>

On December 22, 2010, Carole King's mother, Eugenia Gingold, died in the Hospice Care unit at Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Florida at the age of 94. King stated that the cause of death was congestive heart failure. Gingold's passing was reported by the Miami Herald on January 1, 2011.<ref>Dolen, Christine. (July 31, 1916) [http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/01/1995973/eugenia-gold-carole-kings-mother.html Eugenia Gingold, Carole King's mother, dies at 94]. ''MiamiHerald''. Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref>

In the fall of 2011 she released ''[[A Holiday Carole]]'',<ref>Rockingdale Records HRM-33267-02 UPC 8-88072-33267-6</ref> which includes holiday standards and new songs written by her daughter [[Louise Goffin]] who also is producer for the album.

Her autobiography "''A Natural Woman: A Memoir''" was published by Grand Central in the United States on April 10, 2012. It entered the NYT best seller list at #6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caroleking.com/book/ |title=A Natural Woman |publisher=Carole King |date= |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://troubadourtribune.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/carole-king-a-natural-woman-a-memoir-on-sale-april-10/ |title=Carole King: A Natural Woman – A Memoir on-sale April 10 &#124; The Troubadour Tribune |publisher=Troubadourtribune.wordpress.com |date=2012-03-12 |accessdate=2012-03-28}}</ref>

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, it was announced that Carole King was retiring from music and that her days in music have most likely ended. King herself also doubted she would ever write another song and said that her 2010 Troubadour Reunion Tour with James Taylor was probably the last tour of her life, saying that it "was a good way to go out." King also stated that she will most likely not be writing or recording any new music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/488698/carole-king-it-would-be-lovely-to-retire |title=Carole King: 'It Would be Lovely to Retire' |publisher=Billboard |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=VVN Music |url=http://www.noise11.com/news/carole-king-retires-20120511 |title=Carole King Retires &#124; News &#124; Music News |publisher=Noise11 |date=2012-05-11 |accessdate=2012-11-11}}</ref> However, on May 22, King wrote on her Facebook page that she never said she was actually retiring, and insisted that she was just "taking a break." Carole campaigned for Idahoan [[Nicole Lefavour]] and [[Barack Obama]] in 2012. Early in December 2012, Carole received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/entertainment&id=8907923 |title=Carole King receives Hollywood Walk of Fame star; ABC|publisher=ABClocal.com |date=2012-12-04}}</ref> She was awarded the [[Gershwin Prize]] for Popular Song by the Library of Congress <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artsjournal.com/slippeddisc/2012/12/and-the-winner-of-the-2012-gershwin-prize-for-popular-song-is.html |title=And the winner of the 2012 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is… |publisher=Artsjournal.com |date=2012-12-15 |accessdate=2013-12-02}}</ref> and she had the benefit concert 'Painted Turtle - a celebration of Carole King'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://photos.denverpost.com/2012/12/05/photos-a-celebration-of-carole-king-and-her-music/ |title= A Celebration of Carole King And Her Music; Denver Post |publisher=Denver Post |date=2012-12-05}}</ref> King also did an Australian tour in February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/carole-king-australian-tour-february-2013/ |title=Carole King Australian Tour, February 2013; MUsic Feeds|publisher=http://musicfeeds.com.au |date=2012-11-12}}</ref> Following the [[Boston Marathon bombings]] of April 2013, she performed in Boston with [[James Taylor]] in order to help victims of the bombing.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhMPF0S11cQ "Carole King & James Taylor - "Up on the Roof"]</ref>

In late 2012, The Library of Congress announced that Carole King had been named the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Gershwin Prize for Popular Song - the first woman to receive the distinction given to songwriters for a body of work. "Carole King has been one of the most influential songwriters of our time," Librarian of Congress James H. Billington said in a statement accompanying the announcement. "For more than five decades, she has written for and been recorded by many different types of artists for a wide range of audiences, communicating with beauty and dignity the universal human emotions of love, joy, pain and loss. Her body of work reflects the spirit of the Gershwin Prize with its originality, longevity and diversity of appeal." President and Mrs. Barack Obama hosted the Gershwin Award concert at the White House May 22, 2013, when the President presented the Gershwin Award to Carole King. .<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.caroleking.com/news/president-and-first-lady-host-concert-honoring-carole-king-recipient-2013-library-congress}}</ref> In June 2013 she campaigned in Massachusetts for US Representative Ed Markey, the Democratic nominee in a special election for the US Senate to succeed John Kerry who had resigned to become Secretary of State.

Carole King will be honored as [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] in January 2014.<ref>[http://www.grammy.com/news/carole-king-named-2014-musicares-person-of-the-year Carole King Named 2014 MusiCares Person Of The Year]</ref>

==Acting career==
King has appeared sporadically in acting roles, notably three appearances as guest star on the TV series ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' as Sophie, the owner of the [[Stars Hollow]] music store. King's song "Where You Lead (I Will Follow)" was also the theme song to the series, in a version sung with her daughter [[Louise Goffin|Louise]].<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/416298/Carole-King-Welcome-to-My-Living-Room/cast Acting]</ref> King also appeared as Mrs. Johnstone as a replacement in the original Broadway production of ''Blood Brothers''.

==Family==
King has been married four times, to [[Gerry Goffin]], [[Charles Larkey]], Rick Evers, and Rick Sorenson.

Her children are musician [[Louise Goffin]], Sherry Goffin, artist [[Molly Larkey]], and Levi Larkey.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horsburgh |first=Susan |url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20135480,00.html |title=Harmonic Emergence - Famous Bloodlines, Carole King |publisher=People.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-02}}</ref>

===Filmography===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Really Rosie]]''
| Rosie (voice)
| Television film
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Bionic Boy]]''
|
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Dynamite Johnson]]''
|
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Murphy's Romance]]''
|Tillie
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Russkies]]''
|Mrs. Kovac
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Hider in the House (1989 film)|Hider in the House]]''
|Tom's Mother (voice)
|
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1975
| ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''
| Aunt Helen
| "Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs" (Season 5 Episode 24)
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]''
| Mother
| "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (Season 3, Episode 1)
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''
| Joan, Shopaholics Anonymous Member
| "The Holland Tunnel of Love" (Season 4, Episode 8)
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Trials of Rosie O'Neill]]''
| Tobey Kalow
| "The Reunion" (Season 1, Episode 15)
|-
| 1991
| ''[[ABC Afterschool Specials]]''
| Johanna Martin
| "It's Only Rock & Roll" (Season 19, Episode 5)
|-
| 2002—2005
| ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''
| Sophie Bloom
| "Help Wanted" (Season 2, Episode 20)<br>"To Live and Let Diorama" (Season 5, Episode 18)<br>"He's Slippin' 'Em Bread... Dig?" (Season 6, Episode 10)
|}

==Political and environmental activism==
After relocating to [[Idaho]] in 1977, King became involved in environmental issues. Since 1990, she has been working with the [[Alliance for the Wild Rockies]] and other groups towards passage of the [[Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act]] (NREPA). King has testified on Capitol Hill three times on behalf of NREPA: in 1994, 2007 and again in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1323&Itemid=61|title=Carole King Joins Reps. Maloney and Shays in Support of the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act |last=Soldevere|first=Joe |coauthors=Sarah Moore|date=April 20, 2007 |work=Press Releases|publisher=Official Website of the United States House of Representatives|accessdate=February 16, 2010|location=Washington, D.C. U.S.A.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1787&Itemid=61|title=Carole King Joins Rep. Carolyn Maloney in Supporting the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act |last=Houston|first=Jon |date=February 11, 2009 |work=Press Releases|publisher=Official website of the Unisted States House of Representatives|accessdate=February 16, 2010|location=Washington, D.C.}}</ref>

King is also politically active in the [[United States Democratic Party]]. In 2003, she began campaigning for [[John Kerry]], performing in private homes for caucus delegates during the Democratic primaries. On July 29, 2004, she made a short speech and sang at the [[Democratic National Convention]], about two hours before Kerry made his acceptance speech for the Democratic nomination for President.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}} King continued her support of Kerry throughout the general election. When Kerry was named Secretary of State in 2013 she campaigned with US Representative Ed Markey, the Democratic nominee to succeed Kerry in a special election.

In 2008, King appeared on the March 18 episode of ''[[The Colbert Report]]'', touching on her politics again. She said she was supporting [[Hillary Clinton]], and said the choice had nothing to do with gender. She also said she would have no issues if [[Barack Obama]] won the election. Before the show's conclusion, she returned to the stage to perform "I Feel the Earth Move".{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

==Tributes and covers==
[[File:Carole King Boston 2012.jpg|thumb|240px|King during an interview at the [[JFK Presidential Library]], Boston, Mass., April 12, 2012]]
An all-star roster of artists paid tribute to King on the 1995 album ''[[Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King]]''. From the album, [[Rod Stewart]]'s version of "[[So Far Away (Carole King song)|So Far Away]]" and Celine Dion's cover of "A Natural Woman" were both [[Adult Contemporary]] chart hits. Other artists who appeared on the album included [[Amy Grant]] ("It's Too Late"), [[Richard Marx]] ("Beautiful"), [[Aretha Franklin]] ("You've Got a Friend"), [[Faith Hill]] ("Where You Lead"), and the [[Bee Gees]] ("Will You Love Me Tomorrow?").

Former [[The Monkees|Monkee]] [[Micky Dolenz]] released ''King for a Day'', a tribute album consisting of songs written or co-written by King, in 2010.<ref>Graff, Gary. "[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957931/monkee-micky-dolenz-pays-tribute-to-carole-king Monkee Micky Dolenz Pays Tribute to Carole King]." [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard.com]], 3 June 2010. Accessed 21 July 2011.</ref> The album includes "[[More of the Monkees|Sometime in the Morning]]", a King-penned song originally recorded by the Monkees in 1967. Dolenz had previously recorded another of King's Monkees compositions, "[[Porpoise Song (Theme from Head)|Porpoise Song]]", on his lullaby-themed CD ''Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep''.<ref>''[http://www.allmusic.com/album/micky-dolenz-puts-you-to-sleep-r116428 Micky Dolenz Puts You to Sleep]''. [[Allmusic]]. Accessed 21 July 2011.</ref>

Many other cover versions of King's work have appeared over the years. Most notably, "[[You've Got a Friend]]" was a smash No.1 hit for James Taylor in 1971 and a top 40 hit for [[Roberta Flack]] and [[Donny Hathaway]] that same year. [[Isaac Hayes]] recorded "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]" for his No.1 R&B live album ''Live at the Sahara Tahoe''. [[Barbra Streisand]] had a top 40 hit in 1972 with "[[Where You Lead]]" twice – by itself and as part of a live medley with "Sweet Inspiration". Streisand also covered "No Easy Way Down" in 1971, "Beautiful" and "[[You've Got A Friend]]" in 1972, and "Being At War With Each Other" in 1974. [[Helen Reddy]] covered two Carole King penned tunes: the first was "[[No Sad Song]]" in 1971; the second was "[[I Can't Hear You No More]]" in 1976. [[The Carpenters]] recorded King's "[[It's Going to Take Some Time]]" in 1972, and reached number 12 on the Billboard charts. [[Richard Carpenter (musician)|Richard Carpenter]] produced a version of "You've Got A Friend" with then teen singer/actor [[Scott Grimes]] in 1989. [[Martika]] had a number 25 hit in 1989 with her version of "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]", and "It's Too Late" reappeared on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1995 by [[Gloria Estefan]]. [[Linda Ronstadt]] recorded a new version of "[[Oh No Not My Baby]]" in 1993. Celine Dion also recorded King's song "The Reason" on her 1997 album ''[[Let's Talk About Love]]'' with Carole King singing backup and it became a million-seller and was certified Diamond in France. "Where You Lead" (lyrics by [[Toni Stern]]) became the title song of TV show ''Gilmore Girls''. [[Mandy Moore]] covered "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]" on her 2003 album, ''[[Coverage (album)|Coverage]]''.

In 1996, a film very loosely based on her life, ''[[Grace of My Heart]],'' was released. In the film an aspiring singer sacrifices her own singing career to write hit songs that launch the careers of other singers. Mirroring King's life, the film follows her from her first break, through the pain of rejection from the recording industry and a bad marriage, to her final triumph in realizing her dream to record her own hit album.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}

==Stage musical biography==
In 2013, producer Paul Blake announced that a musical version of King's music and life would be presented on stage, titled ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'',<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/177498-Beautiful-The-Carole-King-Musical-Will-Play-Pre-Broadway-Engagement-in-San-Francisco " 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Will Play Pre-Broadway Engagement in San Francisco"] playbill.com, May 1, 2013</ref> and starring Tony-nominated actress [[Jessie Mueller]] in the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beautifulonbroadway.com/ |title=BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical on Broadway &#124; Official Site for New York Tickets &#124; Home |publisher=Beautifulonbroadway.com |date= |accessdate=2013-12-02}}</ref> ''Beautiful'' premiered in a pre-Broadway run at The Curran Theatre in San Francisco in September–October 2013.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/183399-Broadway-Bound-Beautiful-The-Carole-King-Musical-Ends-San-Francisco-Engagement-Oct-20 "Broadway-Bound 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' Ends San Francisco Engagement Oct. 20"] playbill.com, October 20, 2013</ref> Previews on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] began on November 21, 2013 at the [[Stephen Sondheim Theatre]], with the official opening on January 12, 2014. The book is by Douglas McGrath with direction by Marc Bruni, choreography by Josh Prince, sets by [[Derek McLane]], costumes by Alejo Vietti and lighting by Peter Kaczorowski.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184661-Beautiful-The-Carole-King-Musical-Starring-Jessie-Mueller-Arrives-on-Broadway-Nov-21?tsrc=nx " 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical', Starring Jessie Mueller, Arrives on Broadway Nov. 21"] playbill.com, November 21, 2013</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/186398-The-Verdict-Critics-Review-Beautiful-The-Carole-King-Musical-?tsrc=hph "The Verdict: Critics Review 'Beautiful: The Carole King Musical' "] playbill.com, January 12, 2014</ref>

==Awards==

;Grammy
{{Awards table}}
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1972
| ''Tapestry''
|[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "It's Too Late"
|[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "You've Got A Friend"
|[[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| {{won}}
|-
| "Tapestry"
|rowspan="2"|[[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
|1975
| "Jazzman"
| {{nom}}
|-
|1976
|''Really Rosie''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Album for Children|Best Album for Children]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| 1993
|"Now and Forever"
|[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1998
|''Tapestry''
|rowspan="3"|[[Grammy Hall of Fame]]
| {{included|Inducted}}
|-
| 2002
|"You've Got a Friend"
| {{included|Inducted}}
|-
| 2002
|"It's Too Late"
| {{included|Inducted}}
|-
| 2004
|Carole King
|[[Grammy Trustees Award]]
| {{won|Honored}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
|Lifetime Achievement
|[[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]]
| {{won|Honored}}
|-
|''A Holiday Carole''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album|Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
||2014
|Carole King
|[[MusiCares Person of the Year]]
|{{won|Honored}}
|}

;Primetime Emmy
{{Awards table}}
|-
| 2000
| "Song of Freedom"
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Music and Lyrics]]
| {{nom}}
|}

;Satellite
{{Awards table}}
|-
| 1998
| "Anyone At All"
|[[Satellite Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===Recognition===
* In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* In 1988, Goffin and King received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref name=weller/>
* In 1990, King was inducted, along with Goffin, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the non-performer category for her songwriting achievements.
* In 2002, King was given the "Johnny Mercer Award" by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
* In 2004, Goffin and King were awarded the [[Grammy Trustees Award]].
* King was inducted into the [[Long Island Music Hall of Fame]] in 2007.<ref>[http://www.limusichalloffame.org Home of the L.I. Music Hall of Fame]. Limusichalloffame.org (November 16, 2010). Retrieved on July 8, 2011.</ref>
*In 2012 (December 3), King received the 2,486th star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].
*In February 2013, King was awarded the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award]].
*On May 22, 2013, [[Barack Obama|President Barack Obama]] presented Carole King with the fourth [[Gershwin Prize|Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song]], the first awarded to a woman composer.<ref name="White House">{{cite web|title=President and First Lady to Host Concert Honoring Carole King in the East Room|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/05/17/president-and-first-lady-host-concert-honoring-carole-king-east-room|publisher=The White House.gov|accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> The White House concert and awards ceremony capped off two days of events celebrating Carole King. On Tuesday, May 21, 2013, the [[Library of Congress]] hosted an invitation-only concert at their Coolidge Auditorium in honor of Carole King. The all-star tribute included performances by [[Siedah Garrett]], [[Colbie Caillat]], [[Gian Marco]], [[Shelby Lynne]], [[Patti Austin]], [[Arturo Sandoval]] and King's daughter, [[Louise Goffin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Carole King on Gershwin Prize: 'Do not make me cry'|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/05/21/carole-king-gershwin-prize-library-of-congress-concert/2349441/|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> The following night at the White House King was joined by other star performers including James Taylor, [[Gloria Estefan]], [[Emeli Sandé]], [[Trisha Yearwood]], [[Jesse McCartney]] and [[Billy Joel]].<ref>{{cite web|title='Carole King White House Concert, With Billy Joel and James Taylor, Broadcast on PBS May 28'|url= http://www.playbill.com/news/article/178331-Carole-King-White-House-Concert-With-Billy-Joel-and-James-Taylor-Broadcast-on-PBS-May-28|publisher=[[Playbill]] |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=28 May 2013|accessdate=28 May 2012}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{main|Carole King discography}}
*''[[Writer (album)|Writer]]'' (1970)
*''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]'' (1971)
*''[[Music (Carole King album)|Music]]'' (1971)
*''[[Rhymes & Reasons (Carole King album)|Rhymes & Reasons]]'' (1972)
*''[[Fantasy (Carole King album)|Fantasy]]'' (1973)
*''[[Wrap Around Joy]]'' (1974)
*''[[Really Rosie]]'' soundtrack (1975)
*''[[Thoroughbred (album)|Thoroughbred]]'' (1976)
*''[[Simple Things (Carole King album)|Simple Things]]'' (1977)
*''[[Welcome Home (Carole King album)|Welcome Home]]'' (1978)
*''[[Touch the Sky (Carole King album)|Touch the Sky]]'' (1979)
*''[[Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King]]'' (1980)
*''[[One to One (Carole King album)|One to One]]'' (1982)
*''[[Speeding Time]]'' (1983)
*''[[City Streets (album)|City Streets]]'' (1989)
*''[[Colour of Your Dreams]]'' (1993)
*''[[Love Makes the World]]'' (2001)
*''[[A Holiday Carole]]'' (2011)

==Certifications==
The years given are the years the albums and singles were released, and not necessarily the years in which they achieved their peak.

'''U.S. Billboard Top 10 Albums'''<ref name="allmusic.com"/>
*1971 – ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]'' (#1)
*1971 – ''[[Music (Carole King album)|Music]]'' (#1)
*1972 – ''[[Rhymes & Reasons (Carole King album)|Rhymes & Reasons]]'' (#2)
*1973 – ''[[Fantasy (Carole King album)|Fantasy]]'' (#6)
*1974 – ''[[Wrap Around Joy]]'' (#1)
*1976 – ''[[Thoroughbred (album)|Thoroughbred]]'' (#3)
*2010 – ''[[Live at the Troubadour (Carole King and James Taylor)|Live at the Troubadour]]'' (with James Taylor) (#4)

'''U.S. Billboard Top 10 'Pop' Singles'''<ref name="allmusic.com"/>
*1971 – "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]" (#1)
*1971 – "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]" (#1)
*1971 – "Sweet Seasons" (#9)
*1974 – "[[Jazzman]]" (#2)
*1974 – "[[Nightingale (song)|Nightingale]]" (#9)

'''Albums and singles certifications'''

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Song title'''
!'''Certification'''
|-
|"It's Too Late"
|Gold
|-
!Album title
!Certification
|-
|''Tapestry''
|Diamond
|-
|''Carole King: Music''
|Platinum
|-
|''Rhymes and Reasons''
|Gold
|-
|''Fantasy''
|Gold
|-
|''Wrap Around Joy''
|Gold
|-
|''Thoroughbred''
|Gold
|-
|''Simple Things''
|Gold
|-
|''Live at the Troubadour''
|Gold
|}

==See also==
{{Wikipedia books|Carole King}}
* [[List of songwriter collaborations]]
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==References==
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==External links==
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