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Rhymes & Reasons is a 1972 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album features a single "Been to Canaan", which topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and peaked at No. 24 on the Pop chart. The album itself also became a hit, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

All songs by Carole King unless otherwise noted.

Side one
  1. "Come Down Easy" – 3:06 (King, Toni Stern)
  2. "My My She Cries" – 2:19 (King, Stern)
  3. "Peace in the Valley" – 3:23 (King, Stern)
  4. "Feeling Sad Tonight" – 3:13 (King, Stern)
  5. "The First Day in August" – 2:50 (King, Charles Larkey)
  6. "Bitter with the Sweet" – 2:29
Side two
  2. "Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone" – 3:34
  3. "Stand Behind Me" – 2:29
  4. "Gotta Get Through Another Day" – 2:35
  5. "I Think I Can Hear You" – 3:26
  6. "Ferguson Road" – 2:40 (Gerry Goffin, King)
  7. "Been to Canaan" – 3:38

Personnel

String Section:
Conducted and arranged by David Campbell and Norman Kurban

  • David Campbell and Carole S. Mukogawa – viola
  • Terry King and Nathaniel Rosen – cellos
  • Charles Larkey – string bass
  • Barry Socher, Eliot Chapo, Marcy E. Dicterow, Gorden H. Marron, Sheldon Sanov and Polly Sweeney – violin

Additional Credits

  • Hank Cicalo - Engineer
  • Steve Mitchell - Assistant Engineer
  • Chuck Beeson - Graphic Concept and Design
  • Jim McCrary - Photography

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Rhymes & Reasons at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Carole King: Rhymes and Reasons". Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. ^ Holden, Stephen (1972-12-21). "Carole King: Rhymes & Reasons: Music Review". Archived from the original on 2008-12-20.
  4. ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Chart Stats - Carole King - Rhymes and Reasons" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-02-07. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Allmusic - Carole King > Rhymes and Reasons > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  8. ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1973". billboard.biz. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Carole King – Rhymes & Reasons". Recording Industry Association of America.
Preceded by Canadian RPM 100 number-one album
December 30, 1972 		Succeeded by
Living in the Past
by Jethro Tull


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