This album was always sort of a joke among Carole King's serious fans, containing 12 songs drawn from six albums, and liner notes that fail even to acknowledge the existence of Writer, her one pre-Tapestry solo LP.
A Natural Woman supplanted it later, and the addition of two live cuts, "Eventually" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" from the Carnegie Hall concert on the 1999 reissue (Ode/Epic/Legacy 65846), doesn't extended the range or depth of the selection sufficiently.
On the other hand, the 1999 remastering does improve the listening pleasure inherent in what is here -- the material off of Tapestry, Music, Rhymes & Reasons, and others is now very robust, with vivid instrumentation and a close, rich profile of King's voice.
The selection of King's work is still only an inch deep, but it's a more rewarding inch.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JazzmanCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | So Far AwayCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 3 | Sweet SeasonsCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Brother, BrotherCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Only Love Is RealCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | I Feel the Earth MoveCarole King | Carole King | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 17 MB |
| 7 | It's Too LateCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 8 | NightingaleCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Smackwater JackGerry Goffin, Carole King | Carole King | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | CorazónCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Believe in HumanityCarole King | Carole King | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 12 | Been To Common | Carole King | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Eventually (Live) | Carole King | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 14 | (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Live) | Carole King | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| 51 mins | 117 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 297 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albert Aarons | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 2 | Lou Adler | Producer |
| 3 | Mike Altschul | Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 4 | Curtis Amy | Flute, Sax (Soprano), Saxophone |
| 5 | Vic Anesini | Mastering |
| 6 | Chuck Beeson | Graphics |
| 7 | Steve Berkowitz | A&R |
| 8 | George Bohannon | Euphonium, Trombone |
| 9 | Oscar Brashear | Flugelhorn |
| 10 | Teresa Calderon | Congas |
| 11 | Milt Calice | Engineer |
| 12 | David Campbell | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 13 | Hank Cicalo | Engineer |
| 14 | Merry Clayton | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | William Colette | Woodwind |
| 16 | Charles Farkey | Bass (Electric) |
| 17 | Chuck Findley | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 18 | Howard Frank | Project Director |
| 19 | Gerry Goffin | Composer |
| 20 | Louise Goffin | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Sherry Goffin | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Urlliam Green | Woodwind |
| 23 | Bobbye Hall | Percussion |
| 24 | Dick Hyde | Trombone |
| 25 | Bob Irwin | Preparation |
| 26 | Plas Johnson | Woodwind |
| 27 | Jessica Killorin | Package Manager |
| 28 | Carole King | Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Norm Kinney | Engineer |
| 30 | Danny Kortchmar | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 31 | Russ Kunkel | Drums |
| 32 | Norman Kurban | Conductor, String Arrangements |
| 33 | Charlie Loper | Trombone |
| 34 | Ralph MacDonald | Percussion |
| 35 | Mike Manoogian | Hand Lettering |
| 36 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums |
| 37 | Jim McCrary | Photography |
| 38 | Allie Mitchell | Flugelhorn, Trumpet |
| 39 | Steve Mitchell | Engineer |
| 40 | Graham Nash | Liner Notes |
| 41 | Andy Newmark | Drums |
| 42 | Joel O'Brien | Drums |
| 43 | Dean Parkes | Guitar |
| 44 | Chuck Ren | Illustrations |
| 45 | Ralph Schuckett | Organ, Piano (Electric) |
| 46 | Tom Scott | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 47 | Lee Sklar | Bass (Electric) |
| 48 | Jessica Sowin | Product Manager |
| 49 | James Taylor | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 50 | Julia Tillman | Vocals (Background) |
| 51 | Tommy Vicari | Engineer |
| 52 | Waddy Wachtel | Guitar (Electric) |
| 53 | David T. Walker | Guitar (Electric) |
| 54 | Ernie Watts | Saxophone, Woodwind |
| 55 | Jerry Wexler | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |