Set Lists

1971

Tapestry review

Carole King’s album Tapestry is one of the best albums ever; it's that good.  When you contemplate the abundance of strengths from this record some may favor the piano playing, others the vocals. However, what I find most impressive is the songwriting and orchestration.  Don’t get me wrong because the singing and piano playing is top notch.  But the manner the accompanying instruments, and background vocals are coordinated to complement King is what places Tapestry miles above the norm. In particular, the bass parts are structured perfectly.

Tapestry's first three songs are all hits, yet different in mood.  The first track “I Feel the Earth Move” is up beat, while “So Far Away” is slow, and “Its Too Late” is on the jazz side in a Van Morrison, Moondance, kind of way. The album leans towards ballads and love songs, but the pace picks in songs like the blues based “Smokewater Jack,” and the album closes in stunning fashion with “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” that is perhaps her strongest song vocally. 

1. I Feel the Earth Move (King) - 2:58
2. So Far Away (King) - 3:55
3. It's Too Late (King / Stern) - 3:53
4. Home Again (King) - 2:29
5. Beautiful (King) - 3:08
6. Way over Yonder (King) - 4:44
7. You've Got a Friend (King) - 5:09
8. Where You Lead (King / Stern) - 3:20
9. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Goffin / King) - 4:12
10. Smackwater Jack (Goffin / King) - 3:41
11. Tapestry (King) - 3:13
12. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
       (Goffin / King / Wexler) - 3:49

Additional tracks on remastered version
13. Out in the Cold [Studio Outake] 
     (Amy / King / Kortchmar / Larkey / O'Brien / Schuckett) - 2:44
14. Smackwater Jack [live] (Goffin / King) - 3:21

Carole King - Piano, Keyboards, Vocals

Label Sony
Released 1971
The remastered version of Tapestry includes a booklet with lyrics and great photo of Carole King and James Taylor, and more.