KING,CAROLE - TAPESTRY -RMST-

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A Classic
If you were a hippie in the early 70s, especially if you played guitar, this was an album you knew EVERY word to EVERY song. It was a time when songs described the heart of the listeners. It flashes me back to playing guitar in the coffee shops at Kent State, believing that life was just a Tapastry.

some of the best pop songs of all time...
...recorded horribly! Almost a sacrilege how poorly this is recorded, considering the incredible talent. Carole King deserves better than this, especially in SACD. Nevertheless, a timeless classic and I'm glad I bought it.

carol king
1972, first year of high school, heard this song on the radio " its too late. i was hook," so far away".The music just flow, one of the best albums to this date.

Finely Woven
This landmark album from the 70's is one that my older sister owned and played endlessly, using seemingly to tap into an innermost emotional well that only teen-aged girls seem to possess. I just remember that I thought every single song was great and how personal "Tapestry" sounded to my young ears. Now, almost 40 years later, that weird jumble of teen hormones having long dissipated and my sister well into adulthood, I cam listen to Carole King with an experienced heart and mind, and it holds up as a classic from the era. "Tapestry" was one of the first albums of the singer/songwriter era that held together as an entity, and now rings pure as a dozen songs that meld into a seamless whole. King had already honed her skills as an ace commercial songwriter with husband Gerry Goffin, and this was her coming out party. As such, the twelve songs on "Tapestry" run the gamut of the confessional "It's Too Late" to the committal "You've Got a Friend" to emancipation ("Natural Woman"). It's a testament to the staying power of "Tapestry" that half of this album became hits for Carole and others (especially James Taylor's classic version of "Friend"), and the others are almost instantly recognizable. It was that identifiable quality that raised "Tapestry" and, by association, King as a solo artist. It also opened doors for the likes of Carly Simon, Joan Armatrading and Taylor.

Ever since I was in Jr. High!
Tapestry was the album everyone in my Junior High school owned when it came out. As I recall it won the Grammy for best album. Nearly 40 years later, it is still a great album, it shouldn't be, but it is. First it is weird that it is probably the only album ever, where a songwriter covered her own songs made famous by other artist "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" is a great example of why she should do this. The songs new for the album include an homage to a mass murder and lynching (Smack Water Jack) and two very world weary songs (Way over Yonder, and Tapestry). Which give part of the album a somber feel. One song (Where You Lead), Ms. King didn't perform for many years because she felt the message was dated and "Anti-Liberated" but became a popular TV Theme for Gilmore Girls with a small revamping. "Along with Where You Lead" is "I feel the Earth Move", and" Natural Woman", to give an upbeat balance to some of the Darker songs. Finally, "You've got a friend" is one of the greatest songs of loyalty ever. Overall this is one of those gems that define an artist and a genre. Tapestry remains one of my favorite albums and has been for most of my life. Highly recommended 5*