Carole King - Wrap Around Joy 1974 [EAC - FLAC] (oan)
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Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album hit
#1 on the Billboard album charts in the fall of 1974 and spun off successful singles with
"Jazzman" (#2 pop) and "Nightingale" (#9 pop as well as #1 adult contemporary).
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In 1974, while Carly and Joni were battling it out for top honors amidst the proliferation of
female singer-songwriters at the time, Carole King released "Wrap Around Joy", a mostly
joyful pop-rock entry into the fold, showing that she was still one of the mighty queens of the
rock world.
Of course her endeavor was tremendously aided by the huge hit single, "Jazzman", with Tom
Scott's memorable sax performance; but "Wrap Around Joy" has many other noteworthy
songs.
Carole's power piano chords of the sing-along opening cut "Nightingale" (a second top ten hit
for her from this album) really capture the listener's attention right from the get-go. "My Lovin'
Eyes" and "You Gentle Me" are wonderful pop-rock confections, as is the title track and
"You're Something New", one of my favorite Carole King start-of-love songs ever.
Conversely, "You Go You're Way, I'll Go Mine" is one of the best break-up songs I've ever
known.
"We Are All In This Together" is a great song of unification of the human race and is,
therefore, quite an IMPORTANT message still today in this mad, mad, mad, mad world in
which we live. I love the optimism of this song especially when balanced with the closing
song, "The Best Is Yet To Come", which never fails to lift my spirit. Songs like these make me
very grateful to Carole King for the solace her music has given my life on so many occasions.
Listen and see if you don't know what I mean.
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All tracks composed by Carole King, lyrics by Dave Palmer.
01. "Nightingale" ~ 3:38
02. "Change of Mind, Change of Heart" ~ 4:39
03. "Jazzman" ~ 3:44
04. "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" ~ 3:34
05. "You're Something New" ~ 2:55
06. "We Are All in This Together" ~ 4:03
07. "Wrap Around Joy" ~ 2:59
08. "You Gentle Me" ~ 3:46
09. "My Lovin' Eyes" ~ 3:08
10. "Sweet Adonis" ~ 3:22
11. "A Night This Side of Dying" ~ 2:59
12. "The Best Is Yet to Come" ~ 3:30
Playing Time.........: 00:42:21
Total Size...........: 253.47 MB
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Personnel
Carole King ~ synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals
Tom Scott ~ saxophone
Susan Ranney ~ bass
Louise Goffin ~ background vocals
Mike Altschul ~ horn
George Bohannon ~ trombone
Mari Tsumura ~ violin
Denyse Buffum ~ viola
Thomas Buffum ~ violin
David Campbell ~ viola
Gene Coe ~ horn
Maurice Dicterow ~ violin
Richard Feves ~ bass
Chuck Findley ~ trumpet
Frederick Seykora ~ cello
Sherry Goffin ~ background vocals
Abigale Haness ~ background vocals
Jim Horn ~ saxophone
Richard Hyde ~ trombone
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar ~ guitar, vocals
Charles Larkey ~ bass
Gordon Marron Strings ~ violin
Dan Neufeld ~ viola
Andy Newmark ~ drums
Dean Parks ~ guitar
Paul Polivinick ~ viola
Jay Rosen ~ violin
Sheldon Sanov ~ violin
Haim Shtrum ~ violin
Jeff Solow ~ cello
Lya Stern ~ violin
Polly Sweeney ~ violin
Ernie Watts ~ horn
Dick Hyde ~ horn
Richard Kaufman ~ violin
Nina Deveritch ~ cello
Bobby Dubow ~ violin
Gottfried Hoogeveen ~ cello
Dan Newfeld ~ viola
Fred Jackson, Jr. ~ horn
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