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Don Kirshner liked Carole King's version of "September" so much that, even after hearing Bobby Vee's version, he decided to release King's version as a single on the Dimension label. [2] Carole King had two small children and did not have any interest in traveling the country to promote the record.
Carole King Klein [3] (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.One of the most successful songwriters in American history, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits appearing on the Billboard Hot 100 over the latter half of the 20th century. [4]
List of songs with lyrics by Gerry Goffin; A. ... It Might as Well Rain Until September; It's Going to Take Some Time; It's Too Late (Carole King song) J. Jazzman;
The lyrics express longing for a lover who is far away. [3] But AllMusic critic Bill Janovitz notes that while the lyrics start by focusing on the physical distance between the lovers, the lyrics use that as a jumping-off point to explore emotional distance between lovers as well. [ 4 ]
Katie Brayben (Carole King) with Alan Morrissey at the Aldwych Theatre, London in 2015. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by Douglas McGrath that tells the story of the early life and career of Carole King, using songs that she wrote, often together with Gerry Goffin, and other contemporary songs by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector and others.
Tapestry is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Carole King.Produced by Lou Adler, it was released on February 10, 1971, by Ode Records. [3] The album's lead singles, "It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move", spent five weeks at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts.
They had further hits with "I Fell In Love With You Sometime" and a cover of Carole King's "It Might As Well Rain Until September." They had six further singles through 1976, the last one on Polydor, [3] and made two albums for Axe plus a Greatest Hits compilation. Both Gary and Dave had a long-standing love of flying.
Author James Perone praised the way the lyrics and music work together. [7] As a prime example, he notes the syncopated rhythm to the melody on which King sings "tumbling down". [7] This rhythm, putting the accent at the end of the word "tumbling" rather than at the beginning, produces a "musical equivalent of a tumble". [7]