You've Got a Friend
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| - | '''''Tapestry''''' is a [[popular music|pop]] album by [[singer-songwriter]] [[Carole King]], released in [[1971 in music|1971]]. It features minimal production by [[Lou Adler]]. ''Tapestry'' was ranked US number 1 for 15 consecutive weeks, which is the longest time for an album by a solo female artist to occupy that position, and remained on the ''Billboard'' 200 for 306 weeks, the most recent week being the ''Billboard'' magazine issue dated May 14, 2011. In terms of time on the charts, it ranks fifth overall and in terms of length on the charts for solo musical acts it ranks second. It remains the longest charting album by a female solo artist. ''Tapestry'' has sold over 25 million copies worldwide Additionally, out of all the albums by female artists to earn that distinction, it was the first released. In 1972 the album also garnered four [[Grammy Award]]s including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]], [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] ("[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]"), and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] ("[[You've Got a Friend]]"). Three songs from the album, "[[I Feel The Earth Move]]", "It's Too Late", and "[[You've Got A Friend]]", all reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after ''Tapestry'''s release. Altogether, four songs on the album were at one point #1 hits, all of which were written or co-written by King. In 2003, the album was ranked number 36 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the [[500 greatest albums of all time]]. | + | "'''You've Got a Friend'''" is a 1971 song written by [[Carole King]]. It was first recorded by King and included in her album ''[[Tapestry (Carole King album)|Tapestry]]''. Another well-known version is by [[James Taylor]] from his album ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]''. His was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 1 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 4 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians. |
| - | ==Production== | + | "You've Got a Friend" won [[Grammy Award]]s both for Taylor ([[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance|Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]]) and King ([[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]). Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including [[Dusty Springfield]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Anne Murray]] and [[Donny Hathaway]]. |
| - | King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album, several of which had already been hits for other artists such as [[Aretha Franklin]]'s "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]" (in 1967) and [[The Shirelles]]' "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]" (in 1960). Three songs were co-written with King's ex-husband [[Gerry Goffin]]. [[James Taylor]], who encouraged King to sing her own songs, and who also played on ''Tapestry'', would have a #1 hit with "You've Got a Friend." Two songs were co-written with [[Toni Stern]]: "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]" and "Where You Lead". | + | |
| - | ==Track listing== | ||
| - | All songs by Carole King except where noted. | ||
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| - | ;Original vinyl | ||
| - | # "[[I Feel the Earth Move]]" – 2:58 | ||
| - | # "[[So Far Away (Carole King song)|So Far Away]]" – 3:55 | ||
| - | # "[[It's Too Late (Carole King song)|It's Too Late]]" (lyrics by [[Toni Stern]]) – 3:53 | ||
| - | # "Home Again" – 2:29 | ||
| - | # "Beautiful" – 3:08 | ||
| - | # "Way Over Yonder" – 4:44 | ||
| - | # "[[You've Got a Friend]]" – 5:09 | ||
| - | # "[[Where You Lead]]" (lyrics by [[Toni Stern]]) – 3:20 | ||
| - | # "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]?" ([[Gerry Goffin]], King) – 4:12 | ||
| - | # "[[Smackwater Jack]]" (Goffin, King) – 3:41 | ||
| - | # "Tapestry" – 3:13 | ||
| - | # "[[(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman]]" (Goffin, King, [[Jerry Wexler]]) – 3:49 | ||
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| - | ;1980 Half-Speed Audiophile | ||
| - | Released on the CBS Mastersound label, cut at half-speed and pressed on virgin vinyl; the track listing was identical to that of the original release. | ||
| - | Epic 82308 | ||
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| - | ==Personnel== | ||
| - | *Carole King – Piano, Keyboards, [[Singing|vocals]], background vocals | ||
| - | *[[Curtis Amy]] – [[flute]], [[baritone saxophone]], [[soprano saxophone]], [[tenor saxophone]], string quartet | ||
| - | *Steve Barzyk – [[Drum kit|drums]] | ||
| - | *[[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] – [[cello]], [[viola]] | ||
| - | *[[Merry Clayton]] – background vocals | ||
| - | *Terry King – cello, tenor saxophone, string quartet | ||
| - | *[[Danny Kortchmar|Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar]] – [[acoustic guitar]], [[conga]], [[electric guitar]], vocals | ||
| - | *[[Russ Kunkel]] – drums | ||
| - | *Charles Larkey – [[bass guitar|electric bass]], [[string bass]], string quartet | ||
| - | *[[Joni Mitchell]] – background vocals | ||
| - | *Joel O'Brien – drums | ||
| - | *Michael Pultand | ||
| - | *Ralph Schuckett – [[electric piano]] | ||
| - | *Barry Socher – [[violin]], tenor saxophone, viola, string quartet | ||
| - | *Perry Steinberg – bass, violin, tenor saxophone, string bass | ||
| - | *"The Mitchell/Taylor Boy and Girl Choir" ([[Joni Mitchell]] and James Taylor) – background vocals | ||
| - | *[[James Taylor]] – acoustic guitar, [[granfalloon]] | ||
| - | *Julia Tillman – background vocals | ||
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"You've Got a Friend" is a 1971 song written by Carole King. It was first recorded by King and included in her album Tapestry. Another well-known version is by James Taylor from his album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. His was released as a single in 1971, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The two versions were recorded simultaneously in 1971 with shared musicians.
"You've Got a Friend" won Grammy Awards both for Taylor (Best Male Pop Vocal Performance) and King (Song of the Year). Dozens of other artists have recorded the song over the years, including Dusty Springfield, Michael Jackson, Anne Murray and Donny Hathaway.
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