While the landmark album Tapestry earned her superstar status, singer/songwriter Carole King had already firmly established herself as one of pop music’s most gifted and successful composers. In 1961, King and writing partner Gerry Goffin scored their first hit with the Shirelles’ “Will You Love Me Tomorrow.” Their next effort, Bobby Vee’s “Take Good Care of My Baby,” also hit number one, as did “The Locomotion,” recorded by Little Eva. Together, the couple wrote over 100 chart hits. In 1971, King released Tapestry, which was the best-selling album of the era. Tapestry scored a pair of hit singles, “So Far Away” and the chart-topping “It’s Too Late,” whose flip side, “I Feel the Earth Move,” garnered major airplay as well. 1971’s Music also hit number one, and generated the hit “Sweet Seasons.” 1974’s Wrap Around Joy, which featured the hit “Jazzman,” hit the number one spot. In 1975, King and Goffin reunited to write Thoroughbred, which also featured contributions from James Taylor, David Crosby, and Graham Nash. After 1983’s Speeding Time, she took a six-year hiatus before releasing City Streets, which featured guest Eric Clapton. In 2001, she returned with Love Makes the World. Four years passed before her next record, The Living Room Tour, a double disc set documenting her intimate 2004-05 tour that found her revisting songs from throughout her career with only her piano and acoustic guitars as accompaniment. In 2011, King released the holiday album, A Holiday Carole. King continues to tour the world.
