Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago

by Carole King

Overview

This album was always sort of a joke among Carole King's serious fans, containing 12 songs drawn from six albums, and liner notes that fail even to acknowledge the existence of Writer, her one pre-Tapestry solo LP. A Natural Woman supplanted it later, and the addition of two live cuts, "Eventually" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" from the Carnegie Hall concert on the 1999 reissue (Ode/Epic/Legacy 65846), doesn't extended the range or depth of the selection sufficiently. On the other hand, the 1999 remastering does improve the listening pleasure inherent in what is here -- the material off of Tapestry, Music, Rhymes & Reasons, and others is now very robust, with vivid instrumentation and a close, rich profile of King's voice. The selection of King's work is still only an inch deep, but it's a more rewarding inch. [A 1999 CD version added two bonus tracks.] ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/1999
Label:	Bmg / Epic / Legacy / Ode Records / Sony Music Entertainment
UPC:	0886919803426
Rank:	22838

Tracks

1. Jazzman
2. So Far Away
3. Sweet Seasons
4. Brother, Brother
5. Only Love Is Real
6. I Feel the Earth Move
7. It's Too Late
8. Nightingale
9. Been to Canaan
10. Smackwater Jack
11. Coraz¿¿n
12. Believe in Humanity
13. Eventually
14. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carole King   Primary Artist,Conductor,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Tom Scott   Guest Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Merry Clayton   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
James Taylor   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic)
Chuck Findley   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Curtis Amy   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Soprano)
Leland Sklar   Bass (Electric)
Louise Goffin   Vocals (Background)
Bobbye Hall   Percussion
Oscar Brashear   Flugelhorn
Russ Kunkel   Drums
Ernie Watts   Woodwind,Saxophone
Joel O'Brien   Drums
David T. Walker   Guitar (Electric)
Waddy Wachtel   Guitar (Electric)
Dean Parks   Guitar
Dick Hyde   Trombone
Mike Altschul   Woodwind,Saxophone
Harvey Mason, Sr.   Drums
Danny Kortchmar   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Plas Johnson   Woodwind
Ralph Schuckett   Organ,Piano (Electric)
Ralph MacDonald   Percussion
George Bohannon   Trombone,Euphonium
David Campbell   Conductor
Albert Aarons   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Norman Kurban   Conductor
Julia Tillman   Vocals (Background)
Sherry Goffin   Vocals (Background)
Charlie Loper   Trombone
Allie Mitchell   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Charles Farkey   Bass (Electric)
Teresa Calderon   Congas
Urlliam Green   Woodwind
William Colette   Woodwind
Andy Newmark   Drums

Technical Credits

Bob Irwin   Preparation
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Norm Kinney   Engineer
Milt Calice   Engineer
Graham Nash   Liner Notes
Carole King   Arranger,Composer
Lou Adler   Producer
Tommy Vicari   Engineer
Toni Stern   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Hank Cicalo   Engineer
Vic Anesini   Mastering
Dave Palmer   Composer
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Norman Kurban   String Arrangements
Jim McCrary   Photography
Jessica Sowin   Product Manager
Steve Mitchell   Engineer
Chuck Ren   Illustrations
Jessica Killorin   Package Manager
Howard Frank   Project Director
Steve Berkowitz   A&R
Mike Manoogian   Hand Lettering