The Living Room Tour

by Carole King

Overview

Carole King has co-written more great songs than almost anyone. On her Living Room Tour of 2004 she ran through some of her favorites, old and new, in a very intimate manner with just her piano or acoustic guitar for accompaniment. (She was also joined by guitarists Rudy Guess and Gary Burr on acoustic guitar and occasional bass and vocals.) The double-disc set The Living Room Tour documents some highlights from various shows and works well as a career retrospective as it touches on both the songs she wrote for others and those she performed herself. There are plenty of songs from Tapestry and her early-'70s albums (including the reworked "Where You Lead I Will Follow," which features her daughter Louise Goffin on vocals), songs from soundtracks ("Lay Down My Life" from the little-seen After Dark, My Sweet, "Now and Forever" from A League of Their Own), and a couple of new compositions (the cute "Welcome to My Living Room" and "Loving You Forever"), too. King was always an idiosyncratic vocalist and she sounds a little ragged around the edges here, more gritty and lived-in than you might remember but certainly not worn out. In fact, the grit adds some emotion and strength to her voice. It definitely adds a new dimension to the versions of songs she and Gerry Goffin wrote way back in the early and mid-'60s like "Pleasant Valley Sunday" and "Chains." Her relaxed takes on these classics are highly entertaining; King sounds like she is having a blast and the audience responds in kind. The medley she does of "Take Good Care of My Baby"/"It Might As Well Rain Until September"/"Go Away Little Girl"/"I'm into Something Good"/"Hey Girl"/"One Fine Day"/"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" is great fun and highly educational -- no, amazing might be a better word. Knowing that those songs only touch the tip of the iceberg as far as classic Goffin/King tunes goes is mind-blowing. Fans of Carole King will be as happy as the audiences at the shows (who quite often join in with King on the choruses of the more familiar tunes) to own this charming collection. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	09/22/2023
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262028432
Rank:	59046

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carole King   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Louise Goffin   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Gary Burr   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Sherry Goffin Kondor   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rudy Guess   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Carole King   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
Rudy Guess   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
Chris Bellman   Mastering
Greg Allen   Photography,Art Direction
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Toni Stern   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Gary Burr   Composer
Sam Hollander   Composer
Dave Schommer   Composer
Caroline Greyshock   Cover Photo
Gina Monteleone   Assistant,Logo Design
Joseph Moran   Photography
Elissa Kline   Photography
Christian Walsh   Engineer,House Sound
David Palmer   Composer