Love Makes the World

Carole King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00005O56V
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,711 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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After more than a decade of writing Top 40 hits tied to everything from dance-floor action ("The Loco-Motion") to reflections of growing listeners' concerns ("Goin' Back," "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"), Carole King broke out as a solo singer-songwriter with 1971's Tapestry. That album served as both articulate soft rock and tasteful background sound, ultimately spending more than 300 weeks on Billboard's chart. While Love Makes the World, her return to recording after a seven-year absence, doesn't match that classic's depth, it does offer comfort to many listeners. Whether revisiting her early-'60s catalog (the terrific "Oh No Not My Baby") or plumbing adult confusion ("I Wasn't Gonna Fall in Love"), she sticks with mostly low-key, piano-led arrangements that avoid the bombast of much latter-day grown-up radio fare. One song as forthright as "It's Too Late" would've given Love more weight, but King's trademark ever-so-slight rasp hints at a sensibility that remains grounded nonetheless. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

New Deluxe 2-CD edition of album originally released in 2001. Includes over 40 minutes of bonus material on a bonus enhanced CD that contains five additional tracks plus two music videos, a video interview and a behind-the-scenes featurette. Also includes the theme from Gilmore Girls "Where You Lead, I Will Follow" - which is available for the first time ever on a Carole King album. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Uncommonly Fine Album, September 27, 2001

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This review is from: Love Makes the World (Audio CD)

Carole King is one of our most prolific songwriters. She has written an ocean of excellent popular songs, music that moves beyond any genre, music that makes life richer. On this splendid album she not only shines as a songwriter but also as a performer, collaborator and arranger. Frequently, when commenting on Carole King's work, reviewers hark back to Tapestry and the 6 records that followed that fine recording. "Love Makes a World" stands on its own as one of the best popular music releases of this year. Her voice sounds rich. Her phrasing - the way she sings certains words and lines - creates a setting where the songs sound as if they are letters from best friends. In addition, King's voice layers these songs with rich harmonies. The layers of voice create the sense that the songs take place in relationship with another; as if the songs are addressed to us the listener, or at the very least, to someone else. Her songs almost always are about relationships, the spaces and places between people. The songs aren't statements as much as they - again to use the letter analogy - sound like something one would receive in the mail (or email) from a close friend. Most of the songs feature her piano playing as the main rhythm instrument. She creates full chords that don't overshadow the songs, but provide a sturdy underneath. What do the songs sound like? To me they sound like popular music framed with R and B, which is what much of her best work has always sounded like. Highlights? The upbeat title cut that sets the vocal richness of the entire album, her interpretation of "The Reason" that sounds like a follow-up to "Natural Woman," the string arrangement that supports the duet with K.D. Lang on "An Uncommon Love," The piano and subtle bass on "Oh No Not My Baby," and the final, finest song on the album "This Time," that resonates with this listener as deeply as any song she has written. There is no filler on this album; all the songs fit together well; both by subject and by sound. Once in awhile a top writer/performer like Paul Simon, or Dylan, or McCartney, releases a work that not only stands with their best but stands out among their best. This album is one of those releases.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her best since Tapestry, September 4, 2002

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Roger Barre "rogbar" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Makes the World (Audio CD)

This is the most melodic, musical, engaging CD I've heard all year. Each song is a beautifully written gem. No one out there now writes better songs than "An Uncommon Love" and "This Time". The arrangements are imaginative and oh so tasty. Check out the amazing vocals on "I Wasn't Going to Fall" and the hypnotic track on "You Will Find Me There". Some songs are just plain fun (if you don't tap your feet to "I Don't Know" you're probably dead) ... others are emotional and moving ("Safe Again"). Miss King has never sung better. Her simple, almost rehearsal-sounding version of "Oh No Not My Baby" should be required listening to everyone who wants to sing honestly and soulfully.

"Love Makes the World" could only have been created by a master, and Miss King has proven herself that once more. This is a must-have CD. Run, don't walk.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cd!, June 28, 2007

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Amarilis B. Torres-Chavez (Caguas, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Makes the World (2CD Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

I love this cd! The songs are beautiful, and Carole King's voice sounds as good as ever. This special edition with the dvd is amazing. It has a video of Carole singing at the piano, an interview and additional five songs, one of them in spanish, with the argentinian composer and singer Alejandro Lerner. The song "The Reason" has singer Celine Dion in the backgrounds, spectacular! There are songs co-written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sawyer. I highly recommend this cd. You will love it to!