Music

Carole King | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Ode
• ASIN: B001VFT0EA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,503 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Tapestry...A Classic., October 29, 2000

By 

"earthvolunteer" (Atlanta, Ga. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music (Audio CD)

Carole King's "Music" is not an overlooked masterpiece (it sold over four million copies upon its release), but certainly one which has been forgotten over the years. Perhaps too closely released on the heels of "Tapestry", "Music" has certainly been overshadowed by that previous trademark, landmark work.

With "Music", King experiments with some new sounds and styles, such as the R & B track "Brother, Brother" which opens the album with a sound reminiscent of the tune "What's Going On?" The title track is a truly uplifting jazz waltz with an incredible sax improvisation as a centerpiece.

The simplicity and honesty of "It's Going To Take Some Time" is stunning and certainly surpasses The Carpenter's more orchestrated version of the tune during the same year. Throughout "Music", she effectively utilizes a pair of strong female backup vocalists who strengthen King's own delivery of her material and who bring a richness and soulfulness to tunes such as "Growing Away From Me" and the Goffin/King standard "Some Kind of Wonderful."

If this album had received as much press and airplay through the years as "Tapestry" did, tunes like "Song of Long Ago" (with background vocals courtesy of James Taylor) and "Carry Your Load" would now be instant classics. As it is "Sweet Seasons" is the only top-10 single from the album and the only one most people would be likely to recall.

Over all, "Music" does not have the musical cohesiveness of her next two projects "Rhymes & Reasons" and "Fantasy", but song for song it certainly contains some of the best material she has ever recorded. Like Tapestry....a classic!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Passionate Music, January 16, 2005

By 

Beverly Praiswater - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music (Audio CD)

Carole King pours her passion into her music. The first time I heard this collection on LP I felt the magic. It is my favorite album because it was the first one to introduce me to this rare song writer. I must have worn out that LP and graduated to cassette. I wore that out too. Thanks to CD, I can play it on and on without a worry.

Music followed her landmark album Tapestry both released in 1971. While it did not receive the recognition of the former album, these songs continue in the same soulful path. Carole's genius shines throughout.

The list of Pop and R & B singers who have recorded her songs seems endless. Carole's lyrics are timeless and inspirational for all generatons.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars underrated, January 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Music (Audio CD)

Carole King's "Music" remains one of the most underrated seventies singer/songwriter albums. Tapestry was an almost impossible act to follow, but Music is an outstanding collection of more great songs and winning performances. While it may not hit the peaks that Tapestry did, it is solid and consistent, with, to my ears, no filler. "Sweet Seasons" was a hit, and deservedly so; "Brother, Brother," "Song of Long Ago," "Music," and "Carry Your Load" are other highlights. The whole album projects the combination of warmth and intelligence that is the hallmark of Carole's best music. Confession: I play it more than Tapestry. It never disappoints me.