Rhymes & Reasons

Carole King | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GN030
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,156 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Come Down Easy

2. My My She Cries

3. Peace in the Valley

4. Feeling Sad Tonight

5. The First Day in August

6. Bitter With the Sweet

7. Goodbye Don't Mean I'm Gone

8. Stand Behind Me

9. Gotta Get Through Another Day

10. I Think I Can Hear You

11. Ferguson Road

12. Been to Canaan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carole's quietest album, July 8, 2010

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James Peyton (columbia, sc United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rhymes & Reasons (Audio CD)

Rhymes and Reasons contains the kind of music that most listeners associate with the singer-songwriter-fluid, piano driven, and melodic. One critic stated that this collection reflects the quiet life she found with Charlie Larkey, and musically I would agree that this is her most calm and calming album. Almost each song centers on Carole's use of layering multiple piano tracks (the piano work on this album is a bit more ornate and better recorded than on Tapestry), a solid bass line, and her voice. Lyrically, most of the songs have an intimate feel similiar to "So Far Away, but Carole addresses more issues such as racism and religion here than she does on Tapestry or Music. Examples such as "Peace in the Valley," "Ferguson Road," and "Been to Canaan" are among the best in Carole's discography. This album rates as one of the greats from the early seventies or any decade because of its intimacy, the piano work, Carole's incredible songwriting skills. One last note-if you're an audiophile, the Japanese pressing are superior. Sony has just released Writer in a digipak; let's pray they do the same for all of Carole's Ode albums.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Tapestry, May 28, 2009

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R. L. Church Jr. (Central Massachusettts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rhymes & Reasons (Audio CD)

I consider this album the masterpiece of Carole King's art. While Tapestry is one of the most famous and popular albums of all time, because many of the cuts hit home so hard. I've known many people especially men who find the album depressing. Rhyhmes & Reasons is more uplifting. It's one of the first CD's I bought to replace a worn out album. For couples, you should be playing "THe Frist Day in August" every July 31st.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great soft rock CD!, June 22, 2008

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Elaine D. Cunningham "Elaine" (Hammonton, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rhymes & Reasons (Audio CD)

Loved this CD, spent many happy days playing this in college. Catchy, uplifting tunes.

If you're looking for "mood music" to pass the day away, this is it.

Would highly recommend seller, article arrived promptly, in condition promised, timely manner. Would recommend to others, would do business w/ again.

Thank you,

Elaine