Tracks
- I Feel the Earth Move
- So Far Away
- It's Too Late
- Home Again
- Beautiful
- Way Over Yonder
- You've Got a Friend
- Where You Lead
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
- Smackwater Jack
- Tapestry
- (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Tapestry is a saccharine album. The music is folk pop, whatever that means. Carole King's singing is the main feature of this album. Her voice isn't sexy or very pretty and there it doesn't convey strong emotion, but whatever it lacks is made up in power. The music itself is fine and doesn't get in the way of King's singing. James Taylor and Joni Mitchell do a great job on background vocals on Will You Love Me Tomorrow?.
When I listen to this album, I get the, most likely mistaken, impression that this album is a document of the youth of the late sixties growing up and moving from college to real life. Regardless, it is an album that deals primarily with relationships and in a mature way. It's a more down to earth album than other singer/songwriters are coming up with.
This is a good album, but it's not my cup of tea. It's worth listening to and it's probably deserving of being on the 1001 Albums list. Unfortunately, decent albums like this were responsible for paving the road to adult-oriented music hell.
Most of the songs are good. I think the stand outs are: I Feel the Earth Move, So Far Away, It's Too Late, Beautiful, Trafalgar, Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, Tapestry and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.
★★★★★★★★★☆
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