Music. “Tapestry.” Carole King’s second studio album, released in 1971. It received four Grammy Awards in 1972, including Album of the Year. The lead singles —"It's Too Late" and "I Feel the Earth Move"—spent five weeks at #1 on Billboard Hot 100. Those would be otherwise “ordinary feats,” but not really. This effort qualifies as Greatest Hits collection; better picks than Ms King’s Greatest/Best of albums, certainly.
Two standouts: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" were covered by various artists and it’d sound like these songs were written for them: The Shirelles, Linda Ronstadt, Dionne Warwick; and Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Peggy Lee, Bonnie Tyler. The Bee Gees even did "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" blue-eyed soul, with the breathy harmonies and all.
Of course, you’ll say “You’ve Got a Friend” is James Taylor, right? But I prefer Ms King’s version. James croon is mushy and whiny; Carole’s is assertive and “I’ll be there, damn it!” LOL!
The most eclectic rereading? "Smackwater Jack" by Quincy Jones, The Manhattan Transfer, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Yes, all in one album. A tapestry of timeless, undying classics. 🎼🎹🎼
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