Music (Carole King album)

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Music

Studio album by Carole King
Released	1971 Expanded Remaster: 21 April 2004(Released in Japan Only)
Genre	Rock/Pop
Length	40:00
Label	A&M/Ode(Original Issue) Ode/Sony Music(Re-Issue) Sony Music Direct(Remastered CD)
Producer(s)	Lou Adler
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
Carole King chronology
Tapestry (1971)	Music (1971)	Rhymes and Reasons (1972)

Music was the third album by Carole King and the continuation of the style laid down in Tapestry. This time Carole King plays the piano and organ on many tracks. Music peaked the album charts in the United States at #1.

Songs include "It's Going To Take Some Time", "Sweet Seasons", "Brother Brother", and "Music". ("It's Going To Take Some Time" was a hit covered by The Carpenters.)

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Carole King, except where noted.

"Brother, Brother" – 3:00
"It's Going to Take Some Time" (King/Toni Stern) – 3:35
"Sweet Seasons"(King/Stern) – 3:15
"Some Kind of Wonderful" (King/Gerry Goffin) – 3:07
"Surely" – 4:58
"Carry Your Load" – 2:52
"Music" – 3:50
"Song of Long Ago" – 2:44
"Brighter" – 2:46
"Growing Away from Me" – 3:03
"Too Much Rain" – 3:35 (King/Toni Stern)
"Back to California" – 3:23

[edit] Personnel

Carole King - Piano, Electric Piano, Electric Celeste, Backing Vocals
Ralph Schuckett - Organ, Electric Piano, Electric Celeste
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
James Taylor - Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
Charles Larkey - Electric and Acoustic bass
Joel O'Brien,Russ Kunkel - Drums
Ms. Bobbye Hall - Congas, Bongos, Tambourine
Teresa Calderon - Congas
Curtis Amy - Tenor Sax, Electric Flute
Oscar Brashear - Flugelhorn
William Green, William Collette, Ernest Watts, Plas Johnson, Mike Altschul - Woodwind, Flute, & Saxophone
Abigale Haness - Backing Vocals
Merry Clayton - Backing Vocals