Wrap Around Joy

Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album hit #1 on the Billboard album charts in the fall of 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman" (#2 pop) and "Nightingale" (#9 pop as well as #1 adult contemporary).

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Carole King, lyrics by Dave Palmer.

1. "Nightingale" – 3:38
2. "Change of Mind, Change of Heart" – 4:39
3. "Jazzman" – 3:44
4. "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" – 3:34
5. "You're Something New" – 2:55
6. "We Are All in This Together" – 4:03
7. "Wrap Around Joy" – 2:59
8. "You Gentle Me" – 3:46
9. "My Lovin' Eyes" – 3:08
10. "Sweet Adonis" – 3:22
11. "A Night This Side of Dying" – 2:59
12. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 3:30

Personnel

• Carole King - synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals
• Tom Scott - saxophone
• Susan Ranney - bass
• Louise Goffin - background vocals
• Mike Altschul - horn
• George Bohannon - trombone
• Mari Tsumura - violin
• Denyse Buffum - viola
• Thomas Buffum - violin
• David Campbell - viola
• Gene Coe - horn
• Maurice Dicterow - violin
• Richard Feves - bass
• Chuck Findley - trumpet
• Frederick Seykora - cello
• Sherry Goffin - background vocals
• Abigale Haness - background vocals
• Jim Horn - saxophone
• Richard Hyde - trombone
• Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, vocals
• Charles Larkey - bass
• Gordon Marron Strings - violin
• Dan Neufeld - viola
• Andy Newmark - drums
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Paul Polivinick - viola
• Jay Rosen - violin
• Sheldon Sanov - violin
• Haim Shtrum - violin
• Jeff Solow - cello
• Lya Stern - violin
• Polly Sweeney - violin
• Ernie Watts - horn
• Dick Hyde - horn
• Richard Kaufman - violin
• Nina Deveritch - cello
• Bobby Dubow - violin
• Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
• Dan Newfeld - viola
• Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn

Chart positions

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