Wrap Around Joy
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| Studio album by Carole King | ||||
| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop, soft rock | |||
| Length | 42:15 | |||
| Label |
Ode / A&M (Original Issue) Ode / Epic (Re-issue) | |||
| Producer | Lou Adler | |||
| Carole King chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wrap Around Joy | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C) [2] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[3] |
Wrap Around Joy is a 1974 album by American singer-songwriter Carole King. The album hit No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman" (No. 2 pop) and "Nightingale" (No. 9 pop, No. 1 adult contemporary).
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Carole King, lyrics written by Dave Palmer.
- Side one
- "Nightingale" – 3:38
- "Change in Mind, Change of Heart" – 4:39
- "Jazzman" – 3:44
- "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" – 3:34
- "You're Something New" – 2:55
- "We Are All in This Together" – 4:03
- Side two
- "Wrap Around Joy" – 2:59
- "You Gentle Me" – 3:46
- "My Lovin' Eyes" – 3:08
- "Sweet Adonis" – 3:22
- "A Night This Side of Dying" – 2:59
- "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 Bohanon - 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
- Richard Kaufman - violin
- Nina Deveritch - cello
- Bobby Dubow - violin
- Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
- Dan Newfeld - viola
- Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn
Charts
Chart positions
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[10] | Gold |
References
- ↑ Bush, John. Wrap Around Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Carole King: Wrap Around Joy". Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ Landau, Jon (1974-11-21). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
- ↑ http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ↑ "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-31. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ↑ "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-07. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by So Far by Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) |
Billboard 200 number-one album November 9 – 15, 1974 |
Succeeded by Walls and Bridges by John Lennon |
| Canadian RPM 100 number-one album November 9 – 15, 1974 |
Succeeded by Not Fragile by Bachman-Turner Overdrive |
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