Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
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Studio album by Carole King | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | January 1980 at Pecan Street Studios, Austin, TX | |||
Genre | Pop/Rock | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Carole King, Mark Hallman | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (B-) [2] |
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1980. It produced her last hit to date, One Fine Day, which reached #12 on the charts.
Track listing
All songs written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
- Side one
- "Dancin' with Tears in My Eyes" – 3:28
- "The Loco-Motion" – 2:30
- "One Fine Day" – 2:30
- "Hey Girl" – 3:41
- "Snow Queen" – 4:26
- Side two
- "Chains" – 2:55
- "Oh No, Not My Baby" – 3:01
- "Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)" – 3:36
- "Wasn't Born to Follow" – 3:15
- "Goin' Back" – 3:45
Personnel
- Carole King - vocals, background vocals, piano
- Mark Hallman - guitar, harmonica, background vocals
- Betty Whitlock - fiddle
- Reese Wynans - keyboards
- Eric Johnson - guitar
- Christopher Cross - guitar, background vocals
- Charles Larkey - bass
- Mark Maniscalco - banjo
- Steve Meador - drums
- Miguel Rivera - conga, percussion
- Richard Hardy - flute, saxophone
- Bobby Meyer - trumpet, cornet
- Ray Crisara - trumpet, cornet
- Michael Munday - tombone
- Donald Knaub - trombone
- Tomás Ramírez - saxophone, winds
- Gloria Hines - background vocals
- Deborah North - background vocals
- Oscar Ford, Jr. - background vocals
- Lydia North - background vocals
Production notes
- Produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman
- Engineered by Chet Himes and James Tuttle
- Sherry Goffin and Harry Boyd – photography
- Dick Reeves and John Wilson – art direction, design
- Bill Ginn - conductor, horn arrangements
Chart positions
Chart (1980) | Position |
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Canadian RPM Albums Chart[3] | 96 |
United States Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 44 |
References
- ↑ Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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- ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
- ↑ Allmusic - Carole King > Pearls > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums