Tapestry

i have heard these songs played to death during my various retail/hospitality jobs so i maybe didn't enjoy this as much as other people do - but it is a very nice album

When I first starting listening to the album the first few tracks drew me in and I remember thinking this is pretty damn good and was excited for what was to come the production was really good sparce but still gave you a feel of depth unfortunately upon listening more it didn't quite excite me as much as when I first started, the highs on this album are very good but there are a lot of songs that kinda meander and don't really do much a solid album but not great

Great album. Such powerful songs with such simple instrumentations.

Cozy album for a chilly autumn night.

ES un buen álbum de soul/country pero no le puedo dar ni una segunda vuelta porque de verdad me fastidia

from all the folk songwriters here, this is by far the best one

Damn, I knew Carole King’s music before I knew it was Carole King hah! I feel like nearly every single song on this is well-known, which is wild. Solid album.

Why do I always forget about Carole King? What a powerful voice.

I have such mixed feelings about this album. There are 5-6 absolutely killer tracks - impactful, beautifully delivered and extremely well written. It’s Too Late, You’ve Got A Friend & (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman are age-old classics, and rightfully so, they are fantastic. However, there’s a good chunk of this album that falls a little flat for me. The quality of the vocals don’t wane at any point, but the songwriting on the less popular tracks feel less memorable. It’s still a good listen on the whole though - a 7/10 for me.

Not really a favourite of mine but this is a very good album. 5 stars or A.

“In a garden of wisdom” de una mujer en los 70’s

When I started really buying vinyl I moved to Maryland. There were two stores I would go to within walking distance of each other. I preferred the smaller store because it was always getting in new collections being sold. But something that was always being sold were copies of Tapestry. I really didn’t know the album but knew the name vaguely from songs she had written. Then I bought it and put it on. The album starts with I Feel the Earth Move. A great way to start just brilliant songwriting. All this songs are good. Just well crafted and beautifully written. Sure they might be simple but it works.

The cat in front of her is named Telemachus

Chicken soup for the ears

These simple, spare arrangements attempt to communicate the apparent authenticity of the singer-songwriter in relation to the manufactured pop records on which some of these songs had previously appeared, but in 2026 they sound more dated than, say, the Shirelles. Perhaps it's partly because I first heard these recordings on local radio and Top of the Pops 2, so my understanding of them began with the idea that this is "old people's music." I hear this with the muffled distance added by videotape and a harsh spotlight glaring off a piano top over dry ice in the middle of a dark Television Centre set. I first heard these recordings about 25 years after their release, so I wonder if this is how the Strokes sound to a child now. The songs and performances are great, though there are a few forgettable slow ones around the middle; the middle-aged spread of the album. God, Carole was probably no more than 29 at the time.

Gorgeous album with beautifully-composed songs.

it's too late baby

Such an easy listen. Carole King's songwriting and soulful delivery is timeless, woven skillfully into the tapestry of music history.

Good music + cat on the cover, easy 5

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It’s amazing to me how many of these songs have become part of the canon of that time. One of them even became the theme song for a television show years and years later, and it fit in then just fine, too.

- so'n bissl discovibes mit so gipsyvibes - starker Bass - Stimme ist irgendwie krass produziert - erste Hälfte besser als zweite

My mom used to crank this up when I was a kid. “I feel the earth move” and “so far away” is an example of excellent songwriting.

something/anything's older half-sister really really good singing and i loooove her voice but could benefit from better insrumentation i think. i dont know. its missing something but i dont konw what. its too late already went triple platinum in my Youtube Mix

Songs like a warm blanket, like the late autumn sun coming in through the window, like a cat on a pillow. Like the album cover, essentially. A triumph of songwriting and a triumph of a songwriter who defines American songcraft as well or better than anyone. Her voice is not a polished diamond but rather a brass ring whose beauty is understated and relatable. And when she gets that slight rasp in her upper register, there's nothing cozier.

She makes writing songs look easy.

She really cracked the code with this one. There are a handful of songs on this record (I Feel The Earth Move, It’s Too Late especially) that could not possibly be better.

Five star song writing. She wrote songs so good that others got famous from just covering them. If this album does nothing for you, most likely your soul has rotted away without you knowing it.

I’ve known a few people who love this album and played it around me a lot, but I’ve never liked it as much as them. It’s not really my thing

hit after hit after hit. bonus for the cat on the cover. back when you could show your feet on main.

she's my fall-coded, gilmore girls queen

Now that is a fucking masterpiece of an album. I was familiar with many of the tracks but I had no idea that they were all on one album. I listened to it twice, one after another and I can guarantee I will listen to it again. No doubt I'll buy a copy too.

Les prod sont intéressantes mais pas trop accrochée par les thématiques

This really does deserve to be on here. So young, and so so talented

Banger after banger. One of the top to bottom better albums we've gotten.

One of the best pop music songwriters to exist and with an album like this, who could argue that point?

c’est un easy listening et c’est actually super cool

5+++. One of the best!

I thought this was great -- consistent throughout, with excellent lyrics.

Pretty solid musicianship, 4 Grammy Awards and 14 million copies sold speaks for itself.

One of the greatest albums of all time. This album is a a warm hug. Gives me autumnal, cozy vibes. 5/5

Well, this is a surprise. I’d never listened to a Carole King album until today. And yet I’ve heard her songs many, many times throughout my life, performed by famous singers and by some of the world’s biggest pop and rock bands. She was always there, letting others shine. To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever had a conversation with anyone about King, and that’s just astonishing. I’m no stranger to expressing my love for punk rock, and this is a punk statement before punk was even a thing. With encouragement from James Taylor, King stepped into the spotlight to sing and play her own songs. The result might seem safe and simple, but it’s anything but. Backed by phenomenal musicians, King delivers these songs with a raw yet laid-back approach, conveying a humble but steadily rising sense of urgency. The music is groovy, fiery (for soft rock) and often tender and soulful. You can tell everyone had a great time making it. I can’t quite wrap my head around it: this should be the last kind of music I’d ever reach for, yet it’s hypnotic and oddly satisfying. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it the 25th-greatest album of all time, and considering how women in music have been treated, I think that recognition is long overdue. So many women who shaped music have been sidelined by history or outright forgotten. King wrote or co-wrote 118 (!) Billboard Hot 100 hits, and with this album she became the first woman to win the Grammy for Song of the Year and the first solo female artist to win Record of the Year. I can’t think of an equivalent. To this day, she remains a voice not just for women who want to share their own voices and talent, but for all of us who feel that popular music woefully misrepresents what the human experience actually looks and sounds like. This list is a major offender on that front, and yet this album is on it. It’s unstoppable. What a joy this is to listen to. Hit after hit, so familiar yet so new. Her voice struck a chord with audiences: the album won four Grammys, including Album of the Year, spent 15 straight weeks at No. 1, sold over 10 million copies in the US alone, and remained the longest-charting album by a female solo artist for more than four decades, until Adele’s 21 overtook it in 2017. Bravo. Who knew the King of popular music was actually a queen... named King? Perhaps one of the most significant albums ever released. I’m so humbled to have heard it for the first time. 5 stars.

Delightful album. Nice and sweet. 9/10

No debate, she’s a top album. Not a weakness tip to tail. True classic. All thanks to my hippy mother, who burned her bra, turned on and tuned in, round about when this record dropped. Oh yeah, lots of cheap wine and cheap weed at my home, and this album spun daily. I loved it then, and was happy to join this crowd. A bunch of sexy, barely clad hippy chicks dancing around the rich lady’s stereo with her teen son? “Yeah, all good mom, thanks! Play Tapestry again! I think your friends like it!”

Very good songs. Will listen again. Doesn’t really kick off but sometimes that’s ok

Fantastic album. Amazing musicians front to back. 4 or 5 of the best songs ever written. Truly a must listen

yep

Vulnerable and creative listen. Everything feels so intentional yet authentic. I loved everything musically and lyrically. Up there with Sly for my favorite listens so far.

Unsurprisingly this is great, amazing lyrics, enjoyable components and obviously an amazing cover.

I have listened to this album countless times and it never gets old. The songwriting is great her voice is beautiful and I love every track.

Perfect album

love this album. 10/10 dawg.

Okkkkk i probably wont return but totally get how this album is a big deal

Okay. Dated AF tho'.

Not partic my bag but some classic tunes most will recognise and no doubting her talent. Solid 7

Not necessarily my favourite album, but virtually flawless songwriting.

Can't believe I know so many of these songs yet didn't have a clue who she was

Very america-coded but enjoyable listen at a musical level.

Such a pleasant experience, so many beautiful moments, great songwriting, great singing, the piano. Just clap for Carole King. Awesome, soft album, that ends powerfully with A Natural Woman - going straight into the rotation.

Okay I'm really loving this much more than I expected. We've had a lot of really generic sounding artists lately but her voice really pops on this album. The instruments also have an engaging dynamic range which really complements the vocals. It's also interesting seeing how much she had a hand in writing songs that I've only ever known in other contexts (like apparently she wrote Will You Love Me Tomorrow but The Shirelles recorded it first? And I love that we got a lively Mo-Town version from them but this one is just like, haunting and beautiful). This is genuinely the most interesting album to me that we've had in a while and I will be saving and going back to it.

Fantastic album. Enjoyed it the whole way through. Never knew who sung the popular songs I had heard before but it makes sense now

Really simple and really brilliant. Last song is stunning and I actually shot up like a sleeper agent when I heard the Gilmore Girls tune??

I love Carole King!

RATING: 6.5/10 HIGHLIGHT: Tapestry LOWLIGHT: Will You Love Me Tomorrow

7/10

an all-timer!

dosta si me ovo dopalo i htio bih još slušati, tako da dajem četvorku

Intellectually, I knew Carole King was responsible for a lot of big songs, but I never really understood why she’d be the basis for a hit Broadway musical. But I had no idea how much impact she really had. At least half of these have become standards in the western musical tradition, and for good reason. And she sings them beautifully. A lesser artist would have turned a lot of these songs into stinky cheese. And all that’s not to mention the title track, which absolutely floored me. Great album.

A great example of the singer-songwriter and folk-pop genre fusion. Her arrangements are understated but feel very inviting to listen to.

When I was a kid, one of the first memories I have is of my mom sitting at my grandma's kitchen table, her headphones on, with the extra-long cord running to the stereo. I have no idea what she was listening to, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Tapestry. I have to give 2 stars for that hit of nostalgia alone. Carole King's voice isn't anything to marvel at, but her songwriting? That's another story entirely! And just when you think she's doing covers with 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' and 'Natural Woman,' it turns out—nope, she wrote those too. 'It's Too Late' is the 'Irreplaceable' of its time.

Phenomenal album 5/5 Catchy good vibes feet tapping and overall just really enjoyed this album

Pretty good. Not my style

Ну прикольно

very lyrical album, reminds me a lot of joni mitchell. really calm and settling and a great album to relax to. that being said, lacks innovation

I’m a sucker for this album. Played on repeat throughout Covid. Makes me feel like a natural woman. Soulful voice and writing from the heart. Sure it sounds 70s and dated, but I’m a sucker for that sound.

singer-songwriter music with a gentle tinge of soft rock and soul. Tapestry is like a warm cup of coffee with cream: not the most exciting or complex thing in the world, yet always delicious, welcome, and agreeable to many.

Pretty much nothing but closers here, and I'm a sucker for that! Smooth 70s pop excellence. Her voice is perfect for the songs, and the songs more than live up to that buttery voice. I wanna go slam out some walkdowns on my piano ASAP! From Wiki: "[King] wrote or co-wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century..." Max Martin who? 118 is almost unbelievable, lol.

Oddly souful

I was today years old when I learned that the Gilmore Girls theme was a Carole King song. I also know more Carole King songs than I expected. 3.5

Carole King writes some great songs. I think I'd dig them more if I was in the right mood.

4 A bunch of comforting songs. Obviously influential, but dated.

Maybe a little higher than a 3. Lets say 3.25

of course it vibes as

Some great keys lines, talented songwriting and a classic voice, all topped off with a beautiful Aretha Franklin cover.

Good album, not my usual thing, but I enjoyed it.

I'm impressed that Carole King wrote her first hit when she was still a teenager. If you are into the singer/songwriter genre then this album is a must-own in your collection. Strong song writing and strong performances are throughout. A classic.

A solid entry on the list that inspired many artists after it. As a cornerstone of the 1971 singer songwriter movement, there's a nice, mellow tone to this album that you just don't get anymore. Carole's soulful voice alongside her honest and heartfelt lyrics really speak to us empathetic listeners. 7.5/10

While I complain of the overabundance of overrated 70s singer/songwriters on this list those criticisms do not apply to Carole King. Her songs are a study in excellent songwriting. They are personal and intimate. They avoid politics and instead focus on real people and real experiences which makes them far more inviting, universal, and accessible

While not being super amazing, it is still great and I can't think of any flaws.

This was a lot less one note than I expected. Few hits on this which are always like a warm hug out of nowhere, but on the whole went by mostly unremarkably.

Great album! The best so far, close to 5 stars

Bravo Carole

I've heard this so many times it's tough to listen to it fresh and have any insight. It's a pretty album but sometimes it lands a little softly. If it were the first time I was hearing it I might like it more.

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Not an album I would normally listen too, but I found it really enjoyable.

This album just feels like one of those super albums everyone should have heard of. It's packed to the brim with big tunes like 'It's Too Late', 'You've Got A Friend', and 'Where You Lead', where each feels like they've been lead theme to some TV series or featured in commercials a million times. The songs between the big ones are no slouch either, everything is quite good at worst. The album feels very warm and wholesome. There isn't anyone who can possibly be offended in any way by this record, which can feel a bit boring. I haven't listened to a lot of Carole King music. The only thing I know is that she's the producer behind a gazillion hits throughout the years. I can see why, as this is a stellar album. Can't put my finger exactly on why this is better than other similar acts, but it just is.

Wow, this is so nice. I've heard a lot of these songs in passing, but never really let them sink in. I'd listen to this again for sure.

Carole King-such an original. Beautiful lyrics-tears in my eyes.

The three-minute song, the chorus repeated thrice, the bridge – a passage from one end of the song to the other: the fundamentals of song writing. Listening to this wonderful album after such a long time was like meeting an old friend and immediately slipping back into laughs and anecdotes.

Great voice, some absolute classics and very hard not to justify 5*. So that’s what it got