Tapestry

MASTER-FUCKING-PIECE!!! The voice, the piano, the arrangement, the emotion - this album is perfection. So Far Away alone is worth 10 stars.

Mostly forgettable ballads. Generally, not my kind of music, but I did enjoy "It's Too Late" and "Smackwater Jack."

An early pinnacle for 70's radio-friendly pop. The sheer pop craftmanship by Carole King is timeless. Only a few albums have as mellow and ear-wormy songs as this one. Songwriting masterpiece.

There’s so much semen in my pants

01) I Feel the Earth Move - 9,0 02) So Far Away - 8,0 03) It's Too Late - 9,0 04) Home Again - 8,0 05) Beautiful - 8,0 06) Way Over Yonder - 7,5 07) You've Got a Friend - 9,0 08) Where You Lead - 9,0 09) Will You Love Me Tomorrow - 9,0 10) Smackwater Jack - 8,5 11) Tapestry - 7,5 12) (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 9,0 TOTAL: 8,46 (85/100) Current ranking: 69/349

Love it 😍 4.5/5

Fucking top 10

I didn’t know how amazing this album was! Five stars for sure!

Without any doubt one of the landmark female singer/songwriter albums. Every song is a tour-de-force. Melodic and insightful. A true masterpiece.

expectedly extremely nice, unexpectedly full of little pockets of sadness that u can trip over easily if ur not careful. rolling this version of make me feel like a natural woman so close to aretha's rly drives this home...king's voice is sturdy but slightly pained, and it lends a bittersweet quality to a lot of the songs that makes them feel like there are details of the surrounding story and circumstance ur missing. lots to chew on whenever i come back to this

Wow what an album 🤩 It starts off with three incredible songs. I Feel The Earth Move is an absolute blast to sing along to in the car 😂 And So Far Away and It’s Too Late are heartbreakers for me, but in the best way. I discovered Carole King when I was a teenager and I always liked her, and not just because she had a mop of unruly curly hair like I did. She’s a great songwriter with a powerful voice.

Solid record displaying Carole’s great songwriting skills. My only real qualms with it are her versions of Will You Love Me Tomorrow? and Natural Woman - which, pardon the pun feel uninspired.

Very 70s! There are three famous songs here - “It’s too late,” “You’ve got a friend,” and “(You make me feel like a) Natural Woman” which I’ve liked because they are classics but overall it’s TOO seventies for me. Unless you were having a seventies-themed costume party or something.

just like slipping into a well-loved, old sweatshirt.

It sounds nice, but it's mostly ballads. It's not bad, just boring.

Not bad, would give it another go.

Great album, great voice, lots of excellent hits - I feel the earth move, you make me feel like a natural woman, will you love me tomorrow.

Pretty chill alt old school tunes. Nice singing. Way Over Yonder is nice and has a sax solo. You've Got a Friend is also relaxing. A cover of (You make me feel) A Natural Woman is also here.

nice chill album, some classics in there

Another album I really liked. The first few songs were the best. "Tapestry" has aged incredibly well over 53 years. Way better than "H.M.S Fable" by Shack. I reviewed that album a few days ago. 4 stars for "Tapestry".

Not my style, but definitely a classic.

This is a great album filled with classics we all know without realizing we know cause they’re just in our fabric as a culture. I liked this better than Joni Mitchell’s Blue which gets so much love. My silly opinion 4 stars

Great voice and great songs. They do start to all sound the same after a while, but I still enjoyed the album. Mid 4.

Tapesty is really good. It's piano-driven without being too samey, her voice is such an easy listen, the composition of the songs is beautifully balanced for the most part, you get a strong feel of the emotions attached to each story, it's a very strong piece of work. Way Over Yonder is the best song on the album, but the well-known You've Got a Friend and the two 'covers' (she wrote them but didn't perform the original releases) of Will You Love Me Tomorrow and A Natural Women are excellent too. This deserves a 5/5, I knew her name and a bit of her work but very happy to have this reason to find out a bit more about here.

Think this just misses out on a 5 for me - the songwriting is great, but the arrangements are a bit too one-paced and her voice isn't quite strong enough to really wow me. There's not a bad song on the album, and there are plenty of really good ones, but I think it's telling that the best known songs on this album are all better known when delivered by someone else. A high 4 - easy 5 for the songwriting, just slightly let down by some of the arrangements and her voice being a 9 rather than a 10/10. 4/5.

One of those all-time classic albums. Wouldn't change a note.

I should probably be (and am) embarrassed to say that the only Carole King music I'm familiar with is the soundtrack she did for the Maurice Sendak animated "Really Rosie" series. This album is clearly not in that vein, and rightfully so. And I sense that this is probably one of her best albums, or I hope so since it's the only Carole King album in the collection. Unfortunately, it doesn't really do much for me, probably in part because I didn't grow up hearing her music, although I did enjoy "Smackwater Jack". Ironically, when I heard her two biggest hits on the album ("I feel the earth move" and "It's too late"), I immediately thought they were kind of weak, easy-listening covers of songs by other songwriters. I didn't really enjoy those songs on this album, but they're both good songs in other artists' hands, so I give her lots of credit for that. And that's true of many other songs on this album she wrote or co-wrote--especially "You've got a friend", "(You make me feel like) A natural woman" and "Will you love me tomorrow". I guess she's a singer's songwriter, as evidenced by all the stars participating on this album. Although there's nothing wrong with this album, it's just not to my taste, and I'm really glad it's been so incredibly successful over the years. It makes me wish my parents had this album around when I was a kid, as I'm sure I would have an infinitely greater appreciation for it now.

I remember when this came out--I was 8 or so and it was huge. Still, I never listened to the actual album until this morning. Brilliant songwriter when she's at her best. I've heard her big hits performed by stronger singers, so my favorites on this album were the songs I hadn't heard before, e.g. So Far Away, Way Over Yonder. The title song kind of sucks, sorry to say.

Ég þekkti fullt af lögum og þvílíkar neglur sem þær voru. Mér fannst þetta bara virkilega góð plata sem ég mun setja oft í spilun aftur. Ég hafði aldrei hlustað á plötuna áður en ég hafði samt heyrt af henni svo hún hefur líka verið negla þegar hún kom út

masterful 4.5-5/5.

3☆/5 10.14.2024

No la conocía, suena bien. Habían varias canciones que había escuchado o me sonaban, lo que fue una sorpresa agradable. Bonito album.

A powerful voice and some great songwriting. Carole King really shows her talent as a singer/songwriter on this album. Not really my favorite genre, but I absolutely respect and can appreciate the art.

The good ones are really good in the bad ones are really boring

All hits.

6/10

Pleasant album, good songwriting and singing. But just didn’t engage me that much :/

This was an album. Thoroughly enjoyed

i like the cat on the cover a lot

Super good

So I really wish I could give you guys a nice long review breaking down this album and the context and legacy that follows. Overall, here’s my honest review: this album is a very big deal with lots of influence. If you want to know more, then go research it yourself. For whatever reason, I don’t like her voice, I don’t like her style, and I don’t like her instrumentation. If I were to ever make a list of annoying songs I’d like to never hear again for as long as I’m alive, “Natural Woman” would definitely be somewhere on that list.

It is interesting how much I find that other people made a more definitive version of a song written by Carole King. At the same time, I love listening to multiple versions of the same song performed by different artists. Part of the beauty of the art is creating something that can be interpreted by others in their own ways.

Great tunes

Wow amazing!

I can see why the album is popular in certain circles but jut not really mg sort of thing.

Makes fun listening to. Somehow reminds me of Janis Joplin but relaxed.

Wonderful album

I love Carole King. Great album.

Some absolute classics and some songs that have not aged well.

favourited: beautiful, you’ve got a friend

Carole king A classic. All these songs are bangers. She has such a distinctive sound as a singer, pianist, and obviously songwriter. Really great sounding and cozy feeling throughout the whole record.

So many great songs on here and such a good front to back record. Songwriting and arrangements and instrumentation is all so well done

It’s too late is so good. She’s an incredible songwriter

banger after banger after banger after banger

It’s Carole King! She’s one of the greatest song writers of all time!!! Ultimate cozy listening!

Awesome album. Love her voice. Also - Gilmore Girls theme!

I love this album. So many songs I already know and never realized this was from the same album. Rightly recognized for the masterpiece it is.

a little sparse for my taste, but cohesive, cozy, easy, and absolutely the blueprint record for this sort of thing. 3.5/5

one of the best instrumentals i've ever heard

It's a good album with nothing but solid hits. A timeless album.

Amazing number of classic songs in here - I knew Carole King was one of the greatest and she’s so prolific that she wrote some of the most famous standards out there - but finding them on this record together - and then discovering that of the best selling records ever… stands to learn that even after so many years and so much music - there will always be gaps. It’s lovely.

What a great songwriter. Sadly, less of an artist. Pleasant enough.

One of the Best LP's of All-Time!

Beautiful songs and crafting

Always forget how great this is

Really nice album with some really good songs on it. 7/10

Love this album. CK is a great song writer. These songs make me smile. They hold up to the passage of time.

I have always felt that this album, along with the Carpenters catalog, is the perfect music for staring out the window on a rainy day. There's really not a bad or "filler" song on the album. It has more than a handful of hits and even the covers (is it a cover if you do a song you wrote?) put King's own spin on the song. She seems to send a very different message in Will You Love Me Tomorrow than the Shirelles. While the latter's hit was aimed at teen girls, King's version seems to have a more mature relationship perspective. Also Natural Woman has a very different feel than the venerable Aretha version. Which brings me to the well documented controversy, or is it complaint, that her voice doesn't hold up. Well, clearly, she's not Aretha, but that's not fair. I think she sounds quite good on this album. Her voice doesn't have the power and quality to really pull off everything she wants to do, but she knows what she wants and hits it. And it works with the whole style of the excellent production of this album. Of course her songwriting remains her strongest point. Great classic album. 4.6

This was fine. It was enjoyable but not memorable. Sorry to disappoint.

2+ Stars (6/15)

I'd seen this album bought up before about how good it is, but I thought it'd find it a bit plain. It's actually lovely.

it is incredible how Carole King wrote and sang everything (at least I heard so) in this album. Despite not being the genre I prefer, I enjoyed the album quite a bit. But to be honest, this album is like a textbook example, like a solid, good all-around album but nothing extraordinary stood out to me. It is like talking to a pretty girl but she is boring, or an honour student who is good at every subject but at the same time not excellent at any.

Is there a single note wrong on this record? Any questionable lyrics or phrasings that seem forced or unnatural or anything less than spot on? Not that one can hear. There are big hits all over the place, and meaningful classics ("Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?") whose impact and influence go far beyond the pop charts. It's encouraging that such a rich and substantive record sold so well. Only downsides is that it can seem sorta boring, with playing right down the middle, and her voice isn't the best, though the singing (phrasing, etc.) is first-rate. An eat-your-vegetables classic it may be, but a classic nonetheless.

Fantastic album.

I know this album by heart. Love it.

Relaxing. 3/5

Zo'n album waarvan je weet dat het wordt aanbeden door vele fans, en een ware classic is, maar dat ik altijd - bewust of onbewust - toch best een beetje ontweken heb. Is het de knusse doch stoffige artwork? Is het omdat ik een hondenmens ben? Of is het toch het feit dat ik eigenlijk alleen 'You've Got a Friend' echt ken, en dat ik dat echt ontzettende slappe penismuziek vind. Ik ben er nooit echt ingedoken, en zoals wel vaker geeft de album generator dat laatste zetje om het een kans te geven. Allereerst had ik echt niet door dat ze zoveel hits heeft geschreven, die me vooral in andere gedaantes en uitvoeringen bekend zijn. 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow?' en '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' pik ik er even uit, die beiden bekend zijn bij mij als waanzinnige soul/r&b singles. Maar de originals zijn echt niet veel minder. En credit where credit's due, de original verdient dan ook alle lof. Maar het zijn eigenlijk vooral die soul-achtige songs op dit album die mijn aandacht grijpen, terwijl juist haar meer klassieke singer/songwriter stijl me weinig kan bekoren. Die zijn op z'n best saai, en op z'n slechts gewoon tenenkrommend slap. Als er wat meer schwung in zit, zoals bij 'It's Too Late', dan is het wel echt lekker. Al met al goed om dit een keer te horen, en te weten dat ze meer is dan 'You've Got a Friend', en om haar te kunnen waarderen als 'hit-maker'. Een aantal songs dat ik zelfs vaker zou terugluisteren, maar ook een hoop meuk die nog wat stoffiger is dan de aankleding van d'r huis. 6,5/10 Highlights: It's Too Late Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

Tapestry is een super toegankelijk en sfeervol album. De verschillende liedjes zitten zo onwijs goed in elkaar. Dat merk je omdat ze ook werken bij andere artiesten. Weinig is zoveel gecoverd als dit album. Carole King is dus met name een steengoede songwriter. De muzikale sfeer het album is fijn en past bij zowat alle momenten van de dag. Het blinkt echter niet ergens in uit. 7,5 Highlights I feel the earth move It's too late Natural woman

i used to be so frightened

Absolutely lovely and really catchy. A lot of bangers too, just solid all around.

Yup. This is a banger.

Sounds very different today. Familiar tunes but not so captivating.

Legend

Really reminds me of Janes Joplin, but a bit more pop style.

Well it has finally happened The songs on here are so beautiful and well written. Folk songwriting , Singer Songwriter. Whatever you want to call it this is Top Notch “Way Over Yonder” has to be one of my favorite songs of all time First side doesn’t have a bad track! Now side 2 has some lesser songs but they are still well written and nothing is bad at all. This just flows so well and is not a choir to listen to. This is comfort food of music. It’s just beautiful nothing more nothing less . Carol King you’re on of the greats 5/5 1* - Not Good 2* - Has Merit 3* - Would Listen Again (Good) 4* - Like It/Love It 5* - LOVE IT AND IT IS A CLASSIC ALBUM

Favorite Track: A Natural Woman

All time favorite

Ok tier

Great album. Very floaty, lovely vibes. Very good listen and brought up some good and bad memories. But in a good way. First time listening to Carole King and she’s awesome.

Classic 70s funk and warmth. Opening track is a definitive 70s timecapsule. 70s stuff like this feels like it still has freedom of form and singer song writer lyrical qualities. Not quite stream of consciousness, but clearly the message inspired the lyricism. A pleasant, yet common voice that doesn't feel manufactured. It makes sense why do many of these have covers. So many iconic songs!

Chill and very pleasing to listen to on an Autumn day

This album is TITS! The musicianship was amazing. Could listen to that guy play guitar all day ….

Iconic pop album, will have you recognizing hit after hit as you ride through the album.

Easy listening, comforting music. Great lyrics. Minimalist album - mostly just singing and piano.

Good stuff

Solid album. I liked 4 tracks, the popular ones: I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late, You've Got a Friend, You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman. But the whole album was a good listen.

One of those albums where every other song was part of the background soundtrack to my childhood.

Earnestness shouldn't be bad on it's face, but damn if half this album hasn't been used to near-comic levels in movies, tv shows, and other pop culture to indicate varying levels of poignant moments (So Far Away, It's Too Late, You've Got a Friend.) There's no doubt Carole is an amazing song writer but it's really hard to listen to the hits objectively - and the rest of it wasn't all that striking but for a general sense of ...well, earnestness.

Album 5/10. Stimmlage angenehm, Gefühlslage gleichbleibend. Themen: Heimweh, Verpasstes, Liebe Titel, den ich noch hören will: Will you love me tomorrow

I never appreciated King’s music at the time it was released but I confess that I knew almost every song and found myself drawn in to her voice.

Is it really a cover if you're the songwriter?

I was expecting to be bored from a pop album like this, but a couple songs ended up really sticking with me.

Great, very chill

Carole King is amazing, and I love her stuff. I'd heard most of this album before, and most of the tracks that I know well we spot on perfect and enjoyable to listen to. A couple of them (eg. Will You Love Me Tomorrow) were kinda mediocre, with the Will You just being too slow to really get into, but I still appreciate them for what they are, and the gifted songwriter that Carole is. Four stars.

carole cha meega singe und lieder schribe, da album hani mol vor paar johr scho glost, aber weiss nüm viel. i feel the earth move isch en seehr guete istiig, sie spielt super klavier und de song stimmt mega. so far away isch meega schön, de bass isch huere cool und melodiös, sie singt hammer. und mega eige. it's too late hani s gfühl magi mi dra erinnere. mag s pianoriff. und ich nimm ihre jedes wort ab bi allne songs bis etz. home again au meega nice. beautiful isch glaub domols nonig en uglutschte songtitel, und de song isch etz recht speziell. sie cha wüürkli songs schribe. way over yonder het es suuper saxophon solo. meega schöne song. youve got a friend isch meega. d bridge isch haammer. und würkli de bassman tschuttet. sie heten au ghürote. where you lead isch denn wieder standard poppige soul mässig. upbeat guet. will you love me tomorrow foht au wieder ah als möstis eigentlich kenne, ich glaub sie cha da afoch. herzzerrissende song. smackwater jack isch chli swampier magi. aso s tönt chli noch de swanpers. you make me feel isch soooo en guete so g find de lupfts gad nomel soooo guet.

viiill meh upbeat als ich erwartet han huere schön so far away chli ruhiger, ok it's too late BOPPP beautiful erinnered mich chli ah sechzger, POAH UND WAY OVER YONDER OOOOFF du hast einen freund (tönt wie es lied useme disney film) kenntmer halt aber s isch immerno so es guets lied allgemein riese album OAH ES ISCH ALLES SO SCHÖN mengisch chli sehr schnulzig aber s wird gnueg uufbroche dur paar upbeat lieder will you still love tomorrow isch sooo schön mite zweite stimmmmm hä es isch SO GUET smackwater jack wieder meh upbeat tapestry wunderschöne schluss. bin zwüsche 4 und 5 FUCKIT

pleasant but unremarkable

3 - Not my thing but “Its too Late” was a good song

A+. Stands the test of time. Well-written, great songs, varied and interesting music. This is an absolute classic for a reason.

Comforting, but oddly disappointing

Boring af songer songwriter shlock, every song sounds the same. NNN

This was Beautiful. Like I was Home Again.

This one is timeless genius. If I had to find something critical to say about this album it would be that it seems to draw more women than men, like barren cat women, even though every breeder woman I know loves it as well. That said, if this album doesn't deserve 5 stars, there is no method to the madness. "Way Over Yonder" has always been my personal favorite on a difficult set list to rank.

Awesome album from one of the best singer-songwriters of all time.

Very pleasant songs - a great album - I was pleasantly surprised

Formidablee

Carole ate on dis 1

Ännu en klassiker. Ägt skivan en gång i tiden med då gillade jag inte den.

I remember this record seemingly always being on. In the car, at my grandparents house, on tv, etc. I’ll be generous for the nostalgia factor. 4 stars.

Уютный хиповский соул. Добрей и чище Джоплин

Solid singer-songwriter work by Carole. Very pleasant to listen to with great melodies but there are songs that just pass me by even if there's nothing bad. The excitement level isn't strong the whole way through. Maybe needs a bit more uptempo material that was more in the first side. Highlights: "So Far Away", "It's Too Late" & "Tapestry". 4 stars.

Pleasant one.

It's fine. Not fine enough that I want to listen to it again, buts there's certainly some classics on here.

This holds up shockingly well for something from 1971. There's a bunch of stuff on this list where my general takeaway is "I get how this was a stepping stone in the evolution of this genre of music, but it's hard to appreciate it in the current day." I don't love this album given all the artists I've listened to that came after Carole King, but it also was not a struggle to get through. It's cheesy in parts, and sounds a bit dated, but a decent listen for chill music. 3.5

I cannot disrespect all of the bangers on this album with a lower score, even though I don't personally want to hear them again

Not a kind of music I listen to regularly (too much piano) but virtually every song a classic.

Carole King's 'Tapestry' is one of those odd albums where I've seen the album cover and name everywhere, yet I seldom hear anyone actually rave about it today (especially younger music enthusiasts). I assume she's more renowned for her songwriting chops as it takes very little research to find out that she was writing many songs for her contemporaries. Overall, the album's pretty damn good if a bit unadventurous at times. Still, you got a song like 'It's Too Late' that's a damn near flawless pop tune. The song 'Beautiful' is a perfect example of a motivational little happy-tune - its messaging puts a smile on my face. I feel similarly about 'Where You Lead' which might have my favorite production on here. Vocally, Carole primarily draws from the worlds of soul and RnB and it works relatively well, especially on the closing cover of 'You Make Me Feel'. Solid, easy-listening stuff that definitely holds up after all these years. I'd even argue that some musical aspects of this record were well ahead of their time.

Artiste inconnue. Je ne suis pas trop fan de sa voix, et l'accompagnement n'est pas très original. Par contre quelques chorus intéressants. =>2/5

Nice

decent

An absolute masterclass in songwriting. Gorgeous, warm, inviting, soulful songs that will continue to stand the test of time.

Will still love it tomorrow

A great album. I don't worship at the altar of Carole King like some, but this is undeniably killer.

Soulful. Beautiful. Classic.

opening song, makes you want playing behind you at this part of the movie of your life. Sax solo in way over yonder?! Good catchy songs, impactful lyrics, but I’m not sure it ‘advances the genre’. They are bops and I’ll listen again, and having heard the whole album a lot of them are on movie sound tracks so that untie thought was apparently shared by many 4/5

Hard to imagine so many massive hit songs on one album 5*

Easy listening - lovely voice and some nice songs. Not really my cup of tea but can see the appeal

I had no idea one album produced so many recognizable songs. A truly great folk album with a little bit of everything. Every song brings something unique to the album either through the music or lyrics. Just an all-around excellent listen with no weak spots or skippable songs.

I was not expecting this to be incredible.

LP

got some nice tunes flowing

A lovely singer and great tunes but you'd wish the mixing would've been better

Such a good album but should have ended with Tapestry!

I love this album - great variety, solid beats and lyrics

One of my favourite albums of all time

Lovely album. I may prefer The Shirelles's version of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" or Aretha's version of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", but I still love being able to listen to Carole King sing her own songs. And there are so many other beautiful tracks. What a brilliant songwriter. Bonus points for having the cat on the cover. Favorites: "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "Beautiful", "Way Over Yonder", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"

Great, I have heard it’s too late before but had no idea who the artist was. Thanks.

Nice little background music. I wish I could give a rating out of 10, or even halves up to 5, so that I could give the better meh albums a 3.5 and the worse meh albums - a 2.5, but I can only rate in full numbers, so this is more of an okay album that is nice playing on the side and not really something main to concentrate on, although it is not too bad.

Great album with many hit songs

Folk rock

Not bad but very similar sounding songs. I get why it’s on the list, but this is a 3 star for me.

idk

Not something I would regularly listen to, but have to give appropriate respect to one of the defining albums and artists of the early 70s.

I've heard the album before. Pretty amazing showcase of songwriting skills. Although some of the performances here might be overshadowed by versions performed by other artists, the quality of the songs and her simple arrangements still sounds great.

It's alright.

Iconic pop record from one of Brill Building’s finest.

It’s really good. It’s just not something I often reach for. An extremely high 3.5- mostly just to distinguish it in this contest- a 3.

Great album. 4.5/5

She has always been one of my favorite songwriters and this set is all you need to hear to see why. Just classic after classic. Warm and inviting... Solid 10 out of 10 ★★★★★

Starts off a bit boring, but get really good towards the end

Normally, I don't think this type of album would be in my wheelhouse as 70s Singer-Songwriter is not a genre I usually jibe with. However, I think Carole's songwriting really elevates something that would normally bore me to tears. I think her background in 60s pop and R&B really gives the material an ethos that is unlike the typical guy/girl at a piano stuff from this era. I also really like her voice and the fact that she sings in a normal register. There's a nice soulful quality and some imperfections there that really set her apart from her peers. 5

3.5

Light, cosy 4 stars. Full to the rafters with lovely piano pop ballads but feels a bit plain after a while over the course of the album. I Feel The Earth Move and It’s Too Late firm favourites and definitive versions but a lot of these other classics that she originally wrote I tend to prefer by other artists. Smackwater Jack the one track I would cut back.

Such a homey, lovely, plaintive album. Almost perfect, the song Smackwater Jack only flaw throughout the whole album. 5 stars 9.6 out of 10

Tough to argue with. It only means so much to me, but it’s excellent. 4/5

Hits: I feel the earth move, Natural Woman, Will you love me tomorrow 4/5

Tapestry is pretty good, and I very much loved the title track, but I unfortunately didn't care quite as much for the rest of the album. "It's Too Late" would be my second favorite.

Just a good album. For me many songs are boring

Total classic. Every other song is a single, and the ones in between are great. Easy five stars.

Just a banger of an album.

Yeah yeah yeah whatever, boring but essentially pretty... 2 stars

Absolutely amazing! Entire album is 5/5! (and there is a cat on the cover!!!)

Als ich das Album zum ersten Mal hörte, war ich sofort von der kraftvollen und emotionalen Stimme der Sängerin angetan. Vier Songs stachen besonders hervor , “I Feel the Earth Move”, “So Far Away”, “It’s Too Late” und das absolute Highlight “You’ve Got a Friend”. Dies ist zweifellos das Juwel des Albums. Dieses Lied strahlt eine Wärme und Geborgenheit aus, die man selten in Musik findet. Es ist ein Lied über Freundschaft und Unterstützung, das einem das Herz öffnet und Trost spendet. Tapestry ist ein Album, das durch seine Ehrlichkeit und emotionale Tiefe besticht. Carole Kings Stimme und ihre Fähigkeit, Geschichten zu erzählen, machen dieses Album zu einem zeitlosen Klassiker den man immer wieder gerne hören kann.

So beautiful, especially the song by that name. Also has the Gilmore girls song, what a tune.

Estupendo disco. Gran exito merecido. Me gusta más la versión de James Taylor pero la canción tienes un amigo es muy buena

This rating might be inflated by my nostalgia, but fuck it. Tens across the board. I was so excited to see this pop up as my Friday listen.

I’m not the biggest fan of her voice, but she never seemed to take issue with others singing her brilliant songs for her. Another example of “time and place,” these songs seem simple in Swiftie-World, but Carole King was doing all of this 50 years ago!

I wanted to like this more. Reminded me a bit of Joni Mitchell

Such a nice album, could have given 5 if it caught me in the right mood.

A very pleasant listen. Carole King was undoubtedly a songwriting genius, and I have much respect for her. It's too late You've got a friend (You make me feel like) A natural woman are the standouts. However, I just gave Cat Stevens 3* for Tillerman, and this is a similar vibe, so I'll have to give the same here. Pleasant but wouldn't be rushing back to it.

The level of songwriting on display is gobsmacking. This was a perfect album. I thought I'd never heard this, but every other song I’d go OMG I know this song!!! And even the tracks I didn’t know - they all had this timeless quality that made me feel like these songs have always existed, that they’re as old as the earth and that our most primal ancestors sang these songs around the fire.

A great album. Carole King has a great voice and makes cool music. The album isn't one of my top favorites, but it's worth listening to again. 4/5

This is #day6 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... again, I have neither seen nor listened to this album/artist before. But I can play a guessing game by looking at the artwork: singer-songwriter pop, early 70's folk, some Joplin/hippie vibes maybe? I don't mind. Just look at that cat looking at you! This is a beautiful morning album (somehow, I get to listen to all of these albums in the morning). A kind of music that begs the vinyl. Cozy music, if you will. I Feel The Earth Move and It's Too Late are personal favorites. But there are other gems here like You've Got A Friend or Smackwater Jack. I'm giving it a 3. Looking forward to #day7.

This is about as good as singer-songwriter albums get.

This is the epitome of a perfect singer-songwriters album. Beautifully produced, every single instrument is so crisp. Her tone is perfection. Although, I have always known of Carole King, but today, I became a "Carole King" fan. I cannot express to you enough, just how amazing this app is.

One of my favorite singer/songwriter albums. Carole King is a legend and this is her greatest collection of songs.

A timeless master piece.

Nothing wrong with a little Carole king, but I wouldn't seek it out

I mean 10

Great voice, great songs. One of my All-time favorite. Returns be to my teen years.

4.5

Poetry set to music. Beautiful.

Wonderful so easy running album nice mix of originals and covers. I can definitively add this to my playlist as a whole. Gives a relaxing vibe and sooooo smooth

Didn't expect to like this just based on the decade and style of the cover, but it was actually a great listen! Piano was grooving and vocals fit well, simple and clean. I thought the lyrics were lacking a bit though, repetitive and basic. Enjoyed this album and will be listening again.

i didn't realize carole king was responsible for so many classics! Absolute banger of an album!

Wow. I was worried it would be another 1st song is the big hit followed by a bunch of ehh songs but this had 4 of the biggest hits of the 70s that are still extremely recognizable today. Amazing voice, amazing instrumentals throughout. Truly a fantastic listen from start to finish. 10/10

incredible

I don’t think I’m going to listen to it again any time soon but it is pretty much perfect

This feels like an album my parents would love. If they'd had the CD, I'd probably have listened to it many times over and grown to like it too. But this is my first time listening to it, and it's nice but doesn't resonate with me. I think if I gave this a chance and listened to it a few times it would grow on me, but I don't have the patience for that. A solid 3 for me

almost gave it a 5 just because of where you lead, but i liked this album because i feel like it had a decent variety of upbeat and slow songs. i also listen to melancholy female artists 60% of the time so this was right up my alley. i also really like her voice so that made this a good listen for me

I love a voice that has some rasp… Amazing writer… I just feel like she’s kind of awesome so she can sing whatever she wants.

There’s a lot to say but I’m sitting in the Urgent Care …. So suffice it to say this is a really really solid record.

This is one of my favorite albums. Amazing songs. Going to relearn some of them xx Merry Clayton on BV’s on way over yonder. Joni Mitchell on BV’s on will you still love me tomorrow 😮 James Taylor on acoustic

5 stars!! Great album!! My Mom would play this just about once a month when I was growing up. Haven't heard it for about 35 years and still remembered it.

Love it!

10/10. Classic, great energy, great voice, fun, great instrumentally. Full package.

Iconic cat. Even more iconic album. I thought it was a bunch of covers, but then I realized she wrote all of the originals…

I'm going with a solid 4.5 and rounding up to 5 for this one.

This is a soft rock masterpiece. Love that she wrote or cowrote all the songs.

There were a whole load of records in the pile my parents had at home that I listened to all the time. One of the records in the pile was this, which my mother owned. I never played this as a kid for the following reasons: 1) I'd never heard of Carole King; 2) I'm still not entirely confident of the difference between a tapestry and an embroidery. 3) It seemed to be a load of cover versions. My mum also had some terrible covers albums and I thought this was one of them. Frankly why would I listen to this woman I'd never heard of singing a song rather than listen to the Aretha Franklin original? So I don't know exactly when it happened, but I either read it was a thing or someone told me it was a thing and I thought "I've got that". It's pretty much a perfect album if you pretend that Smackwater Jack doesn't exist. And I've come to terms with that song as time has gone by. Of course, they were all her songs and like others (some here) the covers thing was a mistake. She was a hell of a songwriter and it turns out she was a hell of a performer too. Carole King is a remarkable and important figure in the history of music and this is one of the greatest albums ever made.

Maybe just overexposure but I enjoyed the "deeper cuts" more than the big hits, most especially Home Again. Couple of skips on the second listen-through.

Love this album. The session musicians are amazing and really help elevate it. It looks like Carole King wrote all of the music which is just amazing. Really has a good mix of smooth vibes and intricate instrumental hooks. The vocals are perfect for this type of music and, though I’m not a lyrics person, this album is filled with great imagery and just brings you to the places she’s singing about.

Having heard the name of Carole King before but not being specifically familiar with her discography, I was blown away by this record. There are so many pop standards on this record alone that I couldn't believe were all originally recorded by one person, let alone on one album. The songs are also timeless in that if Adele sang these same songs as originals in her voice in 2024 they would still be bona fide hits the same as they were in 1970. Impeccable vocals and musicianship throughout, King has heard a new fan in me today. Notable Tracks: - I Feel the Earth Move - So Far Away - It's Too Late - guitar and sax solos - Beautiful - Way Over Yonder - You've Got a Friend - I was only familiar with James Taylor's version which I love, and this is an amazing version in its own right - Where You Lead - not the biggest Gilmore Girls fan, but this is a classic theme song - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 9/10

Great album and beautiful voice…not sure about the cat

Cool album with nice vocals. 3/5

just a great batch of meticulously crafted songs. i wish all the songs got the full band and orchestrations because those were definitely my favorites

One of the best albums by far I've heard. Every song was masterfully written and performed with amazing mixing. Does not surprise me why this album is frequently so high on rankings, will definitely be listening again.

I feel like this is an album that your boomer mother/grandmother listened to endlessly in college. It's super dated and kind of lame. I've always liked I Feel the Earth Move but I'm not sure I can really say as much for the rest of the album. I can appreciate that she has a great voice and the album was recorded really well - the sound is fantastic. I just don't really like the music. Objectively, this album may be better than I'd rate it but for me, I struggle to give it any higher than a 2/5. I just can't really get on board with it.

Listened to this a couple of times and I really don’t get the hype at all. Lots of piano ballads.

I was not expecting to know and recognize so many of these songs. I have heard a bunch of these countless times, either these versions or covers, I don't know? They just feel like songs that are entrenched in out musical cultural now. Impressed these were all written and on the same album. Great morning listen.

Tapestry is Carole King's second studio album, and is her most successful album. It set records for sales, and sit high on most lists of the greatest albums of all time. King has a rich, expressive voice and a talent for writing songs about relatable emotional moments. This album is full of her beautiful expressions of these moments, that became incredibly successful pop songs: "So Far Away," "I feel the Earth Move," and "Beautiful." King inspired generations of musicians with her work.

Even for 1971 – arguably one of the greatest years for music of all time – this gives King's contemporaries a run for their money. The songwriting quality here is so darn strong for (essentially) every track here, including a fair share of all-time classics. Check out my list of key tracks and you'll realise just how consistently great the songs here are. Some great melodies, powerful (but not overdone) vocals, and smooth, feelgood instrumentation that compliments the mood of each track perfectly. For a while, I couldn't quite place what made King's vocal mannerisms so familiar. But... ah, yep! She sounds like a female Lindsey Buckingham, in terms of accent, inflections, and melodies. And of course Fleetwood Mac's music was later, meaning there's probably heavy influence taken from King's material. Lots of parallels can also be drawn with Joni Mitchell's stripped-back indie sound from around the same time. Cool stuff. I Feel the Earth Move is a great choice of opening track, being a catchy, upbeat song with a distinctive vocal hook. The other bookend, A Natural Woman, is a solid choice of finale too. The track ordering definitely does the music justice. I guess the only thing I could fault would be the uninteresting album cover... except it's just about the best album cover you can get. (Cat) Key tracks: (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, You've Got a Friend, It's Too Late, I Feel the Earth Move

N O NO.

One of the best albums so far. Just great songs and her voice is amazing.

There are some great songs on this album. A great songwriter....I think this was the first album that really gave her recognition.

Moms Favorite Album

Absolutely flawless record. Easily one of the best albums ever.

These are great songs, well written and well produced by a great vocalist, but it's totally not my jam, lyrically or musically.

Everything about this is amazing. Hits everywhere, superb production, great songwriting. 10/10 Too shelf bottled pop, early 70s vintage.

Soft, easy, charming. This whole record is nothing but hits, with so many artists having done their own renditions of some of these tracks. Carole’s voice is welcoming and charming. The music she sings over is calming, which only makes me want to keep listening while feeling safe. Really beautiful record.

9/10

The music is pretty simple, but the songwriting it top notch and I can see how this would be both a hit on its own, but also how covers with stronger backing music and different style could hit and elevate the tracks in their own ways. An enjoyable listen all the way through. Well mixed and calm Standouts Tapestry I Feel the Earth Move 3/5

There's a reason why this album sold a bazillion copies. Carol King makes me, in particular, feel like a natural woman.

Well, I guess that Carole King is a top notch songwriter, and this album set the template for similar singer-songwriters but really not my cup of tea.

Another flawless classic. 5 stars, what else?

mostly sleeeezy pop with a few rocky pearls in it, but they get drowned by... pop.

Stunning. 5.

Wow. Classic after classic. Personal enjoyment: 5/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Heard before recently through this previously. I commented on not knowing I feel the earth move was CK. Wasn't in a rich to hear again.

I have to be in the right mood, but when I am, this one is absolutely killer. One of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century.

There are so many songs on this album like "I Feel the Earth Move", "Beautiful", "You've Got a Friend", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" that have crossed my way serveral times, not knowing they are from Carole King‼ Unbelievable🤦‍♂️ I love her voice and I like every song on this album although it´s not my prefered style of music. Feels almost like a greatest hits album! Great achievement! 4,5

I’ve always liked this album.

Nice album, easy to listen to. Easy 3 for me.

Very musical softish pop rock made by a very talented songwriter. Songs are solid with good arrangements that give instruments space but also work together. Piano is featured often and serves the songs well without ever being over the top or virtuosic. Similar for bass…that seems to be the theme here- well written, arranged, and played songs where everything serves its purpose.

138/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

A classic. I love it.

Some real classics on here, and her voice is lovely throughout the whole thing.

not really my thing but sheesh i've heard every song off this album before. lotta hits.

some days i love it, some days i skip it. Shes got a beautiful voice but just not a never skip

underrated but amazing album. Full of classic hits

It’s folk-pop-instrumental. There are some songs I enjoyed more than others, you kind of have to break into it, to fully enjoy and appreciate it. At first the recordings sound weird however, but then it gets better. 6.8/10

A true classic from the 70s. Some of these songs have been part of the soundtrack of my life for years. 5 stars!

This is a tapestry. A huge concise map of memories, a little faded sometimes, in other places colourful, overall a certain shade of things gone and woven together in an imaginary past. I am sol familiar with this one, there is no real rating. It is like that large heirloom hanging on the wall and never removed because it's simply indispensable. It's value is defined by the viewer and not by itself. Love it.

Love it

Really liked this album. It’s not all bangers but I’ve been giving out a lot of 3 star reviews so I’m giving this one 4.

I was too sick to properly enjoy this one, but I could tell it was spectacular

It's great to hear this valedictory example of Carole King's writing genius after her spell as a hit-maker and marriage to Gerry Goffin. Her own spare and fully inhabited versions of these songs are a revelation. But there aren't actually that many crackers on here, and I find songs like 'Smackwater Jack' 'Beautiful' and 'Home again' a bit annoying for some reason. 'So far away' is the star of the show I think, Joni levels of longing. Absolutely an essential album, but not quite the cavalcade of bangers you might expect.

não é maravilhoso, nem otimo, na verdade nem chega a ser muito bom mas tem seu charme. tem uma ou outra que carrega o album pra baixo mas é um album bonzinho, a faixatitulo é bem sem graça. é um album 3/5

Really like this style had fun listening to it.

Definitely a classic album. Lots of song were hits. 3.5

Good album.

Incredibly nice voice, very catchy album that’s strong throughout. Good use of the piano throughout and liked the harmonising in some later tracks.

So many standards on this album, most of which were hits for other artists: "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", and the massive "You've Got a Friend" (which I'd always assumed had been written by James Taylor).

Pretty bangin album

Excellent album....4 real bangers. Impressive.

I really dug this record. It's the right kind of chill and I love her viewpoint. I started more than one sone as I knew them but didn't know from where.

Wasn't familiar with Carole King - or so I thought... I knew and liked a lot of these songs, and never realised who sung them! A lovely album 4 ⭐️

Greatest album ever.

Extremely solid - definitely deserves inclusion on this list for the impact on music history, but this is also just a solid collection of early 70s singer-songwriter/Laurel Canyon vibes. Besides the classic “It’s Too Late” there are a bunch of great tracks throughout the album. Definitely worth a revisit, adding to the Sonos library for frequent spins.

I Feel the Earth Move It's Too Late You've Got a Friend

Ridiculous how may top songs this album has, and how many have been covered by famous artists. The covers might have been sung better, with a more polished production, but it would be wrong not to give this album 5 stars

название полностью оправдывает альбом. классный альбом для того чтобы подумать о чем нибудь или получить поддержку со стороны

Surprised by how many of these songs I knew. Didn't hate this, but would never actively listen to it again.

This album rocks

I've already heard this one. Didn't like it much.

İncredible

Turns out I knew several of these songs.

Prima album, twijfelde over een 4, maar net iets teveel zeurderige nummers. Ook wel een paar knallers

Baffling that this is from 1971. Feels ahead of its time in style and quality. Good listen - had never listened to a full Carole King album before and I'm glad I now have.

Voice + piano, Carole King made it looks easy

3.5ish

1. Very upbeat piano and guitar notes. Makes you want to tap your foot to the rhythm. 2. Transitions to a slower song. So far away Great album all throughout

The one to listen to if I'm in the mood

It’s an all timer

Day 17 - June 18th, 2024 Not a big fan of her genre of music, but the album was enjoyable. 3/5.

-Carole has an awesome voice -I like the pianos -great, poetic songwriting -such a warm album -I love the album cover -bang on beautiful album -a quite intimate album for Carole King -I would definitely spin some tracks of it often -found my rain album -favorite songs: I Feel The Earth Move (<3), So Far Away, It's Too Late (<3), Beautiful, Way Over Yonder (<3), You've Got A Friend (<3), Where You Lead, Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (<3), Smackwater Jack, A Natural Woman -least favorite song: the title track

I. Love. Carole.

It's wild to think how many of the songs on here became hits or were already hits for other artists, too.

Damn!!! A great return from my album hiatus

The kind of music my parents like. Very nice, obv a classic, however didnt wow me.

Another record that was part of my initial record collection. In hindsight, this is a little too mom coded for my taste these days. If Janis Joplin wasn’t a hard rocking drug addict POV. The writing is great, the arrangements are awesome, but it just isn’t up my alley anymore.

Old school one hit wonder pop that just hits this is the perfect album for going to Central Park, and I love the beautiful nature of the love in these places. I feel the earth move is such a beautiful love song and I feel like a dream. May is mellow af i need this record badddddd

I really like this one. Nearly every song is a great listen. 4 at least.

This listen put me in the 1% of Carole King listeners on Airbuds

Ground breaking release spurring on the women’s movement but I’m not a cat person. I’m a male and a dog lover!

Great album. So 70’s. Listened to again later in the evening

An absolute masterclass is in how to write a song. But it still sounds like music for my grandma

Typically I hate soft rock, but Tapestry really does transcend that label. The writing, composition, musicianship, recording, and performance are all essentially perfect while still being heartfelt. King's originals are really what make the album, but "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Natural Woman" are a cool way to fill out the album (and a sweet flex, being she cowrote and/or arranged both). Add in Mary Clayton et all on backup vocals, and it's not hard to understand the critical accolades and commercial success. There's just a universally understandable feel to this record. This also happens to be my favorite James Taylor album.

5.5 stars? The production is excellent and the vocal performances are so powerful and expressive. Carole King is such a great songwriter. I had to look up if "You Make Me Feel" was an original song, as it's been covered by so many people. Revisiting this album, I have a new appreciation for "Beautiful," which is upbeat with delight keyboard flourishes, as well as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," with its beautiful vocals and harmonies. Very endearing and timeless. One of the greatest pop albums of all time.

In a way, I found this a bit disappointing, because my expectations were absolutely sky-high. That's not to say it isn't absolutely excellent, because it is. Maybe it didn't help to have it so close to Blue, because it suffers in comparison. I liked the sad songs a lot more than the chirpy ones, which probably says a bit more about me than our Carole.