Tapestry

A classic. Not my favorite, but very listenable nevertheless.

Me gustó mucho, es muy relajante y probablemente vuelva a escucharlo algún día, pero no me parece demasiado memorable. La excepción es A Natural Woman, pero Aretha se la comió con papitas.

Iconic

Great stuff!

Carole King's Tapestry was a lightning in a bottle moment, the validation of a type of female songwriter who is allowed to be resolute yet vulnerable under one cloth; the triumph of an industry lifer who wound up changing the American musical composition rulebook with songs that touched upon the very being of the self. It is not a surprise to know that Tapestry is a much regarded effort, for its fingerprints are still embedded in what we hear today. Favorites: I Feel the Earth Move, It's Too Late, Home Again, Beautiful, You've Got a Friend, Will You Love Me Tomorrow?, Smackwater Jack, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.

crazy how every single song on this album became a classic. what’s there to say really? this album is so engrained in the culture that it’s frankly kind of hard to see it clearly. or maybe it’s just engrained in my life, who knows. great album

Buen álbum, interesante fusion de voces para el tiempo en el qué fue grabado

4.79

From a seat on the windowsill, a bejumpered Carole gazes back at us – we’ve interrupted her reverie, but that’s ok. She’ll tell us what she’s been thinking about. A problem shared is a problem halved, and this record doesn’t scrimp on problems. Nor does it scrimp on quality; what’s here is perhaps the neatest distillation of Carole King’s genius available. The song craft, the choices, the melodies, ideas and lyrics that ought to have existed forever – and in a way did, in so far as they perfectly capture something common through human history. It’s a melancholy affair, and the whole thing – from the palette of the album art, to the slightly dusty feel of the mix – amounts to a thorough exploration of our collective autumnal soul. That bit we have that’s caught; that enjoyed the light and warmth of all before but feels it, inexorably, cooling. Carole takes us there and keeps us there. Her characters are always somehow doubting something – never whole, and careful not to totally let themselves feel so. They’re either busy configuring themselves around another’s affections or intentions, or basking in the edifying glow (albeit temporarily, cautiously) of an other’s unbroken gaze. It is to our eternal lack, the bit that wants to know for sure, that “Tapestry” is addressed. And for the simple fact that none of us is ever fated to fill it, be glad that we have a friend.

-crisp vocals -VERY catchy

Solid. I like her voice, like the rollicking piano and the clever lyrics. Earth move is the best.

An excellent album, I really enjoyed so much of this easy to listen to but emotive album. I hadn’t heard Carole King before, but knew some of the hits from the album - but the overall album was great!

good

I went into this album thinking it was going to be Carly Simon, but I was mistaken. Enjoyed this though.

Man, the opening track of this album brought be straight back to road trips in the way way back of a 1971 Volvo wagon. But as the hits faded into the deeper cuts of the album, it was just a solid blues rock album front to back. Some tracks reminded me of Janis Joplin in their sincerity of delivery (Way Over Yonder). I couldn't help shake my "this is cheese" bias (Will You Love Me Tomorrow), but I'm liking this way more than I anticipated.

Beautiful voice, so talented and musical. A breath of fresh air amidst the overriding male BO of most albums on this list. Having said that, I wouldn’t listen again, as it’s not quite my style. But a 4 at least.

Gotta love her. Nostalgic. I like Joni better but this was a great album.

Not my thing

what a beautiful album !! in love in love in love !!! "it's too late" is a gem !

Not sure why I like this so much. Found out my mom listened to this record so much that she actually destroyed it. Perhaps it is generational.

Quaint little album, production didn't sound crazy which led to its simplicity, no complaints on this album. I'd give a 3.5 if possible, will round to 4 since it was a nice listen.

Great songs, ok voice.

Carole King, the OG singer/songwriter’s masterpiece. Soft, intimate Tapestry is somehow full of bangers, the opener I Feel the Earth Move, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, the list goes on. These are some of the most famous songs of all time. Replace the piano with guitar and it would be near the top of my list 8.0/10

Sounds really nice and was well paced between soft ballads and catchy songs

Höjdpunkterna(”It’s Too Late”, ”Where You Lead”(!!!), ”Way Over Yonder”, ”A Natural Woman”) är så utomordentligt starka att man lätt glömmer hur en del av låtarna är något torra och lite mycket prototyppoppianoballadesque-iga. Får inget grepp om rösten; mestadels nöjd med den men stundtals tråkig. Vad sjukt att hon följde upp detta album med ”Främling” och ”Fångad av en stormvind”? Omslaget får 5/5 stjärnor på feet finder.

Imagine being a) a tabby named Telemachus, and b) being privy to this masterwork coming together

I Feel the Earth Move So Far Away (with James Taylor on guitar) It's Too Late You've Got a Friend (recorded and released that same year by James Taylor) Will You Love Me Tomorrow? (originally released by The Shirelles in 1960) (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (music by Carole King, lyrics by Jerry Wexler, originally recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967) I really like her piano playing style.

I’d heard of her name but didn’t realise she’d written so much!

I didn’t realize she sang some of these classics.

Wow surprise winner. So many classic songs!

Didn’t realise the classic songs from this album. Adding to iPod as a chilled album to kick back and listen to on a Sunday afternoon

A perfect album for a rainy Sunday afternoon

Great album, but for some reason I’m just not into Carole King. It’s my loss, really. I did enjoy almost everything on this, not a fan of Tapestry, but everything else was really good. It’s just not my thing.

Lovely

beautiful

This was really good and enjoyed this a lot. A lot of great songs here that I added to my playlist. Great vocals and instrumentals. I will definitely return to this.

An album that you know before you’ve even listened to it. Classic, classic, classic, her songwriting is up there with the very best. The first half is impeccable but I found the second half just ‘great’ and it didn’t quite move my heart to a 5, even if my head was almost convinced after one listen. Home Again is perhaps a little lesser known among the many-times-covered hits here but it’s an absolutely wonderful song that I listened to over and over again.

Bardzo fajny, złożony album, sięgający po wiele stylów muzycznych - dla mnie jest przede wszystkim bardzo bluesowy, ale w pozytywnej odsłonie tego gatunku. Do tego dochodzą elementy popu, soft rocka, ma trochę soulowego zacięcia momentami dla mnie. Fortepian robi świetną robotę przez cały album, wszystkie te utwory można wykonywać tylko przy pomocy tego jednego instrumentu i wokalu. Carole King ma bardzo przyjemny głos, jest w nim sporo głębi. Brzmi jednocześnie retro (kojarzy mi się z latami 50-60) i nowocześnie. Jest sporo utworów, do których bardzo chętnie wrócę ("I Feel The Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "Home Again", "You've Got a Friend", "A Natural Woman"), a i reszty chętnie posłucham przy okazji. Będę wracał.

Hell yeah this album was really good. Carole King has a lovely voice, and I dig the instrumentation a lot. An 8 or 9

niceeee

Old classics, pretty good

#476. There's some pretty good stuff going on over here. 4/5: good, good.

One banger after another, with a couple weak ones in the last third of the album. King has a way of putting words with music that makes the song flow as naturally feelings and words do inside your own head.

Un peu de folk, un peu de soul, une dose de RnB, ça s'écoute tout seul, ça fait du bien où ça passe.

An album full of instantly recognizable, comforting tracks. Minus one star because I was missing an element of surprise.

4.5

Just a lovely album

Very well produced and performed singer songwriter fare.

Hits, soft love

some good stuff, hearty. great songwriting

Epitome of a singer-songwriter

This is not my thing, but you can't deny this is greatness.

It's not exactly my jam, but what an iconic collection of classic songs.

an album full of iconic hits, especially for the girls. 💖

I Feel the Earth Move is just a wonderful opener. I don't feel like the rest of the album quite live up to that first song, although I did enjoy Tapestry quite a bit. Overall still a great listening experience.

Absolutely incredible from start to finish.

Pop type shit loved the production and got me kinda inspired unexpectedly

There’s something about this album that feels so timeless. It has a sound/vibe that feels like it could’ve been from 5-10 years ago. I expected it to be front loaded just because of how strong those first three songs were but even the back half has you’ve got a friend, where you lead, and you make me feel. Interesting to learn about you make me feel like, I didn’t know she originally helped write this song for Aretha. Obviously her voice isn’t as strong as hers but I think she does an awesome job in making it her own. Loved having this album on a Friday where I could actually listen to it twice this weekend. (Also I always get Carole King/Carly Simon mixed up. If I’ve told you that Carole king was married to James Taylor then I apologize ((it’s Carly Simon)) cuz I know I’ve told people that before. But it makes sense why I was confused cuz Carole and James were good friends and he actually plays guitar and background vocals on this album and obvs covers you’ve got a friend later this year)

I like

A pretty fantastic set of songs He only thing you could hold against it is a lack of variety but that’s a small complaint

Easy to listen mix of songwritting depth and fun

This album is truly like a warm hug. Each song is inviting, pleasant, and easy to listen to, while still maintaining lovely, rich vocals and captivatingly poetic lyrics. In terms of vocals, Carole King doesn't show particularly outstanding vocal range or vocal power, but it doesn't matter. She has an ease and a comfort about her voice that is more than enough to evoke the emotions of the songs; she knows her material and she knows how to convey it with emotion. Speaking of the "material" of this album, King's songwriting really is noteworthy here. She is great at painting vocal pictures in a very down-to-earth but meaningful way. A few of these songs were made much more popular by other artists who saw something worth singing about in these songs. That said, King holds her own on these tracks popularized by other artists; songs like "You've Got A Friend", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" still have their own subtle brilliance that only Carole King can bring to them. Last, the piano work on this album is worth mentioning. Of all the instrumentation, it is what shines through the most. The piano perfectly complements King's vocals; it's a lovely standout. Simply put, this album is just gently captivating. Definitely a worthy addition!

Really good music, just one or two songs that didnt do it for me.

This album just keeps producing hit after hit. Jam packed soulful pop album that would be welcome in any persons record collection. An album I certainly would not mind owning. Very close to 5 stars

Drum roll. First female artist since Fiona Apple 20 albums ago [suggestive pause here]. I know this! Quite some of it. Makes me want to order Cheers: the Complete Series or something, brew a tea, roll a joint and watch that. Nice and cozy.

classic songs

Good

Very good

Not my style but she's a legend. One of the few artists I can remember hearing over my parents' car radios back in the 70s.

Dit is zo’n album zonder echt hitjes (behalve het laatste nummer, maar dat is een cover), maar verdomd goed is als je het allemaal achter elkaar luistert

An incredibly consistent compendium of King’s songwriting and probably the epitome of the ‘fun’ singer-songwriter genre. Relatively simple yet always compelling in its lyricism, Tapestry mixes the tremendously boppy with songs like I Feel the Earth Move and Smackwater Jack and the classic, effective ballads such as You’ve Got a Friend. It’s a feat in itself to have an album that can stand out in the blockbuster year for popular music that was 1971 - and this deserves its place among the classics.

Not my music and it was a bit too slow at times but it kept me interested throughout and the quality is undeniable

Beautiful ballads full of love and feeling. An almost gospel vibe in some parts. I can just see all the middle aged white ladies lettin loose to this while working around the house, and you know what I’m right their with them

this is why i am doing this project, to finally get a chance to listen to these old iconic albums that everyone else seems to know. i really enjoyed this! i’ve obviously heard of carole king before and i knew a few songs from this album, especially ‘where you lead’ from gilmore girls. a really lovely album all around full of hits and beautiful songs.

This is true easy listening but not in a bad way”doctors office” way. The lyrics, voice and melodies mix together for a pleasant and easy and enjoyable experience.

Det här var en kul överraskning. Tycker det är riktigt jäkla bra från första låt och hela vägen i mål. Stark fyra!

Impeccable songwriting 👌👌

Like Grace, I had some difficulty getting my bearings. 2 1/2 times through, though, and Tapestry has landed.

I didn't realize how many songs I knew on this album. It really is an amazing and classic album!

I think this album has the best joint approval ratings from Boomer Moms and Dads. This was also one of the first piano books I ever had--Carole King is a badass...she plays really meaty chords and on most of her songs (e.g. I Feel The Earth) she's right there with the drums on driving the song. When she's in the groove her voice sounds all over the place in a great way and she finds the balance between sweetness and a good pop song. Deducting points for two songs: 1. Tapestry--despite being the name of the album this song is sacchrine and the bad version of singer-songerwriters in the 70s. It makes me feel like I'm at a Broadway show that I wanted to be over 20 minutes ago. 2. Smackwater Jack--this feels like a bad Jim Croce song

I knew the record but i was not aware of the song writting achievement. I did NOT know she wrote You've Got a Friend, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman and Will You Love Me Tomorrow. I also had not heard this soulful side of her. Very torn on a rating. For my personal taste i want to give it a 3, but for what she accomplished it is definitely deserving of a 4 or 5. Gonna flip a coin....heads, 4 stars.

Super Album, wusste nicht, dass so viele bekannte Stücke von ihr sind - 5

Okay well I had no clue that she practically carried the 70’s with just this one album, I didn’t know that most of these songs were her, this album is awesome, only one or two songs on here that didn’t do it for me, the rest is awesome!

Loved loved loved this album, like a warm hug

Already knew “Its Too Late,” and all other songs are pretty much in the same vein. Very good album! Not necessarily something Id say Im in love with but I definitely appreciate it and I feel like its good background music. “So Far Away” is a top track.

I can see why it's a classic!

Another one that I’ve never heard of yet know all the songs! A real classic.

So many great songs on this album... had no idea Carole King composed so many well known tunes. Not sure if I would listen to the whole album again but "Where you Lead", "Natural "Woman" and "Will you love me Tomorrow?" will definitely be listened to for years to come.

Gilmore Girls✨✨✨

I weirdly knew several songs from this album w/o knowing the album or the artist. My wife's a fan too, w/o knowing her. This is a 3.5 for me, it was a nice find and i enjoyed it =)

oh man i'm so far behind oh fuck. this is a classic, although idk if it all sunk in on first listen... expected to like it a bit more...

Not my typical thing but I dig it. Her voice is great and the instrumentation compliments it perfectly. Very wholesome and welcoming.

Very very good

Is nice.

Great album. Great voice. This is a perfect example of the kind of music that was written in the days of my youth. I have no problem listening to this one over and over again.

-I had seen this album cover circulating for a while but had never actually listened to it or anything by Carole King, so had no idea what to expect. It’s absolutely lovely though. Her voice is really good and i like the range of style and structure, it kept it from feeling boring or slogging together -Favorites are I Feel The Earth Move, So Far Away, and Way Over Yonder

I enjoyed this more than I expected to. Some great songs, although I prefer covers of many of them to her originals. Just about squeezes into ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’m not sure I’ve ever listened to this album completely before, just heard the classics. And they are classics. Perfect album for listening to while chilling out in the bath.

This was a beautiful album to listen to and a reminder that music can be simple and still be amazing.

Easy listening and very soulful

carole king gets me in the nostalgia every time

I’d heard of this album being spoken about in hushed tones, easy to understand why after listening, songwriting is amazing and was surprised to discover she is the writer of some incredible songs indeed, a few I knew well, listened to this more than once and more than quite a lot of the others so far

Unbelievable! So many classics in one album. Had a lovely time listening. Incredible lyrics

compared to some of the other shit that passes for art on this list i’m inclined to give it a 5 but on the other hand it’s still not really my kind of thing so i’m only giving it a 4

Great songs. Remember many from my childhood.

Il y a des noms qui claquent dans l'histoire de la pop, des noms de faiseurs de rois, de machines à tubes. Dans les années 60, le Brill Building à New York, c'était l'usine, et dans cette usine, il y avait une artisane de génie, une orfèvre de la mélodie parfaite : Carole King. Son nom, le grand public ne le connaissait pas, mais ses chansons, tout le monde les avait sur les lèvres. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" pour les Shirelles, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" pour la reine Aretha Franklin, "The Loco-Motion" pour sa baby-sitter Little Eva... La liste est longue comme un jour sans pain car Carole King était la BO de l'Amérique, mais personne ne connaissait son visage. Et puis en 1971, après un premier album solo passé relativement inaperçu, elle sort "Tapestry". Et le monde de la musique bascule car "Tapestry" est une révolution douce, un acte d'émancipation. La compositrice sort de sa cuisine pour s'asseoir au piano, en pleine lumière, et dire : "Ces chansons, maintenant, c'est moi qui les chante". "Tapestry" est un album qui vous enveloppe comme une couverture chaude un soir d'hiver. À une époque où le rock devenait de plus en plus mâle, de plus en plus électrique et boursouflé avec Led Zep ou Black Sabbath, Carole King a fait tout le contraire. Elle a créé un espace d'intimité. Le son est feutré, chaleureux, organique et la production est d'une sobriété exemplaire : au centre, il y a ce piano, son piano, qui n'est pas un instrument de virtuosité mais le prolongement de ses mains et de son coeur. Autour, une basse qui ronronne (parfois tenue par elle-même), une batterie discrète, quelques guitares acoustiques (merci James Taylor et Joni Mitchell, venus en voisins). Et puis, il y a la voix, et là, il faut qu'on s'arrête deux minutes. La voix de Carole King n'est pas parfaite au sens technique. Elle n'a pas les octaves de Mariah Carey ou la puissance de Whitney Houston. C'est une voix vraie, une voix qui a vécu. Elle est légèrement éraillée, elle a des fêlures, elle n'essaie jamais d'impressionner. Elle raconte, elle confie. Quand elle chante "So Far Away", on ressent la solitude et la mélancolie sans aucun artifice. C'est de l'émotion pure, sans filtre, sans Auto-Tune, sans les 50 producteurs qui viennent polir le moindre défaut aujourd'hui. C'est l'antithèse absolue de ces "chanteuses kleenex" que l'industrie nous fabrique à la chaîne depuis 30 ans. Elle ne chante pas pour un public, elle chante pour vous. Et les chansons... c'est un "greatest hits" à lui tout seul. "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", "You've Got a Friend". Ces morceaux ne sont pas juste des tubes, ce sont des standards, des pièces du grand répertoire américain qui semblent avoir existé depuis toujours. Ce sont des chansons universelles, qui parlent d'amour, d'amitié, de rupture avec une simplicité et une honnêteté désarmantes. Quand je tenais le magasin de disques, "Tapestry" était un pilier qui ne se démodait jamais. Les modes passaient et "Tapestry" continuait de se vendre. C'était le disque réconfortant par excellence, celui que les gens achetaient après une rupture, celui qu'ils offraient à leur mère, celui qu'ils mettaient le dimanche matin en lisant le journal. C'est plus qu'un album, c'est un compagnon de vie. Alors, pourquoi un 4/5 et pas la note parfaite ? Si je devais jouer l'avocat du diable, le critique acerbe que je suis parfois, je dirais que la perfection de "Tapestry" est aussi sa limite. C'est un disque qui vous prend dans ses bras, il ne vous secoue pas, il n'y a pas de danger, pas de côté obscur, pas de véritable folie. C'est le son de la maturité, de la bienveillance et pour le mec qui a grandi avec la tension de The Velvet Underground ou la noirceur de Nick Cave, ça peut manquer un peu de piment qui fait les chefs-d'oeuvre torturés. Mais ce serait passer à côté de l'essentiel, "Tapestry" n'est pas un disque de combat, c'est un disque de réconfort. Et en tant que tel, il est absolument parfait, c'est un joyau de l'artisanat pop, une leçon d'écriture et d'interprétation. Un classique indémodable qui a prouvé au monde entier que la plus grande force, en musique, c'est souvent la sincérité.

Sounds old timey. I was surprised to read that she is the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, because this is good, but I didn’t think it was that good. Low 4.

7/10 - Her voice is amazing and a lot of the piano and other background was pretty good. The only time I had heard of Carole King was because she had a musical called Beautiful I think. That song was not especially amazing but, overall pretty good album.

Smooth, classic album packed with songs that you just kinda know. Easy 5, except...well, I like a lot of the covers more than the originals. This isn't exactly where I spend my time. Sorry, Carole.

Great album all the way through. Beautiful voice and lyrics. Loved all the piano.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

All hits.

This was an album. Thoroughly enjoyed

i like the cat on the cover a lot

Super good

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

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

I love Carole King. Great album.

favourited: beautiful, you’ve got a friend

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

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.

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

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

Yup. This is a banger.

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

Favorite Track: A Natural Woman

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.

Chill and very pleasing to listen to on an Autumn day

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.

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.

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.

This was Beautiful. Like I was Home Again.

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.

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.

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

got some nice tunes flowing

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

One of my favourite albums of all time

Great album with many hit songs

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.

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

Great album. 4.5/5

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

incredible

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

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

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.

Moms Favorite Album

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

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.

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 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

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

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

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

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.

Really like this style had fun listening to it.

Good 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 ⭐️

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

This is the most 70s soft rock/singer-songwriter record ever. Hearing Carole King has generally evoked an idea about kind of generic sounding music to me, but I think that's because Tapestry just created a model of what 70s singer-songwriters sounded like. That all sounds like negative criticism, but I promise I mean it positively!

love it

King had been writing pop hits for over a decade before she finally decided to sing some herself. Included here are songs already made famous by Aretha Franklin and The Shirelles along with many other new tracks. This album is what I think of when I hear the genre descriptor “singer/songwriter”. Simply a beautiful album.

Was going to give it a 3. And then "I will follow" came on. And then the way it ended. This is a 4.

An all-time great songwriter with a lot of gems here. Somehow, no one else really sounds like Carole King.

Really great album. Such great songwriting. Can easily see why it is such a classic. 4/5

Excellent album 4/5

So many hits. Such a good vibe.

9/10.

Un impresionante álbum de Folk/R&B que ha sido destacado por diferentes medios como uno de los LPs más importantes de la historia, y con justa razón. Las composiciones son lo suficientemente interesantes como para mantener a quien lo escucha cautivo, escuchándose lo suficientemente bien producidas y frescas como para disfrutarlo a casi 50 años de su estreno. Sumamente recomendable.

beautiful calming album. smooth vocals and instrumental lull in a hushing mood. My favorite song was definitely its to late but as an album as a whole I could barely find any flaws this shit was just incredible ong fr

Musucality through the roof. Note to 2024, get rid of autotune and get back to singing and melody making.

Some absolute classics on here, and really shows off what an incredible songwriter King is, but I often find myself preferring the covers of her songs to the originals.

Interesting to hear this album, but feels a bit like listening to Jim Steinman rather than Meatloaf. The songwriting is very strong, and if so many songs weren't more famous sung by someone else, then I think it would be excellent. As it is, it's just good.

mit dem Superhit I feel the earth move under my feet

Amazing, a time capsule of good moods.

Warm soft rock album. Gives off country vibes and makes you feel like your in a 2000s white girl sitcom. Many of the songs are actually quite funky too.

good voice, nice relaxing songs, but most songs sound very similar, they mostly start the same with an opening piano chord which makes each song start out sounding similar, but i have no problem with the songs other than that

Algunos temardos aunque el sonido no me resulta especialmente personal o particular. Un 3'5 que redondea para arriba.

full of bangers!!!

An easy listen that doesn't get boring. Quite a nice oldie pop right here.

Passionate vocals

Nice easy listening. I want some diner coffee now, and I can't explain why.

All time classic

this album kinda rules. first track seemed like standard 60s/70s fare, then it was just banger after banger that had me like "holy shit." Where You Lead, Will You Love Me Tomorrow, and Smackwater Jack were the only forgettable tracks (not bad, not skippable, just didn't leave an impression) but the title track did not disappoint, and the last track was a solid way to end it

Beautiful album

Amazing song writer

Not my usual thing but I actually enjoyed this album. There were some familiar songs on there and had a nice unpolished sound that is missing from a lot of music now.

It's pretty difficult not to enjoy this one unless your tastes are more extreme. A lot of great tracks on here

Notable tracks: I Feel the Earth Move, It’s Too Late, Home Again, Beautiful, You’ve Got a Friend, So Far Away, Where You Lead

Loved it

I liked this album it's definitely something I'd listen to again. The bass in all the songs is very good and the album itself has an interesting transition from beginning to end.

Gotta give this a 4.5

Have to admit, one of my least liked genres is the singer songwriter folk stuff. But man, I really enjoyed this entire album. This could be her greatest hits album. I recognized a couple songs looking it over, but once I listened, I realized there are so many hits off this album, so many songs that have been played on the radio. There is not a bad song off this album. Songs that I didn't know or don't remembering hearing that surprised me were Beautiful, lyrics are great, Tapestry, Way Over Yonder and Will You Love Me Tomorrow. James Taylor's version of You've Got A Friend can't touch Carole's version. And I can already hear the Aretha fan's bitching, "Aretha sings it better." Well of course she does. Aretha is the greatest female singer of all time, but you have to admit, Carole does a great job. This is another album I'm struggling with a rating. I've been raving to my wife to listen. I've listened several times, yet I can't see myself wanting to hear this day after day. But damn, this is a beautiful album. Cut out the flute in So Far Away and you got a 5 star song. I'm sure Carole King will be making her way into my music listening rotation. This is a very good album. I'm happy for reintroduction to Carole King. 4.5

Sometimes it’s really hard to separate nostalgia from the music. This album is a case in point. I admire Carol King’s song writing and I looked forward to listening to this album because it featured so large as I was growing up. It was still good but perhaps not as great as I remember. Consequently, still a 4*

Would be 4.5 if I could

Surprised by how many songs I recognized! A very good singer-songwriter album.

This was a pleasant listen

Quite pleasing.

Pleasant.

Not my go-to style, but undeniably a good listen. Great songwriting and performances here. Of the 12 tracks on this, I think only 4 were things I didn't already know. Carole's voice is powerful throughout; overflowing with passion yet somehow still soothing.

Stylistically it’s a bit middle-of-the-road and several tracks teeter on the edge of being bland and/or cheesy. You can imagine any one of these songs being given to an X Factor contestant to perform, which is always a bit of red flag. But it does what it does well and I have to respect the sheer weight of hits on this album. It feels like a masterclass of ‘classic’ songwriting from Carole. Funny to learn that the lyrics to A Natural Woman were written by a dude, though. 3.5

Carole King's "Tapestry" is a legendary album. Well regarded in every sense, every track is smooth and tasteful.

Starts very strong with “I feel the earth move” Understandable how this remained on the Billboard charts for 6 Years Every song is enjoyable, but personal favorites stand out as: I feel the earth move, It’s too late, Beautiful and Where you lead.

Honestly a very solid record , just a shame her voice didn't click with me.

This has been an exciting revelation about Carol King and her contributions to the industry. Song after song we recognised, despite not having heard of her before. After some research, it's clear she was a musical giant and we will be listening again.

Iconic album...

Great song writing

Beautiful collection of songs. Been waiting for one like this. Incredible to believe she spent 10 years writing songs for others before this record was released and she got to shine in her own right. Shame it fades a bit towards the end. 4/5

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

First Album Foreword: This is the account of a person with god-awful music taste trying to expand their horizons, as of Easter 2024. My only requirements in reviewing these albums is that I must include my favorite and least favorite track, and a ranking out 10 stars. Also, I'll touch on my pretty simple procedure in order to maintain relative consistency. The process will be simple: Once the album is revealed, I must go directly to the album and press play, without reading/researching anything I do not already know. I'm doing this in order to document my natural first impressions of the songs without having outside context/opinions to tell me which tracks I should like. After the first listen, however, any research, re-listens, etc. is fair game. Some albums I might gloss straight through, write up a review and be done with- others I might listen to five times and end up further diving into the artist's discography before I write the review. These things are fine, but the main point here is that the album must MAKE me want to do those things. Each album is going to get as fair of a first impression as I can give it, but if I miss something in the album or don't think too highly of a song because it has to "soak in" first, that's beyond me. I'm not going to require myself to write 1001 and essays, therefor each album will get the length/quality of review that I feel it's earned of me. Now, with housekeeping out of the way, let's get started. I can already imagine now that future me will look back on this review and roll his eyes, for how overly optimistic I am about this project and the first album, but I just have to say to you, future Ben, man this is a good album. Have you listened to recently? Carole King has been such a weird name in music for me, along with many, many other prolific songwriters. I've heard her name many of times, often in conversation about the greatest music artists of all time. This is hard to admit, but often when I heard her name in such high regard I internally rolled my eyes, thinking, "Oh, another outdated nobody who Mr. XYZ thinks is cool to give praises to because their music taste is so much better than everyone else." Then I listened to this album and felt very dumb. Firstly, I need to say that if you had put me on the spot one hour ago and asked me to name one Carole King song, I couldn't have gave you an answer. Maybe in my best state of mind, I would've said "I feel the Earth Move," but only because of the iconic Becky Roach American Idol rendition of the track. Now, however, I'm cultured. Honestly, I think I recognized about 75% of the songs on this album. Some of them I know for a fact I've heard on my Pappaw's old radio stations on the way to the bottom to put out corn on a summer afternoon (descriptive, I know, but Carole's got me in that kind of mood). I feel that I understand the legend status now. Although I do feel that the album sounds pretty "of it's time," Carole's lyrics and sound is the perfect mix of simple and complex. She's easy to digest, and I know this due to the fact that I can say I enjoyed this album and many of it's tracks on first listen- something I often can't even say about some of my favorite artist's albums. She isn't hitting you with constant obnoxiously heavy metaphors, but her lyrics still speak to the soul. While her sound isn't exactly what I think of when I think "pop," I understand why she's seen as such a way-maker in the genre. Her songs are fairly short and packaged, but I feel she puts more focus into the lyrics rather than just making a catchy hook. I also want to compliment Carole's voice. I think her vocal delivery is a part of what makes this album so great. That slight strain in her voice when she sings "Something inside has dieeed," really makes It's Too Late one of my favorite tracks on the album. Her voice adds another dimension of story-telling to the album. I have very little music knowledge so I hope I can be excused for my lack of proper terminology, but the way she sings certain lines almost sounds like a groan, a plead, a sigh. For a singer-songwriter, I think she really holds her own in the "singer" aspect. This might be controversial, but I feel one star needs to be deducted for the fact that my two favorite songs are the album are covers: "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman". The other songs are great, and it's not that I have a problem with covers in general, but man, those two are really a step above the rest of the album, to the point I was conflicted whether I should reward it or not. Will You Love Me Tomorrow genuinely almost brought me to tears. The lyrics (although she didn't write them) are amazing, but as I mentioned, are just taken to another to another level by her vocal delivery. The slight shakiness in her belts (definitely not the proper terminology for saying that), just saturates the song with the underlying anxiety in the lyrics. Natural Woman is a song I've heard many times, whether it be at the end of rom-coms or in dating app commercials, but is not a song that I had ever sat down and purposefully pressed play on. While I admittedly need to listen to Aretha's version from start to finish, I just have to say, Carole's version just gave the song a whole new meaning to me. How good it must feel to feel like a real, natural, person. To have someone to love you for you, for how you naturally are. The black choir version I've heard so many times before always came across so two-dimensionally happy- this cover has layers. Carole's voice set to the piano really brings out the past-tense sadness in Aretha's lyrics. The song shouldn't have had to be written, but its existence makes us realize how twisted in knots this world can make us and how sweet it is to finally find the one who understands. In an effort to refrain from setting two high of a standard for my future 1000 reviews, I'll cut the review off here. I can see a future between me and many of the self-written songs on this album, namely So Far Away, It's too Late, and Home Again. While this opinion is bound to improve, I'll lock in these reviews, Favorite Track: Will You Love Me Tomorrow?; It's too Late (original) Least Favorite Track: Beautiful - Not a bad song but it didn't really resonate with me. Final Score: 8 out of 10

It's a classic. not bad

I was going to give it a 5 but 1/4 of the songs are not that great

God bless women.

Great stuff. Will listen again, the first four songs at least

Delightfully surprising. Few songs that I already knew, and did not feel the need to skip songs, which I do sometimes have with 'calmer' albums like these. 8/10

I thought this would be an easy 5. It is great and the songs are classics. A few years ago I got to see the show ‘Beautiful’. The seats available were at the very back/top of the theatre. I told my friend that they would be fine because we would be there to hear the music, not look at the actors. I was right, the music was great, the actors were little blurry spots and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Should one hear this album? Yes. Is it a 5? Not for me, today. But it is a wonderful 4.

Tapestry gets a 4 because there are undeniably great songs on the album. But in every instance, I have to admit preferring other artists' versions of these songs to Carole herself performing them. From the production to the tempos to her sometimes strained vocals, her's are not my favorite renditions of the unmistakable classics on here. The other material, by definition, doesn't reach the same highs, so I think I'm more at a 3-3.5 in my personal affection for this album. But there's too many great tracks to dismiss this as anything less than excellent.

You read her bio and realize what a successful, talented, and real powerhouse of a woman she is. How might her stellar career be different had she been born in say 1989? I found this LP in 7th grade and it was on constant rotation until I graduated college. These songs are so familiar that they've nearly crossed over to trite. But active listening has me hearing her brilliance.

There were parts of this album I enjoyed a lot (the opening tracks!) - but there are a lot of aspects that I enioyed but kind of blended into the background a bit. I'm probably going to revisit it eventually but it scratches a certain singer-songwriter itch for me

I thoroughly enjoyed this and has really great songs!!! All time great but a couple of songs were only ok.

Amazing album and beautiful voice. Strong song writing, especially the hits. I don't have time for a proper review. Sorry, not sorry.

Pretty solid album start to finish. Surprised that I knew most of the songs.

Great collection of recognizable classics from Carole

Wow, so many hits but I’ve never listened to this album. Classic

Good pop record. Raw and simple.

She grooves and there's so many classics on here. 4.5 for me easily

My favorite song is Smackwater Jack. I really enjoyed many of the songs, namely "I Feel the Earth Move", "It's Too Late", and "You've got a Friend". These are the most played songs on Spotify so I'm with the pack there. I also didn't know You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman by Carolie King. It's been 8 dudes in a row, so nice to hear a great record from a lady. Solid album, would definitely play it again. 7.5/10.

Very good

Another incredible album and a high 4 star. Just great music, and it is nice to hear a females vocals for once. It fits this style so well. It isn't country but like a lot of music it has that twang. How did we go from this style being one of the most popular to people hating country and folk I will never know. Brilliant, another one I will listen to on repeat until I wish I rated it 5. Stand out songs: I Feel The Earth Move It's Too Late Smackwater Jack

Skøn! Timeless! Meget selvsikkert at kaste sig over et Aretha cover som afslutning på et album, ville jeg nok ikke have gjort!

Føles som en times musikundervisning på gymnasiet. God kat.

Obra íntima de sentimientos desbordantes, "Tapestry" es uno de los discos de cantautores de mayor impacto en la historia de la música pop. Con aires del "Brill building" actualizados a los comienzos de los 70, canciones como "It's Too Late", "Beautiful" o "I Feel the Earth Move" evocan el pasado mirando hacia le futuro. Por otro lado, King, destacada compositora, aborda con maestría interpretativa en este disco éxitos escritos para otros artistas: "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" y "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" adquieren una sensibilidad diferente en su cálida voz. Quizás la canción más emotiva y evocadora para mí sea "You've Got a Friend", con una magnífica versión de James Taylor lanzada ese mismo año 1971.

very good - had forgotten all those but not really my thing

I loved her voice and this album contains one of my favorite songs, but it's a 4, because it is a bit repetitive

Just a very pleasant listen.

Retty good

Very good. The best songs are It's Too Late and Tapestry. I just didn't think her singing style suited the chorus of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman. But maybe I'm just spoiled by Aretha

An actual classic. Had never listened through before this app though. Saw Carole play with Steve Miller Band in Sun Valley in the late 2000’s as an appreciation to firefighters after the big fires (‘08?)

Très sympa, + un 3.5 mais je mets trop de 3

Delightful. One of those artists that if you didn’t grow up in the era they were popular in you still knew their best songs and didn’t realize it until listening to them again. There’s something about minimizing the filler on tracks and focusing on a primary piano sound with a little strings or percussion to accompany it that eases you into a song and feels refreshing.

The album Tapestry by Carole King reminded me of being a kid and listening to AM radio. Several of the songs were played on the radio, back in the day. I enjoyed listening to the album.

Big change of pace from what I typically listen to but liked it a lot. Surprised by how much I knew. Also she’s got a gorgeous voice.

Great overall

Absolute classic!

I went back and forth about whether to give this 4 or 5 stars! I really loved this album. I thought every song was so beautiful. I knew I liked Carole king, but never really listened to her. She won’t be one of my top artists for the year, but when I need to belt out a good song, I may turn to her. Settling on 4 stars bc I’m stingy and really want to be blown away

Empowering and iconic! Carole King belts it for you me and women everywhere. 8.5/10

M'agrada molt com comença, no és per res l'estil que m'esperava i m'ha sorprès positivament. Després segueix amb el mateix tipus de música i mantenint el flow d'una manera que fa molt agradable d'escoltar el disc. M'ha agradat molt. Expected Lorenzo rating: 3

Great album, a number of classic tracks and all very easy to listen to

Uplifting lyrics, good vocals