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Born Carol Klein (she added the "e" to her first name) in 1942 to a Jewish house hold in Manhattan, New York, King grew up in Brooklyn and started out playing piano a nd moved on to , forming a vocal quartet called the Co-Sines at James Madiso n High School. As a teenager dreaming of having a successful entertainment career, she decided to give herself a new last name, stumbling upon "King" in the teleph one book. She attended Queens College, where she was a classmate (and girlfriend) of Neil Sedaka and inspired Sedaka's first hit, "Oh! Carol." She responded with "Oh! Nei l" and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." At Queens College, she befriended Paul Simon an d Gerry Goffin Awards and recognition In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 1988, Goffin and King received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime A chievement Award. In 1990, King was inducted, along with Goffin, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fa me in the non-performer category for her songwriting achievements. In 2002, King was given the "Johnny Mercer Award" by the Songwriters Hall of Fam e. In 2004, Goffin and King were awarded the Grammy Trustees Award. King was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2007 http://leetleech.org/images/55324520842229846164.jpg

The was reissued in 1999 onto CD, with two previously unreleased bonus tra cks. 01. "" ~ 2:58 02. "So Far Away" ~ 3:55 03. "It's Too Late" ~ 3:53 04. "Home Again" ~ 2:29 05. "Beautiful" ~ 3:08 06. "Way Over Yonder" ~ 4:44 07. "You've Got a Friend" ~ 5:09 08. "" ~ 3:20 09. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" ~ 4:12 10. "Smackwater Jack" ~ 3:41 11. "Tapestry" ~ 3:13 12. "(You Make Me Feel Like) " ~ 3:49 13. "Out in the Cold" [Bonus Track] ~ 2:44 14. "Smackwater Jack" (Live in Boston, May 1973) [Bonus Track] ~ 3:21 Note Certain copies of the original CD issue list track 12 as "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman" with the parentheses putting a different emphasis on the t itle. However, the inside liner notes of these CDs still use the standard form of the track title as listed above. http://leetleech.org/images/49415040289094188978.jpg

Music, official name : Music, is the third album by American singer-s ongwriter Carole King. It is a continuation of the style laid down in Tapestry. The album was released in December 1971 and quickly rose to the top of the charts. It features such as "It's Going to Take Some Time" (U.S. #12 by The Carpenters), "Sweet Seas ons," a #9 hit for Carole King, and "Brother, Brother." Carole King: Music experienced immediate success and was certified gold on Decem ber 9, 1971, days after release. It was certified platinum on July 17, 1995. Music entered the top ten at #8, becoming the first of many weeks both Tapestry and Carole King: Music would occupy the top ten simultaneously. The album hit #1 on New Year's Day 1972 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks. This time Carole King plays the piano and celeste on many tracks.

01. "Brother, Brother" ~ 3:00 02. "It's Going to Take Some Time" (King, Toni Stern) ~ 3:35 03. ""(King, Toni Stern) ~ 3:15 04. "Some Kind of Wonderful" (King, Gerry Goffin) ~ 3:07 05. "Surely" ~ 4:58 06. "Carry Your Load" ~ 2:52 07. "Music" ~ 3:50 08. " of Long Ago" ~ 2:44 09. "Brighter" ~ 2:46 10. "Growing Away from Me" ~ 3:03 11. "Too Much Rain" (King, Toni Stern) ~ 3:35 12. "Back to California" ~ 3:23 http://leetleech.org/images/05699666230892297345.jpg

Fantasy is an album by American singer- Carole King, released in 1973.

This time King wrote all the songs herself. At the time of its release, it only reached #6 on the Billboard album chart, but has remained highly regarded by her fans over the ensuing decades. One of the tracks of the album is a song called "Haywood" which is about drug addiction. The Spanish language track "Corazón" (the Spanish word for "heart," also used as a term of endearment, as in this song's lyrics) was a moderate hit single from t he album, as was "Believe in Humanity." The flip side of the latter single, "You Light Up My Life" (not the Debby Boone hit), charted separately from its A-side.

All songs composed and arranged by Carole King 01. "Fantasy Beginning" ~ 1:03 02. "You've Been Around Too Long" ~ 3:42 03. "Being at War With Each Other" ~ 3:27 04. "Directions" ~ 3:29 05. "That's How Things Go Down" ~ 3:01 06. "Weekdays" ~ 2:45 07. "Haywood" ~ 4:47 08. "A Quiet Place to Live" ~ 1:56 09. "Welfare Symphony" ~ 3:47 10. "You Light Up My Life" ~ 3:14 11. "Corazón" ~ 4:06 12. "Believe in Humanity" ~ 3:19 13. "Fantasy End" ~ 1:25 http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/6758/included1.png http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/366/included2.png http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1495/included3.png