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Carole King - Writer (1970) [2007, Japan] {Paper Sleeve Collection}

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 2 Jul 2019 19:57:48

Carole King - Writer (1970) [2007, Japan] {Paper Sleeve Collection}
Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Partial Scans (JPEG) | 48:33 | 308,78 Mb
Label: Epic/Sony Music Japan International Inc. (Japan) | Cat.# EICP-841 | Released: 2007-09-26 (1970)

"Writer" is the debut album by Carole King and was released in 1970. King already had a successful career as a songwriter, and been a part of The City, a short-lived group she formed after moving to Los Angeles in 1968. Tracks on the album include "Up on the Roof" which was a #4 hit for the Drifters in 1962, and "Child of Mine", which has been recorded by Billy Joe Royal, among others. The album did not receive much attention upon its release, though it entered the chart following the success of King's next album, "Tapestry", in 1971. Reviewers rate it positively if not as highly as "Tapestry", one noting that it was the "most underrated of all [her] original albums". And, in a review that also covered "Tapestry" in Rolling Stone, Jon Landau wrote, "Writer was a blessing despite its faults" and that though the "production was poor", King herself made the album "very worthwhile".

~Wikipedia

Writer is the most underrated of all of Carole King's original albums, in that it was completely ignored when it came out in 1971 and didn't really start to sell until Tapestry whetted everyone's appetite for her work. It's an album of its time, in both King's life and career, and the music of its era singer/songwriters were still something new, and in 1970, it was assumed that anyone in rock had to tend toward the extrovert and flashy to attract attention. Thus, Writer has a somewhat louder sound than the relatively lean, introspective strains of Tapestry which followed. "Spaceship Races," which opens the record, features Danny Kootch Kortchmar playing full-out electric guitar, chopping and crunching away with his amp turned way up, and King belting out a number behind his bluesy licks that makes her sound like Grace Slick and the song come off like a pounding (and good) Jefferson Airplane number of the same era, with a great vocal hook at the end of the verses. "No Easy Way Down," with its soulful instrumental and backing arrangement, calls to mind not only her own "Natural Woman" as done by Aretha Franklin, but also (in terms of New York white women belting out soul) Laura Nyro at her best, and it's also a great tune with a killer performance by King, whose wailing voice is extraordinarily powerful here. "Child of Mine" is the closest that the album gets to the voice that she found on Tapestry, while "Goin' Back" gives a more personal and elegant take to a song that is otherwise thoroughly identified with the Byrds; and "To Love" has King diving into country music, which she pulls off with exceptional grace, the song's title referring to a beguilingly innocent and free-spirited chorus that, once heard, stays with you. Even the least interesting of the songs here, "What Have You Got to Lose," is unusual in the context of King's overall work, with its heavy acoustic rhythm guitar, soaring backing vocals, and King's bold near-falsetto on the choruses. And that's just Side One of the original LP -- Side Two opens a little more slackly with the beautiful, reflective, but slightly too languid "Eventually," and the delightful "Raspberry Jam," which offers a soaring guitar showcase for Kortchmar (whose playing intersects the sounds of Roger McGuinn and David Crosby off of the Byrds' "Eight Miles High"), and a head-spinning, swirling organ from Ralph Schuckett weaving below and around King's piano, plus one of King's most playful vocals on record. The album ends on a special high note, King's singer/songwriter-styled reinterpretation of "Up on the Roof," which anticipates the sound she would perfect for Tapestry, emphasizing words and their feeling and meaning as much as music, and expressing herself principally through her voice and piano, moving the band out of the way. Ironically enough, if Writer had been released by almost any other artist, it would command a near-top rating and probably be a fondly remembered period cult item today; instead, for all of its merits, it must stand in the shadow of King's more accomplished and distinctive work that followed but even slightly "off-brand," under-developed Carole King music from 1970 is still worth hearing today.

~Review by Bruce Eder

Release of the album: 1970, May [LP Ode Records, Cat.# SP-77006 93985, USA]
Release of this CD: 2007, September, 26 [CD Epic (Japan), Cat.# EICP-841 / EAN: 4547366032529]
℗ 1970, 2007 Ode Records, © 1970 Ode Records.
Manufactured by Sony Music Japan International Inc.
Made in Japan

Notes: Papersleeve, Remastered. Issued in a replica mini-LP paper sleeve with obi strip, inner sleeve and 2 inserts.

Credits:

Producer - John Fischbach
Piano, vocals, backing vocals, and arrangements - Carole King
Organ - Ralph Schuckett
Moog synthesizer - John Fischbach
Acoustic guitar and backing vocals - James Taylor
Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, conga - Daniel Kortchmar
Fender bass - Charles Larkey
Drums, percussion, vibes - Joel O'Brien

Tracklist:

01. Spaceship Races (03:10)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
02. No Easy Way Down (04:37)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
03. Child Of Mine (04:06)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
04. Goin' Back (03:32)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
05. To Love (03:40)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
06. What Have You Got To Lose (03:48)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Toni Stern)
07. Eventually (05:02)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
08. Raspberry Jam (04:35)
(Carole King, Toni Stern)
09. Can't You Be Real (03:02)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
10. I Can't Hear You No More (02:48)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
11. Sweet Sweetheart (02:49)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
12. Up On The Roof (03:46)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
Bonus Track:
13. To Love (Alternative Take) (03:38)
(Carole King, Gerry Goffin)

Recorded at Crystal Sound, Los Angeles, March-April, 1970

EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 11. April 2015, 4:13

Carole King / Writer

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Carole King / Writer
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 0.00 dB -13.79 dB 4:37 ?-02 No Easy Way Down
DR13 -1.13 dB -16.64 dB 4:06 ?-03 Child Of Mine
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DR12 -0.33 dB -15.11 dB 3:48 ?-06 What Have You Got To Lose
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DR12 -0.80 dB -14.98 dB 4:35 ?-08 Raspberry Jam
DR11 -0.35 dB -14.45 dB 3:02 ?-09 Can't You Be Real
DR11 -0.02 dB -13.60 dB 2:48 ?-10 I Can Hear You No More
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DR11 -0.16 dB -13.80 dB 3:46 ?-12 Up On The Roof
DR12 0.00 dB -14.41 dB 3:38 ?-13 To Love (Alt Take)
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 814 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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See also:
Carole King - Tapestry (1971) [1989, Japan]
Carole King - Pearls: Songs Of...pan] {Paper Sleeve Collection}

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