Carole King - Thoroughbred (1976)
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Genre: Soft Rock, Folk Rock, Classic Rock, Singer-songwriter | Label: Ode, Epic | # EK 34963 | Time: 00:33:17
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Genre: Soft Rock, Folk Rock, Classic Rock, Singer-songwriter | Label: Ode, Epic | # EK 34963 | Time: 00:33:17
1976's THOROUGHBRED was Carole King's last album for Lou Adler's Ode Records imprint, and it's clearly a transitional release. Change was afoot in the musical air in 1976, and while there's no hints of punk or disco on THOROUGHBRED–which is a good thing–King is definitely moving away from the solo piano sound of her earlier solo albums. King's thumping, percussive piano playing is still all over the album, but guitars play a more prominent role than ever before. At times, the instrumental interplay resembles that of Fleetwood Mac, particularly Waddy Wachtel's Lindsey Buckingham-like solo on "Only Love Is Real." The songs themselves are in the eclectic style of 1973's all-over-the-map FANTASY, with the country-tinged "We All Have To Be Alone" and "Ambrosia" sitting comfortably between the slinky pop of "I'd Like To Know You Better" and the soulful "Still Here Thinking of You." The album charted at US #3.
I've been a fan of Carole King's since 1971 and the single release of "It's Too Late." That led me to "Tapestry" and it's great follow-up, "Music." Then, 1972 happened, and all we got from Carole was "Rhymes and Reasons," her most sparse and least exciting album. In 1973, she tried an interesting experiment with "Fantasy," which basically chronicled inner-city life, via words and music. It was both a critical failure and hurt Carole's sales (though the album still went gold, continuing her streak). She came back with a vengeance in 1974 with "Wrap Around Joy," my absolute favorite King work–and two singles from the album hit Billboard's top ten: "Jazzman" and "Nightingale." "Wrap Around Joy" was a return to the more melodic King, albeit more pop-oriented. She kicked up the volume in 1975 with the unleashing of "Thoroughbred," my third favorite King masterpiece (my second favorite is her newest, "Love Makes the World." My fourth is "Speeding Time")! "Thoroughbred" saw Carole reuniting with Gerry Goffin, her ex-husband and prolific writing partner, and they showed us what good music is all about. Each song is a gem: "So Many Ways," "Daughter of Light," the heartbreaking "There's a Space Between Us" (with backups by James Taylor), and "High out of Time," among so many others. Once again, Carole does her own back-up vocals on most of the tracks, plays piano, and sings her plaintive heart out. It's a startling performance and one of Carole's best. I still have my original album from early 1976, and it's in perfect condition. Carole, you're one in a million–keep on making music, babe! You were born for it!Review by Rod Labbe, Amazon
"Thoroughbred" is one of the finest romantic albums of the mid-1970s, joyful and sometimes painful in its directness and honesty. King wears her heart on her sleeve and puts everything on the table emotionally with "Thoroughbred." The album is the listener's first hint that change was in the air for King. (Following "Thoroughbred" she signed with Capitol Records and the themes of her songs and the emphasis of her writing changed from strictly romantic to increasingly pastoral.) With "Thoroughbred" there is a raw and urgent directness in King's voice, which was missing from a few earlier Carole King albums. She utilizes a new group of musicans here, including Waddy Wachtel on electric guitar and Lee Sklar on bass (in addition to old friend James Taylor on acoustic guitar and vocals). "Thoroughbred" has a rolling acoustical sound, almost western at times on cuts like "We All Have To Be Alone" and "Ambrosia." Guitars play a heavier role on this album, beautifully accentuating King's two-fisted piano style. "Thoroughbred" is a beautiful gem, hopefully not soon to be forgotten now that many can hear it on CD.Review by Mark Hickman, Amazon
While the landmark Tapestry album earned her superstar status, singer/songwriter Carole King had already firmly established herself as one of pop music's most gifted and successful composers, with work recorded by everyone from the Beatles to Aretha Franklin. Born Carole Klein on February 9, 1942, in Brooklyn, NY, she began playing piano at the age of four, and formed her first band, the vocal quartet the Co-Sines, while in high school. A devotee of the composing team of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller (the duo behind numerous hits for Elvis Presley, the Coasters, and Ben E. King), she became a fixture at influential DJ Alan Freed's local rock & roll shows; while attending Queens College, she fell in with budding songwriters Paul Simon and Neil Sedaka as well as Gerry Goffin, with whom she forged a writing partnership.
In 1959, Sedaka scored a hit with "Oh! Carol," written in her honor; King cut an answer record, "Oh! Neil," but it stiffed. She and Goffin, who eventually married, began writing under publishers Don Kirshner and Al Nevins in the famed pop songwriting house the Brill Building, where they worked alongside the likes of Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and countless others. In 1961, Goffin and King scored their first hit with the Shirelles' chart-topping "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; their next effort, Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby," also hit number one, as did "The Locomotion," recorded by their babysitter, Little Eva. Together, the couple wrote over 100 chart hits in a vast range of styles, including the Chiffons' "One Fine Day," the Monkees' "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," the Cookies' "Chains" (later covered by the Beatles), Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman," and the Crystals' controversial "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)."
King also continued her attempts to mount a solo career, but scored only one hit, 1962's "It Might as Well Rain Until September." In the mid-'60s she, Goffin, and columnist Al Aronowitz founded their own short-lived label, Tomorrow Records; Charles Larkey, the bassist for the Tomorrow group the Myddle Class, eventually became King's second husband after her marriage to Goffin dissolved. She and Larkey later moved to the West Coast, where in 1968 they founded the City, a trio rounded out by New York musician Danny Kortchmar. The City recorded one LP, Now That Everything's Been Said, but did not tour due to King's stage fright; as a result, the album was a commercial failure, although it did feature songs later popularized by the Byrds ("Wasn't Born to Follow"), Blood, Sweat & Tears ("Hi-De-Ho"), and James Taylor ("You've Got a Friend").
Taylor and King ultimately became close friends, and he encouraged her to pursue a solo career. Released in 1970, Writer proved a false start, but in 1971 she released Tapestry, which stayed on the charts for over six years and was the best-selling album of the era. A quiet, reflective work that proved seminal in the development of the singer/songwriter genre, Tapestry also scored a pair of hit singles, "So Far Away" and the chart-topping "It's Too Late," whose flip side, "I Feel the Earth Move," garnered major airplay as well. Issued in 1971, Music also hit number one, and generated the hit "Sweet Seasons"; 1972's Rhymes & Reasons reached number two on the charts and 1974's Wrap Around Joy, which featured the hit "Jazzman," hit the number one spot.
In 1975, King and Goffin reunited to write Thoroughbred, which also featured contributions from James Taylor, David Crosby, and Graham Nash. After 1977's Simple Things, she mounted a tour with the backing group Navarro and married her frequent songwriting partner Rick Evers, who died a year later after a heroin overdose. Pearls, a collection of performances of songs written during her partnership with Goffin, was released in 1980 and was her last significant hit, and King soon moved to a tiny mountain village in Idaho, where she became active in the environmental movement. After 1983's Speeding Time, she took a six-year hiatus from recording before releasing City Streets, which featured guest Eric Clapton. In 2001, she returned with Love Makes the World, a self-released disc on her own Rockingale label. Four years passed before her next record, The Living Room Tour, a double-disc set documenting her intimate 2004-2005 tour that found her revisiting songs from throughout her career with only her piano and acoustic guitars as accompaniment. King joined longtime friend James Taylor for a co-starring show at L.A.’s famed Troubadour venue in 2007, and the pair followed it with several more shows, resulting in the Live at the Troubadour release in 2010.
In 1959, Sedaka scored a hit with "Oh! Carol," written in her honor; King cut an answer record, "Oh! Neil," but it stiffed. She and Goffin, who eventually married, began writing under publishers Don Kirshner and Al Nevins in the famed pop songwriting house the Brill Building, where they worked alongside the likes of Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and countless others. In 1961, Goffin and King scored their first hit with the Shirelles' chart-topping "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"; their next effort, Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby," also hit number one, as did "The Locomotion," recorded by their babysitter, Little Eva. Together, the couple wrote over 100 chart hits in a vast range of styles, including the Chiffons' "One Fine Day," the Monkees' "Pleasant Valley Sunday," the Drifters' "Up on the Roof," the Cookies' "Chains" (later covered by the Beatles), Aretha Franklin's "(You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman," and the Crystals' controversial "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)."
King also continued her attempts to mount a solo career, but scored only one hit, 1962's "It Might as Well Rain Until September." In the mid-'60s she, Goffin, and columnist Al Aronowitz founded their own short-lived label, Tomorrow Records; Charles Larkey, the bassist for the Tomorrow group the Myddle Class, eventually became King's second husband after her marriage to Goffin dissolved. She and Larkey later moved to the West Coast, where in 1968 they founded the City, a trio rounded out by New York musician Danny Kortchmar. The City recorded one LP, Now That Everything's Been Said, but did not tour due to King's stage fright; as a result, the album was a commercial failure, although it did feature songs later popularized by the Byrds ("Wasn't Born to Follow"), Blood, Sweat & Tears ("Hi-De-Ho"), and James Taylor ("You've Got a Friend").
Taylor and King ultimately became close friends, and he encouraged her to pursue a solo career. Released in 1970, Writer proved a false start, but in 1971 she released Tapestry, which stayed on the charts for over six years and was the best-selling album of the era. A quiet, reflective work that proved seminal in the development of the singer/songwriter genre, Tapestry also scored a pair of hit singles, "So Far Away" and the chart-topping "It's Too Late," whose flip side, "I Feel the Earth Move," garnered major airplay as well. Issued in 1971, Music also hit number one, and generated the hit "Sweet Seasons"; 1972's Rhymes & Reasons reached number two on the charts and 1974's Wrap Around Joy, which featured the hit "Jazzman," hit the number one spot.
In 1975, King and Goffin reunited to write Thoroughbred, which also featured contributions from James Taylor, David Crosby, and Graham Nash. After 1977's Simple Things, she mounted a tour with the backing group Navarro and married her frequent songwriting partner Rick Evers, who died a year later after a heroin overdose. Pearls, a collection of performances of songs written during her partnership with Goffin, was released in 1980 and was her last significant hit, and King soon moved to a tiny mountain village in Idaho, where she became active in the environmental movement. After 1983's Speeding Time, she took a six-year hiatus from recording before releasing City Streets, which featured guest Eric Clapton. In 2001, she returned with Love Makes the World, a self-released disc on her own Rockingale label. Four years passed before her next record, The Living Room Tour, a double-disc set documenting her intimate 2004-2005 tour that found her revisiting songs from throughout her career with only her piano and acoustic guitars as accompaniment. King joined longtime friend James Taylor for a co-starring show at L.A.’s famed Troubadour venue in 2007, and the pair followed it with several more shows, resulting in the Live at the Troubadour release in 2010.
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Tracklist:
1. "So Many Ways" (King) – 3:11
2. "Daughter of Light" (Gerry Goffin, King) – 3:11
3. "High Out of Time" (Goffin, King) – 3:15
4. "Only Love is Real" (King) – 3:29
5. "There's a Space Between Us" (King) – 3:20
6. "I'd Like to Know You Better" (King) – 2:48
7. "We All Have to Be Alone" (Goffin, King) – 3:44
8. "Ambrosia" (King, Dave Palmer) – 3:16
9. "Still Here Thinking of You" (Goffin, King) – 3:11
10. "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (King) – 3:50
Personnel:
Carole King - synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - guitar, vocals
Russ Kunkel - drums
Ralph MacDonald - percussion
David Crosby - background vocals
Graham Nash - background vocals
Tom Scott - saxophone
Leland Sklar – bass
J.D. Souther - background vocals
James Taylor - guitar, background vocals
Waddy Wachtel - guitar
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