This record is from Carole King the American singer-songwriter and musician. One of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, she wrote or co-wrote 118 pop hits. She also wrote 61 hits that charted in the UK, making her the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts between 1962 and 2005. King's major success began in the 1960s when she and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, wrote more than two dozen chart hits, many of which have become standards, for numerous artists. She has continued writing for other artists since then. King's success as a performer in her own right did not come until the 1970s, when she sang her own songs, accompanying herself on the piano, in a series of albums and concerts. King has made 25 solo albums, the most successful being Tapestry, which held the record for most weeks at No. 1 by a female artist for more than 20 years. Her record sales were estimated at more than 75 million copies worldwide.

Tapestry is her second studio album, released on February 10, 1971 and King wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album. The album's lead singles, It’s Too Late and I Feel the Earth Move spent five weeks at number one in the US and been certified 14× Platinum, making it one of the bestselling albums of all time. The album was recorded at A&M recording studio, Studio B in January 1971 with the support of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, and various experienced session musicians. A&M staff photographer Jim McCrary took the cover photograph in the living room of King's home at 8815 Appian Way, Laurel Canyon, California. It shows her sitting barefoot on a cushion on a bench beside a window, holding a tapestry that she hand-stitched herself, with her cat near her foot.  The album was met with widespread critical acclaim and was selected Album of the Year, Tapestry received several Grammys and remained on the US charts for 313 weeks.

Track Listing

A1. I Feel the Earth Move

A2. So Far Away

A3. It’s Too Late

A4. Home Again

A5. Beautiful

A6. Way Over Yonder

B1. You’ve Got a Friend

B2. Where You Lead

B3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?

B4. Smackwater Jack

B5. Tapestry

B6. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman