Carol King

Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer‑songwriter and musician renowned for her extensive contributions to popular music. She wrote or co‑wrote 118 songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 during the latter half of the 20th century, and 61 songs that reached the UK charts, establishing her as the most successful female songwriter on the UK singles charts from 1962 to 2005. In the 1960s, King and her first husband, Gerry Goffin, composed more than two dozen hit songs for various artists, many of which remain standards. She transitioned to a solo performing career in the 1970s, following her debut album Writer (1970) with the critically acclaimed Tapestry (1971), which topped the U.S. album chart for 15 weeks and remained on the charts for over six years. King has released 25 solo albums, with Tapestry being her most successful, and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Her honors include four Grammy Awards, inductions into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a performer and songwriter), the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (as its first female recipient), and the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors. Early life and education. King was born Carol Joan Klein on February 9, 1942, in Manhattan, New York City, to Jewish parents Eugenia (née Cammer), a teacher, and Sidney N. Klein, a firefighter.
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Tapestry

So Far Away

You’ve Got A Friend live

I Feel The Earth Move

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

It’s Too Late

Home Again

You Belong To Me

Where You Lead

Sweet Seasons

Music 1971 Part 1 Full Album

Music 1971 Part 2 Full Album

Tapestry 1971 Full Album

Fantasy 1973 Full Album

Really Rosie 1975 Full Album

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