Wrap Around Joy
Wrap Around Joy is the sixth album by American singer and songwriter Carole King, released in 1974. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in late 1974 and spun off successful singles with "Jazzman", reaching number two on the Pop chart and earning Carole King a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female in the 17th Grammy Awards (the award went to Olivia Newton-John for "I Honestly Love You"). Another song from the album, "Nightingale", reached number nine on the Pop chart and number six on the adult contemporary chart.
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Released | September 1974 | |||
Genre | Pop, soft rock | |||
Length | 42:06 | |||
Label | Ode / A&M (Original Issue) Ode / Epic (Re-issue) | |||
Producer | Lou Adler | |||
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Singles from Wrap Around Joy | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | C[2] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[3] |
The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.[4]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Carole King and David Palmer
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nightingale" | 3:36 |
2. | "Change in Mind, Change of Heart" | 4:39 |
3. | "Jazzman" | 3:43 |
4. | "You Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine" | 3:32 |
5. | "You're Something New" | 2:53 |
6. | "We Are All in This Together" | 4:02 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Wrap Around Joy" | 2:56 |
2. | "You Gentle Me" | 3:46 |
3. | "My Lovin' Eyes" | 3:06 |
4. | "Sweet Adonis" | 3:21 |
5. | "A Night This Side of Dying" | 2:57 |
6. | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | 3:30 |
Total length: | 42:06 |
Personnel
- Carole King - piano, vocals, backing vocals
- Tom Scott - saxophone on "Jazzman"
- Susan Ranney - bass
- Andy Newmark - drums
- Louise Goffin and Sherry Goffin - backing vocals on "Nightingale"
- Mike Altschul - horn
- George Bohanon - trombone
- Mari Tsumura - violin
- Denyse Buffum - viola
- Thomas Buffum - violin
- The David Campbell String Section - strings on "We Are All in This Together"
- The Eddie Kendricks Singers - vocals on "We Are All in This Together"
- Gene Coe - horn
- Maurice Dicterow - violin
- Richard Feves - bass
- Chuck Findley - trumpet
- Frederick Seykora - cello
- Abigale Haness - backing vocals
- Jim Horn - saxophone on "Wrap Around Joy"
- Dick "Slyde" Hyde - trombone
- Danny Kortchmar - guitar, vocals
- Charles Larkey - bass
- Gordon Marron Strings - violin
- Dan Neufeld - viola
- Andy Newmark - drums
- Dean Parks - guitar
- Paul Polivinick - viola
- Jay Rosen - violin
- Sheldon Sanov - violin
- Haim Shtrum - violin
- Jeff Solow - cello
- Lya Stern - violin
- Polly Sweeney - violin
- Ernie Watts - horn
- Richard Kaufman - violin
- Nina Deveritch - cello
- Bobby Dubow - violin
- Gottfried Hoogeveen - cello
- Dan Newfeld - viola
- Fred Jackson, Jr. - horn
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold |
References
- Bush, John. Wrap Around Joy at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Landau, Jon (1974-11-21). "Carole King: Wrap Around Joy: Music Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18.
- "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2008.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-02
- Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- Allmusic - Carole King > Wrap Around Joy > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1974". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- "Billboard.BIZ Top Pop Albums of 1975". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- "American album certifications – Carole King – Wrap Around Joy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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