When I was a little girl, I would often sneak down the stairs on summer nights and watch my family hanging out in the backyard, enjoying a drink and listening to music in the cool night air. My mom and her sisters and even my grandparents would sing along to whatever was playing on the radio. When I was a little older, I finally got to join in on those evening sing alongs. One of our favorite performers was always Carole King. Her lyrics and both catchy and heartfelt. When I hear her songs today, I'm always reminded of those far away summers and especially of my grandparents who are no longer with us.
Now it will be even easier for me to reminisce because Sony Music has just released a two disk compilation of all of Carole's greatest songs entitled "The Essential Carole King". This CD includes some of my all time favorites like "You've Got A Friend" and "I Feel the Earth Move". But what makes it really unique is that is only contains a CD of songs that Carole wrote, like the "Loco-Motion" performed by Billy Joel and "Hey Girl" performed by Billy Joel. The sound quality on this CD is amazing and the songs flow together perfectly. Now I can bring my own children out on the deck for an all night medoly and carry on a family tradition.
The full track list includes the following:
THE ESSENTIAL CAROLE KING: DISC ONE/THE SINGER
1. It Might As Well Rain Until September2. Child Of Mine
3. I Feel The Earth
4. So Far Away
5. It’s Too Late
6. You’ve Got A Friend
7. Sweet Seasons
8. Been To Canaan
9. Corazón
10. Jazzman
11. Nightingale
12. Only Love Is Real
13. Medley w/James Taylor: Will You Love Tomorrow/Some Kind Of Wonderful/Up On The Roof
14. Really Rosie
15. Pierre
16. You Can Do Anything w/Babyface
17. The Reason w/Celine Dion
18. Now And Forever
THE ESSENTIAL CAROLE KING: DISC TWO/THE SONGWRITER
1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
2. Take Good Care Of My Baby - Bobby Vee
3. Every Breath I Take - Gene Pitney
4. Crying In the Rain - Everly Brothers
5. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
6. Up On the Roof - The Drifters
7. Chains - The Cookies
8. One Fine Day - The Chiffons
9. Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
10. Just Once In My Life – The Righteous Brothers
11. Pleasant Valley Sunday - The Monkees
12. (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
13. No Easy Way Down - Dusty Springfield
14. Wasn’t Born To Follow - The Byrds
15. Hey Girl - Billy Joel
THE ESSENTIAL CAROLE KING is available at all physical and digital retail outlets through Ode/Epic/Legacy, a division of SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT. To learn more about Carole King and her music, check out the official Carole King Website or become a fan of Carole on Face Book.
***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way. ***
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