Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King

by Carole King

Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1980
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 33:22
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revisiting the unparalleled catalog she co-wrote with her former husband Gerry Goffin during the Brill Building era, Carole King delivers fresh, sophisticated interpretations of 1960s pop standards. 'Pearls' reimagines legendary hits like 'One Fine Day' and 'The Loco-Motion' with polished, adult-contemporary soft rock arrangements. It provided a triumphant commercial resurgence for the acclaimed songwriter as she entered a new decade.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Dancin' with Tears in My Eyes (3:31)
  2. Locomotion (2:30)
  3. One Fine Day (2:30)
  4. Hey Girl (3:41)
  5. Snow Queen (4:27)
  6. Chains (2:56)
  7. Oh No Not My Baby (3:01)
  8. Hi De Ho (3:35)
  9. Wasn't Born to Follow (3:16)
  10. Goin' Back (3:50)

Credits

  • Richard Hardy - alto saxophone, flute, saxophone, soloist [flute and saxophone solos], saxophone solo
  • Bill Ginn - arranged by [strings and horns], conductor [strings and horns], horn conductor, strings conductor, hornarranger, stringsarranger
  • Mark Maniscalco - banjo
  • Charles Larkey - bass
  • Don Knaub - bass trombone
  • Miguel Rivera - congas [fat], percussion, congas
  • Akira Endo - directed by [strings], task misc
  • Steve Meador - drums, drums (drum set)

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