Touch the Sky

by Carole King

Touch the Sky cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: June 1979
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:28
  • Community rating: 2.68/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Austin, Texas, 'Touch the Sky' finds Carole King pivoting away from her signature slick L.A. production toward a notably rawer, country-rock aesthetic. The album relies on gritty acoustic guitars, prominent pedal steel, and a relaxed, live-in-the-studio atmosphere. It marks a bold, rootsy stylistic departure for the legendary Brill Building songwriter.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Time Gone By (4:15)
  2. Move Lightly (4:57)
  3. Dreamlike I Wander (3:53)
  4. Walk with Me (I'll Be Your Companion) (2:58)
  5. Good Mountain People (3:38)
  6. You Still Want Her (4:39)
  7. Passing of the Days (2:52)
  8. Crazy (3:37)
  9. Eagle (4:41)
  10. Seeing Red (3:53)

Credits

  • Dave Perkins - acoustic guitar, lead guitar, electric guitar, guitar
  • Ron Cobb - bass, saxophone, flute
  • Miguel Rivera - congas, percussion
  • Fred KRC - drums, tambourine
  • Bobby Rambo - electric guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, guitar
  • Reese Wynans - keyboards, keyboard
  • Leo LeBlanc - pedal steel guitar
  • Richard Hardy - saxophone

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