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Rating: - One of the best albums of all time

This is, without a doubt one of the most beautiful creations that popular music will ever see-even if you don't think you know any of the songs on "Tapestry", you will!"You've Got A Friend", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?", "(You Make Me Feel Like A)Natural Woman" are all classics ahich have been covered by artists ranging from James Taylor to Aretha Franklin to The Brand New Heavies. Carole King's songwriting skills are unmatched, and her simple, mainly acoustic performances are unbearably touching. Buy this album-it will enrich your life!

Rating: - lovely

This 1971 album is one of the pinnacles of modern music.Every track is both inspired and beautiful.Starting with I feel the earth move which has a nice soft feeland an addictive piano line.The next two tracks are both impressive love songs,arguably the best tracks on the album.The companion selections are equally strong and are again driven along by King`s incisive piano playing.The only negative thing I have to say is about the rather pointless inclusion of a live version of Smackwater Jack,but this does not take anything away from the majesty of the original album.Superbly remastered and well packaged as well.Buy it now!

Rating: - We can touch, but can't hold; we can have but can't keep!

Born as Carole Klein in Brooklyn, New York, on 9 February 1941, Carole King, was selling songs in Tin Pan Alley from her teens. King did a few singles in the late fifties and early sixties, but bloomed as a singer/composer after she married lyricist Gerry Goffin. It was not until 1971 that King took the world by storm with her Tapestry album that was destined to become one of the most artistic endeavours of western popular music.

Tapestry came at a time when Rock 'n' Roll was in doldrums. Three tragic events happened in 1970. The Beatles broke up; and Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died! A generation of music fans (the baby boomers), who had grown up with the artists, were approaching the age of thirty, and needed something to chill them out. "Love Story" was a big hit in 1970 and Tapestry was THE 'Love Story' of Rock 'n' Roll. The songs touched areas never touched by a female singer/composer before.

Tapestry is a classic album. It's characterised by smooth flowing lyrics and superb musical composition. The beauty of the artist lies in their ability to express our emotions for us in a way we may not have been able to do so in a few life times, And what better area to touch? The songs touch the most universal emotion of all-- love and melancholy. Although the lyrics may be based on urban New York blues-- as suggested in "Where You Lead"-- the message is universal, it touches us all.

The album is like a tapestry itself from the first song "I Feel the Earth" to "You Make Me Feel". Each song is set in a perfect order (with the notable exception of "Smackwater Jack"). The songs weave the Tapestry of love and melancholy. The album starts with a strong and forceful "I Feel the Earth Move (Under my feet)", and then drops back to a slow and melancholic "It's Too Late". "Way Over Yonder" gives one a feeling that you're floating on the waves. Then comes "You've Got A Friend". James Taylor made this a hit of his own. The two sang the song at King's Carnegie Hall Concert where Taylor came as a "surprise guest". After "You've Got A Friend" comes a faster "Where You Lead" that's followed by "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"? "Smackwater Jack" seems a misfit. The next song is the title "Tapestry". The last song is "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman". This is a perfect finishing to the album. The song is also symphonic. It starts slowly and then bursts out before fading away. Rod Stewart made a hit out of this song (well, he changed the title!). The song, composed by King and Goffin, was a tribute to Aretha Franklin.

The album won four Grammys in 1971 including album of the year. It's still in the top 25 highest selling albums of all time. But statistics is just one side of the story. Popular art becomes a classic only when it has elements that can make it stand the test of time. It has to be simple yet complex. It has to appeal to all audiences speaking their emotions, usually of sorrow and not total happiness. Only then can art travel from one time zone to another. "Tapestry" is definitely one album that's stood the test of time.

I'm not a baby boomer. I first heard "Tapestry" in 1991/92 when I was 21/22. It's one of the few albums I've listened from beginning to end and then fell in love with instantaneously. Tapestry is an ageless album like "Year of The Cat", "Blood on the Tracks", "Déjà vu", and a few more. It doesn't appeal to those baby boomers of 1971 alone, but to all baby boomers of all times. The beauty of the album lies in its touching not only love, but also melancholy-the sweet and sour feeling of love, i.e., life! It reminds us that in "true love" we can touch, but can never hold; we can have but can never keep. This is the beauty of love and life. This is what drives us to want more love and enjoy it as long as it lasts, and enjoy the sweet and sour feelings when it's not there. 'Probably' this is why Tapestry has stood the test of time-- simply because it speaks the truth!

If you haven't' heard the album yet, go out and buy it. Rest assured it'll be one memorable experience...

Rating: - Just Awesome

I heard this first when a friend copied a tape for me, and this was on the other side. In the end, I never listened to the bits he had done for me, just Tapestry. All the songs seem to speak to everyone - love, heartbreak, hope. In particular, You've got a Friend, beautiful, along with the heart-wrenching Will You still love me tomorrow just make me weep. In a world where synthesisers and drum machines rule, this album, written in the 70's is more than a 70's classic, its a century classic. Just Awesome.

Rating: - A soundtrack to my life.

I have cried a million tears to this album. Carol King has the un-nerving ability to know exacltly how I feel at different times in my life. 'Its too late' reminds me of one break up and 'So far Away' of another particularly bad one. I have many times wanted to play a song from Tapestry to my partner and say listen to this this is how I feel. I'm sure millions of people feel the same. Tapestry is a must for anyone who has ever fallen in love, had a broken heart, fallen out of love etc.

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