Simple Things (Carole King album)
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Simple Things is an album by American
singer-songwriter Carole King
, released in 1977. It is her first album on the Capitol
label.
Production notes
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singer-songwriter Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
, released in 1977. It is her first album on the Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
label.
Track listing
(all tracks written by Carole King, save as noted below)- "Simple Things" (Rick Evers, King)
- "Hold On" (Evers, King)
- "In the Name of Love"
- "Labyrinth"
- "You're the One Who Knows"
- "Hard Rock Cafe"
- "Time Alone"
- "God Only Knows"
- "To Know That I Love You" (Evers, King)
- "One"
Personnel
- Carole King - synthesizer, guitar, piano, vocals, background vocals
- Rick Evers – guitar
- Robert McEntee - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
- Michael Rivera - percussion
- Rob Galloway - bass
- Mark Hallman - guitar, keyboards, background vocals
- Michael Wooten - drums
- Louise GoffinLouise GoffinLouise Lynn Goffin is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Signed by record executive Lenny Waronker to Dreamworks in 1999, Louise released her critically acclaimed CD Sometimes a Circle on Dreamworks in 2002...
- background vocals - Sherry Goffin - background vocals
- Nolan Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Maurice Spears – bass trombone
- Terry Harrington – baritone saxophone
- Oscar BrashearOscar BrashearOscar Brashear is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician.After studying at DuSable High School he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie '68-9, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon and James Moody...
– trumpet, flugelhorn - Ernie WattsErnie WattsErnest James "Ernie" Watts is an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician. He plays saxophone and flute. He might be best known for his work with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and his Grammy Awards as an instrumentalist...
– tenor saxophone - George Bohanon – trombone, horn arrangement
- Robert Dubow - violin
- Charles Veal – violin
- Ken Yerke – violin
- David Campbell – viola
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello
Production notes
- Produced by Carole King and Norm Kinney
- Engineered by Norm Kinney and Milt Calice
- Steve Katz – assistant engineer
- James Tuttle – sound assistance
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Roy Reynolds – illustrations & photography
- Rick Evers – label design
- Terry Kruger –label art
- Roy Kohara and Roy Reynolds – art direction
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Billboard Pop albums | 17 |