When Carole King recorded this album, she had nothing to prove. Not to herself, her fans or her accountants. She’d already co-written a dozen hit singles and Tapestry had been on the charts for two years (with four more to come). She was a bonafide superstar singer and performer and a multi-millionaire. What better time to leave behind spare arrangements and three-minute pop songs for something more experimental? None.
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