Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
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| Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King | ||||
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| Released | June 1980[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1980 at Pecan Street, Austin, TX | |||
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| Length | 33:22 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Carole King, Mark Hallman | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[3] |
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King is an album by the American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in June 1980.[4][5] It produced her last hit to date, "One Fine Day", which reached No. 12 on the charts.
All tracks are written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chains" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Oh No Not My Baby" | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Hi De Ho" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Wasn't Born to Follow" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Goin' Back" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 33:22 | |
Personnel
- Carole King – lead vocals, piano (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10)
- Reese Wynans – keyboards
- Eric Johnson – lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Christopher Cross – rhythm guitar (2, 6, 8)
- Mark Maniscalco – banjo
- Charles Larkey – bass guitar
- Steve Meador – drums
- Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
- Bill Ginn – horn and string arrangements, conductor
- Akira Endo – strings director
- Richard Hardy – flute, alto saxophone, sax solos
- Tomás Ramírez – tenor saxophone
- Donald Knaub – bass trombone
- Michael Munday – trombone
- Ray Crisara – trumpet, cornet (8)
- Bobby Meyer – trumpet, cornet (8)
- Betty Whitlock – fiddle (9)
- Mark Hallman – backing vocals (6), guitar (10), harmonica (10)
- Oscar Ford Jr. – backing vocals (8)
- Gloria Hines – backing vocals (8)
- Deborah North – backing vocals (8)
- Lydia North – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Producers – Carole King and Mark Hallman
- Engineer – Chet Himes
- Assistant Engineer – James Tuttle
- Mastered by Bobby Hata at Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
- Art Direction and Design – Dick Reeves and John Wilson
- Photography – Sherry Goffin
