Simple Things (Carole King album)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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Cash Box said of the title song that it "lives up to the philosophy of its title and lyric" and "has a deceptively simple melody that draws the listener in after a few short seconds."^[4]

All tracks written by Carole King, except as noted below.

Side one

1. "Simple Things" (King, Rick Evers)　– 2:41
2. "Hold On" (King, Evers)　– 4:37
3. "In the Name of Love"　– 3:04
4. "Labyrinth"　– 4:03
5. "You're the One Who Knows"　– 5:05

Side two

1. "Hard Rock Cafe"　– 3:44
2. "Time Alone"　– 2:37
3. "God Only Knows" – 6:19
4. "To Know That I Love You" (King, Evers)　– 3:31
5. "One"　– 5:04

• Carole King – 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 Goffin – background vocals
• Sherry Goffin – background vocals
• Nolan Smith – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Maurice Spears – bass trombone
• Terry Harrington – baritone saxophone
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Ernie Watts – 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 and photography
• Rick Evers – label design
• Terry Kruger – label art
• Roy Kohara and Roy Reynolds – art direction