Touch the Sky (Carole King album)
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| Touch the Sky | ||||
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| Released | June 1979 | |||
| Recorded | March 1979 | |||
| Studio | Pecan Street (Austin, Texas) | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 39:08 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Carole King, Mark Hallman | |||
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Touch the Sky is an album by the American musician Carole King, released in June 1979.[1] Produced by King and Mark Hallman, it was recorded in Austin, Texas, with Jerry Jeff Walker's band.[2][3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The New York Times noted that "the songs and the musical idiom in general are tougher than in the past, full of the slightly raunchy Southern rock that characterizes Mr. Walker's work."[3]
Track listing
All songs by Carole King.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Time Gone By" | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Move Lightly" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Dreamlike I Wander" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Walk with Me" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Good Mountain People" | 3:23 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Still Want Her" | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Passing of the Days" | 2:48 |
| 3. | "Crazy" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Eagle" | 4:35 |
| 5. | "Seeing Red" | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 39:08 | |
Personnel
- Carole King – lead vocals, background vocals, guitar, piano
- Reese Wynans – piano, keyboards
- Dave Perkins – guitar, background vocals
- Ron Cobb – bass, saxophone, flute, background vocals
- Bobby Rambo – guitar, background vocals
- Mark Hallman – guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, background vocals
- Leo LeBlanc – pedal steel guitar, background vocals
- Fred Krc – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Miguel Rivera – congas, percussion
- Tomas Ramirez – saxophone, flute, recorder, background vocals
- Richard Hardy – saxophone
Production notes
- Produced by Carole King and Mark Hallman
- Engineered by Chet Himes
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman
- Jim McGuire – photography
- James Flournoy/Wonder Graphics – art direction, design
