Speeding Time is an album by American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in 1983. King's 13th album in fourteen years, Speeding Time featured a prominent new wave sound that was negatively reviewed by critics used to King's more traditional pop stylings. The album became her first record not to chart at all; King did not record again for six years.
Production King cowrote four of the album's songs with her former husband and longtime collaborator Gerry Goffin. The album's sound was inspired by King's admiration for Thomas Dolby's "She Blinded Me with Science".
Track listing Side 1 "Computer Eyes" (King, Gerry Goffin) – (3:08) "One Small Voice" (King) – (3:01) "Crying in the Rain" (King, Howard Greenfield) – (2:32) "Sacred Heart of Stone" (King, Goffin) – (3:45) "Speeding Time" (King, Goffin) – (4:49)
Side 2 "Standin' on the Borderline" (King, Goffin) – (2:55) "So Ready for Love" (King) – (5:22) "Chalice Borealis" (King, Rick Sorensen) – (2:35) "Dancing" (King) – (4:00) "Alabaster Lady" (King) – (5:45)
Personnel Carole King – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic piano, synthesizers Robbie Kondor – synthesizers, synthesizer programming (2, 3, 5–7, 9, 10), synth harmonica solo (7) Rob Meurer – synthesizer, programming (1, 4, 8) Danny Kortchmar – guitars Lee Ritenour – guitars Bob Glaub – bass Steve Meador – drums (1, 4) Russ Kunkel – drums (2, 3, 5–10) Bobbye Hall – percussion Plas Johnson – tenor saxophone solo (3) Sherry Goffin Kondor – counter lead vocals (9)
Production Lou Adler – producer Paul Brown – engineer, mixing, recording Chet Hines – recording Bobby Hata – mastering at Amigo Studios Peter Corriston – album design Jim Shea – cover photography Brian Hagiwara – design photography
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