Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King is an album by the American singer-songwriter Carole King, released in June 1980. It produced her last hit to date, "One Fine Day", which reached No. 12 on the charts.
Track listing
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
Chart positions Chart (1980)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)52Canada RPM Albums ChartLibrary and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2011-02-0296US Billboard Top LPs & Tape[ Allmusic - Carole King > Pearls > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]44
References
External links Carole King discography.