Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago is the first official compilation album by Carole King. It was released in 1978 and features twelve songs that had previously appeared on her six studio albums for Ode Records released between 1971 and 1976. The album was re-released on CD/Cassette in 1999 with two additional tracks.
Background Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago is Carole King's first compilation album. The original release features twelve songs which had previously appeared on her studio albums Tapestry, Music, Rhymes and Reasons, Fantasy, Wrap Around Joy and Thoroughbred. Four of the songs had appeared on her second album Tapestry, one of the most successful albums in the history of popular music. "Brother, Brother", a song of her third album Music, is the only one chosen for the compilation LP that was never released as a single. The original release does not feature any songs from her debut album Writer or from her two most recent albums at the time of the initial release, Simple Things and Welcome Home.
The 1999 re-release of the album was digitally remastered and included the live versions of two more songs as performed during her Carnegie Hall concert in 1971: "Eventually," from her debut album Writer, and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," which was originally recorded by Aretha Franklin in 1967 and was covered by King for Tapestry.
Track listing
All tracks written by Carole King, except where noted.
1978 release
1999 re-release The 1999 re-release features the original album digitally remastered along with two additional live recordings from the album Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1978)PositionUnited States Billboard 200[ Allmusic - Carole King > Her Greatest Hits > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]47Australia (Kent Music Report)73
Certifications
Personnel
Carole King - keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, arrangement, conductor Ralph Schuckett - organ, electric piano James Taylor - acoustic guitar, backing vocals Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar - electric guitar, congas Dean Parks - guitar Waddy Wachtel - electric guitar David T. Walker - electric guitar Charles Larkey - electric bass Lee Sklar - electric bass Russ Kunkel - drums Harvey Mason - drums Andy Newmark - drums Joel O'Brien - drums Ms. Bobbye Hall - percussion Ralph MacDonald - percussion Teresa Calderon - congas Tom Scott - saxophone Mike Altschul - saxophone, woodwinds Ernie Watts - saxophone, woodwinds
Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute Oscar Brashear - flugelhorn Charlie Loper - trombone Dick "Slyde" Hyde - trombone George Bohanon - trombone, euphonium Ollie Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn Chuck Findley - trumpet, flugelhorn Albert Aarons - trumpet, flugelhorn William Green - woodwinds William Collette - woodwinds Plas Johnson - woodwinds Norman Kurban and David Campbell - string conducting & arrangement Merry Clayton - backing vocals Louise Goffin - backing vocals Sherry Goffin - backing vocals Julia Tillman - backing vocals
References
External links The album at caroleking.com (1978 edition) The album at caroleking.com (1999 edition)